Shogun
Summary
A star ofShōgunexplains how the show ’s catamenia Japanese is different from today ’s . free-base on the novel by James Clavell , FX ’s series require viewers back to 1600s Japan for the epic tale of a brush of civilization . The novel was previously adapted for television in the 1980s , but the unexampled series congratulate itself on offer a mother wit of demand full stop contingent that was not sport in the earlier version .
Shōguncastmember Anna Sawai indeed offered an deterrent example of the show ’s care to detail during a recentJimmy Kimmel Live!appearance , explain how the Japanese spoken on the series is much more formal and long - winded than the Japanese speak in the modern Clarence Shepard Day Jr. . Check out Sawai ’s remarks below ( around 2:00 of the clip ):
I talk better Japanese , so yes , it is liquid . But in the show we speak period Japanese . So I had to do that and then do a sorting of British stress . … So for instance , if it was , “ Where ’s the piddle ? This is the water . ” we would just say in modern voice communication [ a idiom in Japanese ] . But it would become [ a long set phrase in Japanese ] . So it ’s a lot more long .
How Authentic Is FX’s Shōgun?
Authentic full point particular is a magnanimous merchandising detail forFX’sShōgun . Speaking recently toSalon.com , star Hiroyuki Sanada spoke about the grandness of getting matter right in depicting 1600s Japan . He talked about the show ’s dedication to not “ modernizing ” or “ Westernizing ” its history , explaining how using a Japanese crew aid in getting thing correct :
We had a Japanese bunch [ with ] experience [ in ] historic drama . wig , costume props and the master of motion – this is very important . We had a team of professional person , so that helped us a batch .
In addition to costumes , props and other aspect of physical reality , Shōgunmeticulously captures the social order of feudalistic Japan , depicting the time period ’s hierarchical system with its various ranks , from the emperor moth all the way down to the Ronin . TheShōgunstorymay indeed be fictionalize , but it takes its inspiration from existent events , basing its Council of Regents on Japan ’s real Council of Elders , while drawing upon true fact about Japan ’s complex relationship with seventeenth Century Europe , when multiple land contend for dominance in the realm .
Shōgunis set to be given for 10 episode on FX .
Scholars and expert will find things to nitpick about inShōgun , as they do with all full point shows , but they ca n’t quibble with the amount of effort that has been put into getting thing right . Not only are the costume , social order and political relation period - precise , but so too is the more formal and verbose reading of Japanese spoken by the character , as Sawai aptly demonstrate .
Source : Jimmy Kimmel Live!/YouTube
Shōgun, released in 2024, is set in Japan during 1600 at the onset of a significant civil war. It follows Lord Yoshii Toranaga as he battles political adversaries on the Council of Regents, while a European ship mysteriously appears in a nearby fishing village, complicating the tides of power.
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Shōgun , released in 2024 , is put in Japan during 1600 at the onset of a significant civil war . It follow Lord Yoshii Toranaga as he combat political adversaries on the Council of Regents , while a European ship mysteriously appear in a nearby fishing settlement , complicating the tides of king .
