Right now, the best show on TV, in my opinion, is a limited series on FX called Shogun. It's an adaptation of the 1975 James Clavell novel by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks. The series takes place in the year 1600, when Lord Yoshii Toranaga Hiroyuki Sanada) is figuring out how to survive a hostile Japan while his enemies on the Council of Regents are working to double-cross him. When a ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village, its English pilot, John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis), reveals a huge secret that could help Toranaga take back his power and flip the script on the council. The show is exciting, epic, and soulful. It will only last ten episodes, so the time to get on the bandwagon is right now. Let's go behind the scenes of the show. The Making of Shōgun: First Look | Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai | FXShogun is another hit from FX Networks, who continues to be a strong, trendsetting voice in TV. John Landgraf, Chairman of FX Content and FX Productions, said of the show, “We have never made a show on this scale before. What’s unique about this adaptation versus the [award-winning 1980 miniseries] is that it tells the story from the Japanese perspective, not just the European perspective. We had two full production crews: one in English and one in Japanese. We hired most of the cast out of Japan, and I think that choice is why Shōgun has one of...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 4 April, 2024