Episode 9 - Crimson Sky | FX's Shōgun: The Official Podcast
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 พ.ค. 2024
- A torn heart in a torn land. Host Emily Yoshida and guests break down episode 9 of FX’s Shōgun. Featuring executive producer and co-creator Rachel Kondo, actor Anna Sawai "Mariko," associate producer & writer Caillin Puente, and director Fred Toye. Join them as they examine Mariko's relationship with the church, the Shinobi assassins, and Anna Sawai's feelings about that passionate scene at the gate.
Subscribe now for more Shōgun clips: bit.ly/SubscribeFX | Visit Official Site www.fxnetworks.com/shows/shogun
#Shogun #FX
Join host and staff writer Emily Yoshida as she sits down with the creators, cast, and crew that brought Sengoku Period Japan to life. In this exclusive companion podcast, each episode will break down the twists and turns of the plot, the top-of-the-line craft behind the scenes, and the real-life history that informed it all.
Listen On:
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4QgwVtq...
Amazon Music: music.amazon.fr/podcasts/90c8...
Like FX on Facebook: bit.ly/FXNetworksFacebook
Follow FX on Twitter: bit.ly/FXNetworksTW
Follow FX on Instagram: bit.ly/FXNetworksInstagram
Episode 9 - Crimson Sky | FX's Shōgun: The Official Podcast
/ fxnetworks - บันเทิง
![จีเหลี่ยมโคตรตึง!! - Skibidi Toilet 73 (part 2) [FANMADE]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/MBvD7tKeyPY/mqdefault.jpg)
Dedication level: cracked tooth
The fact that she managed to hold for so long against 7-9 men whom, though not intent on fighting her, were there to surround and subdue her just shows her proficiency with the Naginata. And, on another level, I am happy it did not become this “girl-power overcoming all these men” moment. But was used to broadcast what every other samurai retainer felt but could not voice out themselves.
@@khaii13 - Agreed 🤝! No Kill Bill Crazy 88 Type Dual 😮!
They also avoided "the girl who is the key to everything" syndrom. This show is the ultimate guide on how to build a strong female lead and a proof of how much we love to see them on screen.@@khaii13
The utter true femininity
Dedication level (2): Happy Birthday 🎉
First Hodor.
Now Mariko.
Petition to remove doors from TV shows.
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!
Great comment
lol. No. But lol.
😂😂
I was thinking why did they not just bolt the gates.
I think.. Blackthorne, in compromise and affection to mariko as a protestant , would rather willingly add the sin of murder on his soul by becoming Lady Mariko's 2nd. in the hopes that at least, her eternal Christian soul can ascend to heaven upon her death. This is why he says ... I quote : " I will do it. Hell is no place I haven't already known. " This episode was great !
Amen to that! It's so POETIC too that they deviate from book & Blackthorne becomes the second mirroring his original seppuku scene that was supposed to be in Anjiro
Hats off to the writers;
Yes. I'm surprised they didn't understand this. In that era especially, for Christians, suicide is irredeemable. She couldn't be consecrated or buried on consecrated ground. Blackthorne takes the sin of killing so that she knows that can at least die with both her nobility and Faith intact.
He's also alleviating the pain of disembowlment (could take hours/days to die.) I don't think he cares about soul, as much as ending her agony, in front of everyone, and giving her the dignity in front of this audience of a quick end.
@@supercheese7033 women samurai seppuku by stabbing the Heart or slicing their neck, Fuji was gonna slit her own neck on episode 1. Not cutting the belly... I think it's all of it.. he wants to help her not suffer Both physically and emotionally.. so in that sense yep agreed he did not want her to suffer
@@carlart74 Yes, just so. @supercheese7033 Blackthorne's concern was not only to ease her physical pain, but I think mainly the mental and emotional dilemma of fulfilling her duty, but damning her soul.
Ochiba means Fallen Leaf.
Now you can understand the mentioning of a leafless branch in Mariko's poem.
Also why she says flowers are only flowers because they fall.
Hey that makes me cry even more but thanks for explaining ;)
This deserves more likes, so more people can read it...... although, when I heard "flowers are only flowers because they fall," I was like, that does not make sense foo. I was literally trying to figure that out while watching the show.
@@greg.peepeeface It makes sense even without knowing Ochiba's literal meaning.
You can interpret that life is beautiful because it ends. And a big theme wiht her character is accepting death and letting it go at the moment. She is telling Ochiba's that dying is not something that diminish the beauty of life and the power of her actions, on the contrary it carry more meaning because mortality (falling flower).
It's not even that complicated. That second layer of meaning for Ochiba's name is just more subtext but not necessary.
Hosokawa Gracia's death poem
散りぬべき 時知りてこそ 世の中の 花も花なれ 人も人なれ
Flowers truly become flowers, and people truly become people, because they know when to fall
that's her death poem ... and the hidden meaning is to be your true self (real beauty) while realizing a death ( well, people who are close to death, flowers fade nearly fall were not outer beauty )
in my opinion - Mariko also sees through Ochiba, even if she acts differently, cruel, trickery, sarcastic
but Mariko has known her since childhood and she still is Lady Ruri who was once gentle and caring to each other in the past
that's a bit of advice from friend to friend as a reminder, maybe she wants to say "Stop pretending, you're a better person than this "
@@Afreshio I meant from the origin of the poem because a Japanese meaning can have several different meanings, so I was confused by the translation. Like 花 means nose and flower, so to say flowers are only flowers because they fall, I’m like WTF because that’s not why they are called hana or flowers because they fall (aki, ochiru, or ??).
As a Japanese, this was the first episode leaving me emotionally disturbed by outcome, even 30+ minutes after watching. Still pacing my house a bit... Amazing TV. Amazing show. Awaiting the finale next week.
"Emotionally disturbed", the exact words i was looking for.
all of us felt the same after 👧🚪💥
Sleep will not come easily for me now … what an episode !
Did you watch the original 1980 Shogun 😂
powerful. emotional. I am emotionally drained and it's been more than an hour since I finished watching this episode. there has to be more than 1 season, how can this show end next week? I can see myself watching this show for years. There's so much story to this, ending it next week seems wrong to me.
Mariko IS the CRIMSON in the CRIMSON SKY!
R.I.P Mariko. 😭
One of the best episodes of TV ever. And Anna Sawai's performance in this is easily Emmy worthy. She better get that nomination.
And that trophy..
Yabushige is just character done perfect 😮
The fact that he stayed Loyal to lord Toranaga after agreeing to serve Ishido , just adds to the beauty of his complex character
@@kyriv4661 Uh, he didn't. He's the one that let the shinobi in. Remember, Ishido allowed him to live in exchange for a favor. This was that favor, so he definitely didn't stay loyal to Toranaga.
With the spoiler of Creating the Look extra scenes, I think Yabushige will be boiled alive by Toranaga in Ajiro.
@@vayne-he9yi Yes I agree and also not helping move the shelves to block the door when Blackthorn was yelling for help.
He's my favorite character.... that actor or character is a standout.
I can't believe they took Mariko's tragic end and somehow managed to make it even more tragic than before. Playing the relationship between she and Blackthorne much more subtly, and with that nuance just made it that much harder to swallow, when at the moment they come together, it's all taken away.
The way the women speak while in public is very interesting. They always have this friendly and sweet tone regardless of context. Mariko is literally calling Ishido a peasant but she’s doing it in such a polite manner. I love this show!!!!!!
I need therapy after this episode.
SHOGUN will need a wheelbarrow to carry home all the Emmys it is going to win.
The best mini series of ALL-TIME.
Anna Sawai had better win an emmy for this!! And I applaud the writers as well for having written such a beautifully tragic character. One of the greatest tragic characters I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing.
Mariko very rarely got to experience true happiness. Seeing her family put to death, being forced to marry such a brute, couldn't even enjoy the happiness of being a mother without her husband ruining it. And when she does feel like she can finally take some agency over her life and experience the beauty of life...happiness, love, joy...her husband returns and ruins it all. I appreciate that they didn't continue with the romance like the previous series & book. It just added to the tragedy even more.
I had wanted to see Blackthorne beg Mariko and he literally did. And for her to comfort him while also explaining that she must serve a cause greater than her desires. It wasn't exactly what I had imagined, but I suppose in honor of making everything true as possible to 1600's history it was enough. And I'm glad that Mariko did have a moment of taking agency and allowing herself to experience more true love before her inevitable fate.
And Anna did such a beautiful & powerful job with it. Mariko is NOT an easy character to portray. Having to be a strong 1600's Japanese woman is almost an impossible task to act. She's not given the benefit of Hiroyuki Sanada as Toranaga of sitting in a "power stance" and emoting like he did while watching his friend commit seppuku. Anna has to be EXTREMELY subtle with it. And when they finally gave her scenes to be emotional in, she broke my heart. Tearing up after her talk with her son. The little emotional lip quiver after the talk with Lady Ochiba. The look she gave Blackthorne as he got ready to be her second.
My god, I wish I could just have 5 minutes of Anna's time to express how amazing I found her to be in this series....
@@stevebubbie1126 the fact you resorted to hyperbole and couldn't list a single example is why I consider your opinion to be clownish.
Secondly, your serious lack of reading comprehension would seem to indicate a significant lack of media literacy. Where was I saying the writers did a great job with the series? I've never claimed that this show was on par with Game of Thrones or Breaking Bad. I only claimed that they did a great job creating a beautifully tragic character.
So put on your hipster glasses and your red nose and get gone. Don't you have some TikToks to watch instead?
@@jimmygreer2140 This show is waaaay above GoT. GoT even got some elements from Shogun's novel.
Yeah they kinda neutered Blackthorne's character for the sake of liberal bias, but otherwise the writing is top shelf.
GoT fell to hell after season 4 and culminated in becoming a bad joke of a show in the last season. There's no comparison.
Breaking Bad or Better Call Saul is a comparable example of great writing. Mad Men, The Sopranos, The Night Of, True Detective S1 and The Wire are other hall of fame examples in masterpieces in screenwriting.
@@Afreshio Nah, no way does the storytelling come close to GOT. A lot of the other stuff about film making puts it on GOT's level but the story-telling not so much. The costume & set designs are much superior to GOT. The acting is pretty on par. The sound design is better, the soundtrack is on par with the first few seasons of GOT but then GOT stomps them later.
But the storytelling of GOT has so much more depth and immersive. I mean there's an entire genre of TH-cam dedicated to GOT theories and conspiracies. How things from Season/Book 1 come into play in Season 6 & Book 5. It makes GOT more rewatchable. Like when they confirmed R+L=J I went back and watched Season 1 just to see how Sean Bean played that part.
But what should I expect from an anti-woke media illiterate like yourself? Probably one of those who were surprised to find out Rage Against the Machine was extremely leftist.
I'm even reading the novel and GRRM smokes Clavell. Nothing wrong with Shogun but nothing really special about it either yet. Though I will say his POV switches are rather clunky. To go straight from Blackthorne wondering how such a tiny old man got the better of him to Mura thinking how he's gonna teach the pretend Christian some manners within the same page does lose some of the immersion having to switch from a Western POV mindset to an Eastern one.
But still, Shogun did an exceptional job with Mariko being a tragic character. I just wish they had been able to make everything about Episode 8 & 9 hit a little harder. I got choked up with Hiromatsu and my eyes got wet over Mariko. But if they had done it just a little better they could've broke me like the Red Wedding or Hold the Door had done to me...just sobbing through the credits.
Amazing episode 🤧🥺😭❤️❤️❤️
Bother to read the book and realize how much brilliance the show writers cast aside to offer this mere shadow of the depth and strength the Mariko character really had.
With just her voice, Mariko can tear strips off you.
Awesome.
😎🔥🔥
Missing a major point: Blackthorne agrees to be second for Mariko, yes, maybe he wants to protect her dignity because no one else will help her, but practically he wants to help her avoid suffering. Once Mariko stabs herself, it would be a slow, painful death, and Blackthorne loves her too much to allow Mariko to suffer.
He's her second because she can't kill herself and get into Heaven. He's there to protect her soul.
Women stab themselves in the heart. They don't cut & slice like the men. She wouldn't need a 2nd except for her Catholicism.
@@tomtricity And be damned in the process. That's the romantic aspect of the whole thing, the fact that he repects her decision and that out of love he's willing to go to hell to save her soul
@@stevebubbie1126 He could understand basic Japanese. And he understood the context.
He isn't trained to hold a katana as he is not a master like samurai men but it's better than nothing. And he is not a kid, he could land that blow with great force and end Mariko suffering making it WAAY quickly if she were to commit seppukku without a second.
Agree. 🥺🤧
I loved the line "flowers are only flowers because they fall" that I assume was inspired by Hosokawa Gracia's, who Mariko is based on, death poem, a dying person's final words.
"Only by knowing when to fall, do flowers become flowers, people become people" which is roughly interpreted, "Flowers are beautiful as flowers because they know when to fall. Humans must be the same way. Now is the time to fall."
This episode was so raw. And as a Japanese woman, this was the first episode for me also that left me "emotionally disturbed." Superb show! Can't wait for the next and last episode.
I have known both figures, Mariko and Hosokawa Gracia, for decades but never made the connection. Have always thought that Gracia was highly interesting and deeply tragic figure. Glad to see her story come to life.
@@moozillamoo2109 This show is not about her story at all. Gracia and Adams never even met. She never left Osaka and her husband, Tadaoki instructed the servants to kill her if her honor was threatened, which they did. (She knew this and accepted it) None of this fairytale is true.
🩷🩷🥺🥺
Mariko sama.... I cried so much at the sepuku scene. I was breathless.
I just finished the episode. That was incredible and insane!!! That ending!?!?!?!? I am NOT ready for this show to end next week! 😭 This show is what TVs were made for because this show is just so good! 🙌🏽 👏🏽
Yea me too the love she has got anjin is much more than her own son especially ask to second her
I am Japanese.
It is a series of scenes of samurai society that I, as a Japanese, have never seen before.
Something about the Catholic Church being portrayed as trying to invade Japan,
The scene of the confession between Mariko and the priest Martin was also very beautiful.
May Mariko's soul be saved.
by DeepL
You don't learn about the edo period and the civil war beforehand in Japan itself?
konichuaaaa
@@ohFitZz Is one thing to read history books and another to seen a really high budget (insanity: 250 million $) of budget done with great care in every production aspect and with delicate attention to details.
Japan just doesn't have this level of high budget period dramas, without looking goody, cheap and exaggerated like any soap opera's.
This series deserves every award. Insightful, gripping, beautifully filmed, wonderful costumes, amazing sets, adult dialogue and superb acting. It is a masterpiece. I am enthralled to see what happens next and so sad to see it end, though end it must. A flower is not a flower unless it falls.
This episode was bitter sweet.
I was very happy that Mariko and John got to express their love for each other.
Her death was very impactfull and the entire episode was done to perfection.
This entire series is a true masterwork.
Anna Sawai definitely deserves an Emmy Award for Best Actress.
This episode absolutely wrecked me
Same😢
Same 😭😭
I was hoping Mariko would live but the story is all the better since she finally gets what she wants in the end. Brilliant, brilliant writing, directing, costuming, lighting, everything was executed to the highest degree.
Of course it makes sense that there is not going to be a second season considering the source material, but I don't remember the last time I felt this sad and annoyed that a tv show is ending. Amazing job!
Ah Mariko,
You wanted a kiss of death but got a breath of life,
Wanted scarlet on floor but got crimson in the sky.
There’s definitely scarlet on the floor after that ending.
An amazing episode. After episode 8 I was scared that this show was getting a little bit GOT but this weeks episode was perfect. Crying, cheering, laughing, feeling and finally a very sad ending. I assume she is dead but I hope she somehow survives. For me this show IS Mariko. Thankyou to everyone who made this series.
I always worry about adaptations of books that I love. But I loved what was done with this series. Gorgeous setting. Excellent performances and smart writing.
What an episode. Was completely stunned at the end of it. So much deep stuff on how Mariko came to be who she is. The interactions between the cast were so beautifully done, so deeply emotional to watch. All the kimonos the women wear, so lovely to see that amount of detail in the clothing. Really enjoyed it.
Remember when I read this part of the book two decades ago, heading to university by bus... crying like a baby... it happened again, a beautiful episode as it should be... the highlight of the series. Thank you for the care you've given to this series and to everyone involved
Anna absolutely killed this role. The sheer heart and soul she put into Mariko...just wow. An award is in order.
This series is fantastic. Every character is incredibly well written and performed and the visuals, sound design and costumes are perfect.
Tragic.
Most of us have had to endure this moment 2 times in our lives . I'm guessing we'll get another dose in 20 years.
This show has been a class act from Episode One . The actor Tadanobu who plays Yubushige is phenomenally talented.
RIP Mariko sama
Epic series, without an epic battle. Breathtaking scenes. Time freezes, along with the emotions of the protagonists.
Shout out to Hira-san for making Ishido despicable👏
A tremendous achievement. The whole production should be preparing for all the well deserved awards.
That said... I resent you all a little for the pain it left me with 😂😭
I am immensely astonished with this show. Indeed a remarkable masterpiece. 👏🏼🥰
This show is absolutely fantastic. Its attention to detail is remarkable, with a rich tapestry of historical authenticity that makes it feel like a sumptuous feast every week. While there are a few cosmetic choices for the characters, they don't detract from the overall authenticity. It's akin to indulging in a delicious teishoku, never knowing what delightful surprises each episode will bring.
The acting is stellar, with every character fitting their role perfectly. I often find myself compelled to explore the previous works of the cast. What's particularly impressive is how Anjin is a central figure without overshadowing the ensemble cast. And Hiroyuki Sanada's performance is nothing short of extraordinary, reaffirming his status as an A-list actor.
It's also intriguing how this show, primarily tailored for a Western audience, incorporates subtitles throughout. As someone who already harbors a deep love for Japan, having lived here for over a decade, this series has only deepened my affection for the country.
Undoubtedly, I'll revisit this masterpiece in the years to come.
Please make the finale a 2 hr episode PLS!!!!
Perfection. Crimson Herring.
God I loved the scene between Ochiba and Mariko, my heart broke knowing Ochiba still does care for her and does not simply resent her for being Aketchi Jinsai’s daughter.😭😭😭😭And thankfully, Blackthorne finally does the right thing and decides to second Mariko. But this death would totally sour Ishido in the eyes of the other Lords, Nobles, and Samurai in Osaka.
It was quite a beautiful scene but left me wanting more. I honestly thought Ochiba, as mother of the heir, was going to have some positive influence over Mariko's fate. In the stroke death scene earlier, she was told to stop playing games and release the hostages, yet did not. You cd argue that she influenced Ishido to grant permits, but for him to bring in the shinoji to slaughter them and cause Mariko's death (which truly devastated me) can't be explained away. So many reasons to shout at the TV tonight! :(
@@nzaud unfortunately, she feels like she has that much power ONLY IF she plays her role correctly, this is why she accepts the engagement after Daiyoin died of the stroke. Her only power is as the Heir’s mother, but once Toranaga dies, that power and importance also dies. She wants to live no matter what, and that’s also why she was begging Mariko to stop her plan as it throws a wrench on her own plans and may create a path to actual hostilities with an uncertain outcome.
@@nzaud The Shinobi didn't want to kill Mariko they just wanted to capture her and maker her a hostage. Ishido's not stupid enough to kill Mariko when he just prevented her from commiting suicide. Killing her later would ignite the same flames among the other nobles all the same.
Capturing her was the plan. He didn't count on her sacrificing herself. He understimated her willpower. He even mocked her as he gave her the permit to leave by declaring she was just simulating a seppukku ceremony.
I also don't think Ochiba was that involved with Mariko. She was ultimately fighting for her son as she said to her.
What I thought was a LOW blow was bringing up Mariko's only child. Ochiba knows they have a estranged realtionship, Ochiba knows Mariko's son is a hostage in Kiyama's quarters, Ochiba knows Mariko is prioritizing vengeance over everything else, including her son. She emphasized "YOUR son" mocking the fact that her son was influenced by Kiyama to reject her mother if she kept insisting on carrying on her/Toranaga's plan.
It was a low blow, Mariko felt that and she quickly said to Blackthorne that is that to leave.
Amazing episode team MARIKO forever 🤧🥺😭😭🔥🔥
Just finished Episode 9. I'm stunned and speechless what a ending. Great work♥ 😨
it was explosive indeed 👧🚪💥
I'm speechless after shouting at my TV! 2 great characters (1st being Toranaga's childhood friend, whom he allowed to die) then the ending. Heartbreaking
The love runs deep between Blackthorne and Mariko...to come to her when she was abandoned. Amazing!
I was not ready for the amount of Emotional Damage that Episode 9 was packing. Mariko....😭😭😢
A simply incredible episode.
Although people from the future intervened and averted the tragic outcome, the tragedy could not be avoided in the end...I felt that way.
I couldn't watch Episode 8 without crying, but Episode 9 made me ever more emotional...
Blackthorn'd second her for a simple reason, to end her suffering before the pain of seppeku would overcome her. Remember, that is the whole point of a second. The person performing seppeku stabs themselves in the abdomen and cuts across and through the intestines and organs if male or through the throat if female. Ideally the person shows no pain and expires stoicly never acknowledging the pain. However, obviously, a gut wound or throat wound is excruciatingly painful, and enduring that sort of pain will exceed many peoples ability to endure , and that is where the second comes in. They are there to kill the person with a clean stroke to ensure they feel as little pain as possible and to preserve their face by killing them before they show their agony. So backthorn would do it to honor her desire to perform her duty (because he knows nothing he can say will way her resolve)and also to take away her pain if she carries it out.
He's her second becase she can't kill herself and get into Heaven. He also being a Christian knows the sin of suicide.
@@stevebubbie1126 He knows she is gonna kill herself because the whole episode she's been adamant. And she declares it to all the nobles. Even if Blackthorne didn't get the message when she screams that, he could easily ask any other samurai for clarification. He knows basic Japanese.
He doesn't need to be a master in the use of katana to finish her quickly. He has killed before even if with only guns so he will not second guess. He is a strong heavy and tall man so his blow is gonna be quick and strong. The point is that she needed morale and he gave her by committing with her. She also doesn't need perfection, but at least a way to avoid suicide as she is a Christian. Blackthorne's offer gave her that.
You'e media illiterate.
They should do season 2, really... it's too good to end like this.thanks
thanks.. you guys make the series interesting to watch.. i never missed every episodes❤❤❤
if Anna Sawai does not get a emmy for this role, then the voters must be living on another planet
OH NOOOOOO, LAST EPISOODDE COMIN!
I can't believe these past 2 months & Shogun's endining!
It only felt like 2 weeks
this episode tore me TF up
it was an explosive performance by Anna Sawai 👧🚪💥
Emotional damage episode after episode 😭
Y'all need to pay for my therapy after this episode
Visually stunning and poetically violent to her end, beautiful show.
I love you for creating this show, writing it, casting all the actors and people who worked in and behind the scenes but I also hate you for breaking my heart with this ep
Just wow! What an episode, what performances, what emotions. Thank you! Here is my humble request. I wish the same team would make a feature length standalone episode just on the battle of Sekigahara, to show the epic and pivotal decisions etc made during the battle 🙏🙏
I read the book what seems eons ago. I was mesmerized by the orignal tv mini series featuring Richard Chamberlain, Toshiro Mifune and Yoko Shimada but, this current iteration featuring Cosmo Jarvis, Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai is absolutely and completely phenomenal. If it doesn't win a boatload of Emmy's, there is no justice in the world.
Shogun, the novel by James Clavell started me on my fascination with Japanese culture and history.
What an ending.
Also, as someone who studied Latin some years ago, I have appreciated the inclusion of prayers uttered in the aforementioned, not the greatest pronunciation for it but it’s still accurate in terms of the grammar which I appreciate, not too many shows get that right.
you guys created a monument
All the passion and talent came together and exploded like Goku's Genkidama.
Anyone in Mariko's situation would fall in love with Blackthorne when he stepped up to second her. He is also Christian and doesn't most likely support seppuku culture and doesn't want her to do it. But he does it for her.
Need a 4K blu ray release (including Australia). Amazing show ❤
shattered...Sewai simply brilliant!
We need Season 2!!!! Please!!!!
This is the first time I’ve watched the podcast rather than listening to the audio podcast. I would have hoped for the interviews in a video form. Great show and I’m looking forward and a bit sad for the finale
For all the liberties this series has taken with the source material - this episode hits the main story beats very faithfully.
Letting Anjin take the place as Mariko's second, instead of Yabu, who originally replaced Kiyama when he was a no-show, was quite the lovely twist.
Great show, thank you for all of the work on it and the reading suggestion. I loved the Marco Polo show as well and was very sad to see that not continue. This show however tops that one hands down. Truly love peek into the culture and the history.
Great series and in depth followups. Please, the blu-ray disc series should include both the series and the in depth followups. It enriches the story on a level not expected. We see in the series the “how”, then in the followups we see the “why”.
Absolute Cinema🎉
Today, I felt anger.
Like Joffrey -Baratheon- Lannister levels of anger.
I still can't bring myself to watch the end of this episode. Give me a couple of hrs to accept this.
Riveting and sucks you in. We'll done to the writers, actors, and all involved in the show. I can't wait to see what else you guys do next. Keep up the outstanding work. Domo arigatou.
I really feel that the series should've been expanded to 2 seasons so we could've had more intimate and slice-of-life moments between the characters. It is still a masterpiece but it seems so rushed now that we're at the end. 😢
Not prepared for that... Ah yeah!? The feeling still lingers.
At first, i thought/hoped Yabushige was proactively trying to escape/stop an assassination attempt on Mariko & her people.
Warrior beauty with nerve of steel. . .classy lady Mariko just make everyone men and women to fall at her feet ,the strenght she possessed and the ' Samurai guards ' before dying exclaimed"Is an honor to have serve you lady mariko ..." Epic . Cherished n Admired !
Shinobi : ( class of assassins ).
There were women of samurai bloodline... . They were recorded history of them being skillful with weapons n they commit seppuku (ritual suicide called Jigai . 🎉🎉
We want that behind the scenes of surprising Anna for her bday!
I wanted to punch something so F-ING hard after that last scene! Mariko deserved better than that! Dammit I'm so upset. I know it's a show but just like game of thrones it gets you in the stomach. I love this show so much and it's only a single season. I'm in awe of this show and I hope next week they end it properly! Thank you to everyone involved to make this show possible!
Being blown up sucks... It was heartbreaking😢.
Savage, check out Tokyo Vice! Same caliber of film making mastery.🔥💯
@@LeonNeuton 👧🚪💥
I thought those were Toranagas men that Yabushige let in
You know, I'm not the type to comment much. I can count on one hand how many comments I've made on social media so far. I watched this series, and since then, I feel compelled to share my thoughts, and I've lost count of how many places I've commented on the topic, so I'm sure I'll repeat myself. The 9th episode was the peak of the show in my opinion. The whole episode was fantastic, and of course, the entire series has been a masterpiece from the first episode. Sets, acting performances, every detail meticulously crafted. However, the 9th episode takes you on an emotional rollercoaster, shaking your soul, and at the end, you feel like you need therapy. I knew Mariko would die, I know the book and the series made in the 80s, and I knew the story of the historical figure that inspired the character of Mariko, and yet it still hit me hard when I saw it happen. Mariko's death was inevitable. That was her fate. It had to happen for a greater purpose. Mariko is one of the most beautifully written characters I've seen so far. Portraying her is no small feat. I didn't know Anna Sawai before. I've never seen any of her work before. What she accomplished as Mariko is one of the greatest performances I've seen. Playing such a complex character with such detailed acting, with such meticulously crafted nonverbal communication, can only be done with very serious skills. Obviously, I don't know the actress, but I'm sure her real personality is far from Mariko's personality, even considering historical contexts, and this further enhances the value of her performance. The fact that a 21st-century modern young woman embodies a 16th-century Japanese noblewoman with such authenticity, intelligence, and astonishing detail that you forget you're not watching a real character is more than noteworthy. Thanks to Anna's performance, you completely believe that you're seeing Mariko. You feel her pain, her struggle, and when you face her death, you literally start mourning. These feelings can only be elicited by outstanding actors with outstanding performances. Let's quickly add that she does all of this in English and the appropriate Japanese language for the era. Her portrayal was utterly authentic.
Anna and Mariko is an excellent example of when a heartbreaking story meets a strong and beautiful character and an actress worthy of it. It rarely happens this perfect way in movie history. Let's add that the performances of the other actors were excellent as well. Cosmo Jarvis, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Tadanobu Asano all delivered their characters brilliantly, but Anna stood out even among these excellent performances. Hats off and Emmy on to her.
I'vr not been pleased with the writers changes from the book but the scene where Blackthorne came forward to act as Mariko's second was amazing. Both actors were incredible.
it will be very interesting to see how Japan receives this great series.
9話、面白かったね。
ラストシーンが凄すぎでしたね。
石人様が「やつ」と言って、彼のマナーを忘れて、私は床に転がって笑った。
I love this show and I was so annoyed that Mariko is gone.
Nothing short of BRILLIANT ! Blown away ! pun intended. 👍😎👍 Hello from Australia !
Lady Ochiba is easily my fave character, youd swear the actress was born in 15th century Muromachi period
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 great work
This episode broke me man woof
Masterpiece. I hope you make a taiko and musashi by eiji yoshikawa adaptation with the same level.
Masterpiece
I CANT SLEEP NOWWWW
what an explosive act by Mariko 👧🚪💥 😭😭😭
Me neither, it was aaaawwwwful....
It’s so sad man. They tricked me. I believed she live after the didn’t commit suicide
Wow didn't see that coming Mariko is such a breathtaking beautifully character im very sad the ending..
If this work in Season 1 is modeled on the eve of Sekigahara, I would like them to create "Battle of Sekigahara", the internal conflict after the unification, "Winter Camp" and "Summer Camp" in Season 2.
After the novel was finished, Game of Thrones quickly created a script and produced an additional season.
It would be a shame if the Shogun ended after season 1.
The story gets interesting from now on.
You will address me as Mariko-SAMA.
The latin song is actually taken from Psalm 51 Asperges me.
Aspérges me, Dómine, hyssópo, et mundábor: lavábis me, et super nivem dealbábor.
Miserére mei, Deus, secúndum magnam misericórdiam tuam.
Thou shalt sprinkle me, O Lord, with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed; Thou shalt wash me, and I shall become whiter than snow.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy.
th-cam.com/video/sRQ11bYvfVQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6nfdCIwKXefa56A8
THIS is How you write a Queens story line and Death - Magnificent -Ahhemmmm GoT S8
Mariko's death her body was postured like the Crucifixion sort of
This episode RUINED me. So many great scenes, I've wanted blackthorne and mariko to be together for so long and to go from the excitement when it happened to having it all taken away shortly after.. i'm still pacing the house.Such a great show.
In the mid-17th century, Spain had hegemony in Europe. Philip II, whose territories included Christianity and Portugal, controlled the world's maritime trade with a powerful armada.
And he was trying to conquer China (Ming Dynasty) by using Japan's military power, which had succeeded in domestically producing guns. The method of increasing the number of Christian feudal lords through Christian missionary work, increasing their political power, and controlling them as territories was a specialty of Spain's world conquest strategy.
At that time, Japan's silver output exceeded 1/3 of the world's trading volume, and the Netherlands, which became independent from Spain, established the East India Company and exported cannons and gunpowder to export Japanese silver. It was successful. By teaching Ieyasu about Spain's conspiracy and driving out Christianity and Spain, only the Netherlands, which pursued only profit, continued to trade with Japan even during the Edo period of national isolation.
I hate that they took AnjinSan's near Seppuku out especially as it connects them even more as he was going to DEFINITELY DO IT and he was going to pierce his heart, as she was, I thought women cut their throats twice getting the carotid arteries. Either way it would have been very interesting foreshadowing. .,.. Especially since he stood as her second, it would have given him understanding, also being a Christian even if not a Catholic he'd know what a mortal sin suicide is. In the book Yabi (as well as the first movie ) steps in when Lord Kiyama flakes. It was beautiful what he did.