Forget the 1980 white-savior version — FX/Hulu's epic take on James Clavell's novel about Japan is respectful, a ripping yarn and absolutely terrific.
was first adapted for television back in 1980. It starred Richard Chamberlain as John Blackthorne, an English sailor who gets caught up in a Japanese civil war in the early 1600s, and Japanese cinema legend Toshirô Mifune as Toranaga, a feudal lord at odds with the rest of his country’s ruling class. This NBC version did not feature subtitles, so the Japanese dialogue was only translated in scenes where bilingual characters were interpreting for Blackthorne.
The new FX adaptation knows better. The majority of the dialogue is in subtitled Japanese. And at minimum, it treats Blackthorne and Toranaga ; Mariko’s cruel husband Buntaro ; and everyone else we meet along the way. It is beautiful to look at, operates on a scale much closer toThe story still begins from Blackthorne’s point of view, as his damaged ship winds up in a port controlled by Toranaga.
The Clavell book has epic sweep, which the show works very hard to recreate. There are stunning, massive set pieces, like an earthquake that wrecks one of the armies at an inopportune moment. We also get the star-crossed love story between Mariko and John, complicated feuds between the various Japanese lords and vassals, interference from Catholic missionaries from Portugal, and more.
Taylor Swift’s Team Says They Were ‘Threatened’ by Papparazi Before Alleged Assault Involving Her DadMariko has converted to Catholicism, and at times is uncomfortable hearing the Protestant Blackthorne curse out the representatives of her faith. Toranaga, who needs her to stay close to this unlikely ally, asks if her loyalty to God would be in conflict with her service to him. Mariko replies that this would be an issue if she were just a Christian: “But I have more than one heart.
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