Except after the reveal of the base in Macau with the Ronin, the show never proceeds with that point... Like the Portuguese never really play a bigger role after that...
Don’t expect an action packed samurai battling opening to the show. It doesn’t need that anyway, the scenery, acting, script, and the intense feel of how everything slowly unravels makes this an epic watch
You won't get tremendous action with this show. This show is focusing on the politics of the time. But they did spend a small fortune on Japanese movement specialist to train the young Japanese actors to move and walk in right way when in their costumes. They worked hard to get look and feel right of the time as well.
@@suggondees4882 exactly! That and proto-futuristic landscapes and storylines that make little to no sense for political reasons. There's so much our history can answer
@@theportugueselegend The Portuguese destroyed the Turkish, and Persian Empires. You think English speaking world want see that?! No, they don't. Besides the Dutch took over much of your colonies in New World. LOL 😁
@@theportugueselegend The New World by order the Pope divide world up that's why certain parts of the world speak mostly Spanish or some form of Portuguese. But if you want to piss off the Chinese, Arabs, and Africans. Then go right ahead no one is stopping you making your own Mini TV series event.
the crazy thing is usually that only applies to the first episode because they want to impress you and keep you watching, but episode 2 was brilliant looking too, and the plot just got more interesting. I'm so happy this show exists.
Preliminary knowledge to make you enjoy this drama a little more ↓. This drama depicts the aftermath of the most powerful samurai in Japanese history, the demon king Oda Nobunaga, who was betrayed and killed by his subordinates, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Taikoo), Nobunaga's most loyal retainer, who ruled Japan for a short period after Nobunaga's death. Most of the samurai of this period were retainers of Nobunaga and Hideyoshi, former comrades fighting each other to become shogun, a position that neither Nobunaga nor Hideyoshi was able to achieve. Whoever won this battle became the Shogun who brought about the 250 years of peace that caused Japan to flourish as we know it today.
Not only an amazing week but also a suspicious release y Disney, knowing that Rise of the Ronin is coming this month as well and is being hype, Disney is riding on the hype train, 🤦🏿♀️
Fun fact: During this period Portugal and Spain existed as one country (1580-1640) and the Portuguese were the first europeans to arrive in Japan, in 1543
Yup,. That's why Blackthorne's sand drawing of the division of the non-christian world according to the Treaty of Tordesillas was technically incorrect as the same King "owned" the whole world.
Absolutely amazing opening 2 episodes. Cant wait for the rest Feel like this is really being slept on by people, cant see much buzz online at all. Hopefully word of mouth gives it what it deserves.
Blackthorn is not a pirate (2:30). He is a privateer. Very different. He has a Letter of Marque from Queen Elizabeth authorising him to attack ships belonging to England's enemies (at this time principally Spain). He's a type of naval mercenary, employed at a time when England was struggling and the Royal Navy was weak, but not a pirate.
@@jorgehenriq No. Pirates attacked any ship they thought would profit them regardless of its flag. Blackthorn was only authorised to attack Spanish and Portuguese ships. There is nothing in either book or show to suggest he ever did otherwise.
@@TheRealPotoroo If he is a privateer he is essentially a state-sanctioned pirate, from the perspective of anyone but England. You're just arguing semantics.
Absolutely loving this show so far. Some of the performances are outstanding, able to deliver the nuance of certain dialogue with tonal shifts and body language. The subtext of many conversations are sublimely delivered. The visuals are certainly sumptuous but it's the writing and performances that have me locked in.
@@JK-rj7ig Actually no they're not the same castle, at all. The castle in 1600 was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi (the Taiko) and was in black lacquered wood. Tokugawa Ieyasu (the Shogun) destroyed that castle in 1615. It was later rebuilt in 1620 but in Tokugawa style which is all in white. That castle was also destroyed later. What you visited is the 1930 construction which isn't really architecturally authentic, as it combined both black Toyotomi as well as white Tokugawa elements.
Pacing felt too fast as opposed to what happens in the book. By the end of ep 2 Blackthornes already been to Osaka castle, imprisoned, freed and almost killed when we should still be at Anjiro
Some history textbooks indicate the rise to power of the Taiko (Toyotomi Hideyoshi) as the end of Sengoku Jidai because the Taiko already has a strong lock on power. It was just unfortunate the Taiko had to die so early and the peace had to be broken.
@@alesh2275 true, but we’re talking less than a full generation by that point. It would make more sense to say something along the lines of: “threatening to plunge the country back into civil war” or “beak the fledgling peace”.
🎬🏯 A captivating review of "Shōgun"! This video delves into the intricacies of this classic tale, offering valuable insights for both fans and newcomers. Time to immerse ourselves in the world of samurais and intrigue! ⚔🌸
Forgoing big budget spectacle? This show has some awesome wide shots that make Japan look gorgeous, and and will climax in Sekigahara which is one of the largest battles in pre modern history.
This is at the start of the edo period in japan where between 1603-1865 japan united with all the clans and isolated themselves from the world and embraced Christianity
It’s a 7 or 8 English man speaks English and then they bring a Portuguese to speak Portuguese and he ends up speaking the same exact language as the English man.
Looks great. The thing that anoys me is the fact that the Japanese speak their own language, but the Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch all speak English. Why? Also, being Dutch, the translation into Dutch is not done perfectly. Making use of swearwords that were not around back in the 1600's,
It is a common narrative device, as the story is from a European perspective, and Japanese culture and language is much more foreign to the narrator (i.e. Blackthorne) compared to Portuguese, Spanish or Dutch.
As great as this show is, it’s interesting that IGN would review it and give it a 10/10 when only two episodes had been released when they posted the video.
This show took so many notes from MARCO POLO on Netflix unfortunately the hype of Game Of Thrones was the reason everyone ignored MARCO POLO years ago. If you want more of this and can’t wait for the next SHOGUN episode to drop go watch MARCO POLO
Honestly this was the quickest 2 hours to pass by today. A fantastic show.
Only 2 hrs???
2 episodes came out only. So 2 hrs.
@@marca7542 first 2 eps
why are asians in every now?
@@bedlam6700??
The scene where John draws the map and all is revealed, Ooff.. Very well directed.
My favorite scene so far!
Loved it.
Except after the reveal of the base in Macau with the Ronin, the show never proceeds with that point... Like the Portuguese never really play a bigger role after that...
Absolute banger of a show. The ending of episode 2 locked me in.
Don’t expect an action packed samurai battling opening to the show. It doesn’t need that anyway, the scenery, acting, script, and the intense feel of how everything slowly unravels makes this an epic watch
You won't get tremendous action with this show. This show is focusing on the politics of the time. But they did spend a small fortune on Japanese movement specialist to train the young Japanese actors to move and walk in right way when in their costumes. They worked hard to get look and feel right of the time as well.
@@suggondees4882 exactly! That and proto-futuristic landscapes and storylines that make little to no sense for political reasons. There's so much our history can answer
@@theportugueselegend The Portuguese destroyed the Turkish, and Persian Empires. You think English speaking world want see that?! No, they don't. Besides the Dutch took over much of your colonies in New World. LOL 😁
@@theportugueselegend The New World by order the Pope divide world up that's why certain parts of the world speak mostly Spanish or some form of Portuguese. But if you want to piss off the Chinese, Arabs, and Africans. Then go right ahead no one is stopping you making your own Mini TV series event.
@Madame702, oh, but we will. It's just unraveling itself now ,to build up the coming battle war scene
just the look of it, its a movie quality turned into a series.
The duration also about 1 hour, long enough compared to others show
the crazy thing is usually that only applies to the first episode because they want to impress you and keep you watching, but episode 2 was brilliant looking too, and the plot just got more interesting. I'm so happy this show exists.
@@jaycollins2036 the show really only gets better and better with each episode
I'm convinced Toranaga IS a samurai and this is just another day in his life. 😂
Tuesday is officially the most important night of the week now.
Preliminary knowledge to make you enjoy this drama a little more ↓.
This drama depicts the aftermath of the most powerful samurai in Japanese history, the demon king Oda Nobunaga, who was betrayed and killed by his subordinates, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Taikoo), Nobunaga's most loyal retainer, who ruled Japan for a short period after Nobunaga's death.
Most of the samurai of this period were retainers of Nobunaga and Hideyoshi, former comrades fighting each other to become shogun, a position that neither Nobunaga nor Hideyoshi was able to achieve.
Whoever won this battle became the Shogun who brought about the 250 years of peace that caused Japan to flourish as we know it today.
Wrong...Oda Killed by Akechi...Toyotomi took revenge and take over the reign..
And Iasu Takugawa won other clans after death of Hideyoshi
These are fictitional characters based on the actual people who lived
Peace is a strange way to explain a brutal military dictatorship
Isn't this a spoiler?
Shōgun is phenomenal! We're only TWO episodes in, and I'm certain this show will be in the conversation for the best show of 2024!
Clearly a white saviour trope. We seen this million times and how are you not tired of it?. gotta pass on this one......
Lmao yeah sure 😂😂
Probably of the 2020s
@@jangdi.?
They gave it a 10
Thanks for the heads-up
Can you elaborate on why they are giving this movie 10 score ?
Who asked you LoL
@@Elibbb-sx3kgits a show… please broaden your attention span and get off tiktok smh🙄
@@Elibbb-sx3kg Maybe you should ask if it was a movie first.
What a week.
Shōgun
Dune 2
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
YESS!!!!
Not only an amazing week but also a suspicious release y Disney, knowing that Rise of the Ronin is coming this month as well and is being hype, Disney is riding on the hype train, 🤦🏿♀️
@@aguigol5what Rise of the Ronin have to do with Disney??
First two episodes went by in what felt like 30 minutes. Utterly locked in 🔥🔥
"'The Sword is the Soul of the Samurai.'" 💯%✔✅
It's funny to see Japan brainwashing the whole world to think Samurai are anything but noble. They in fact are just lowlives mercenary
Fun fact: During this period Portugal and Spain existed as one country (1580-1640) and the Portuguese were the first europeans to arrive in Japan, in 1543
Yup,. That's why Blackthorne's sand drawing of the division of the non-christian world according to the Treaty of Tordesillas was technically incorrect as the same King "owned" the whole world.
@@alesh2275 Even with the same King, still two separate countries.
Didn’t know those 2 countries were at one time one country.
Enjoyed the first episode.
However Portuguese speakers be warned, when they start speaking "portuguese" the immersion will go out the window.
don't known what you're talking about, they speak flawless portenglish ...
@@vincentdesjardins1354 *Englese
I'm brazilian, and for me it's really strange, a little bit uncomfortable
Its old Portuguese, which is closer to todays Brazilian Portuguese, since Portuguese in Europe has evolved differently
Agreed, at least they put the portuguese legendary actor Joaquim de Almeida as the old priest
アメリカの皆様、ありがとうございます
こんな日本の重厚な時代劇を創ってくれて
現在の日本の現状では、これだけ重厚な時代劇を創れる
映画会社、監督、脚本家、演出家が居ないんです
日本の観客も重厚な映画が好きな人も多くは居ません
アメリカにより、日本の重厚な時代劇が観れるとは思って居ませんでした
アメリカの皆様に感謝します
Absolutely amazing opening 2 episodes. Cant wait for the rest
Feel like this is really being slept on by people, cant see much buzz online at all. Hopefully word of mouth gives it what it deserves.
Really? I’ve been seeing ads everywhere.
@@timothybrown8424😂🗿
It being on Hulu doesn't help
日本の大河ドラマをハリウッドの予算で本気で作ると、こうも説得力のある映像が作れるんだなあ…
正直言って原作の小説は、日本の時代小説というフィクションから見れば、どうしても西洋から見た日本という視点が違和感強すぎていっそファンタジー小説に感じてしまうけれど、ドラマはハリウッドにありがちなとんでもない日本描写が全くなく、今のところ面白く見れていることに感謝。今後の展開が楽しみ！
ね、正直47RONINみたいになるかと思ってた。
@@善悪の基準は人それぞれLOL
昔は年末に長編時代劇が数日に渡って放送されてたんだよね
やはりカネです。犬HKも人からカネをかき集め過ぎた、と言ってそれをしょうもない投機に回すんじゃなくて、ちゃんとそのカネをドラマにかければ良い大河ドラマを作れると思います。
Well worth the watch. Always loved this era
As well
Kazuma Kiryu is the true Shogun
What about ichiban kasugya
@@JGOON32 He doesn't know what he is. His imagination is to unstable 😂
So other japan shogun are not huh ?
How about the Hanya man?
Guys Mr. Libido is obviously the clear winner here c’mon! 😂
If you want to see what happens next after the "Shōgun" finale, watch Martin Scorsese's film, "Silence".
This show lives up to the hype. An instant classic - and we’re just two episodes in.
Marikosan... *immediately starts weeping.*
first two episodes got me hooked
Imagine if the Ghost of Tsushima Movie is of this quality!!!!
What does it have to do with it?ghost of tsushima
@thousandsons1759 Have u played the game? It's supposed to be getting a movie...similar content
@@jwiggins1112 Don't you know?sengoku jidai era
Oooo your Trolling the comments! Got it
@@jwiggins1112 bro ghost of tsushima=mongol empire vs japan 1274
The guy from the last samurai 🤩
Ujio
If you google "that one japanese actor", he comes up.
@@possessedchair8144 lmao
@@possessedchair8144 seriously he's in every japanese movie
The living legend himself. Bet he has some samurai genes in there somewhere from his family ancestors.
Blackthorn is not a pirate (2:30). He is a privateer. Very different. He has a Letter of Marque from Queen Elizabeth authorising him to attack ships belonging to England's enemies (at this time principally Spain). He's a type of naval mercenary, employed at a time when England was struggling and the Royal Navy was weak, but not a pirate.
a legalized pirate
@@jorgehenriq No. Pirates attacked any ship they thought would profit them regardless of its flag. Blackthorn was only authorised to attack Spanish and Portuguese ships. There is nothing in either book or show to suggest he ever did otherwise.
@@TheRealPotoroo If he is a privateer he is essentially a state-sanctioned pirate, from the perspective of anyone but England. You're just arguing semantics.
@@vladutzuliSemantics matter. He is NOT a pirate. Being a privateer was honorable. Being a pirate was and is not.
@@TheRealPotoroo depends on who's the judge, jury and executioner.
Best adaptation I’ve seen in a long time - highly recommend the book and 1980s miniseries too
Once in a while a trailer comes along and you can already tell without a doubt that it will be an amazing show.
As someone said, it is a cinema of a show. ❤
Absolutely loving this show so far. Some of the performances are outstanding, able to deliver the nuance of certain dialogue with tonal shifts and body language. The subtext of many conversations are sublimely delivered. The visuals are certainly sumptuous but it's the writing and performances that have me locked in.
The score is a 10
🤝🤝🤝
Gave it a view anyways just to bother you.
Would also recommend Warrior and Kingdom as well 🔥🔥🔥
It's the Osaka Continental OG dude from John wick 4.
It’s also the general from 47 ronin
It's also scorpion from recent mortal kombat movie and guy who hates Tom cruise at start of last samurai..fantastic actor!
Watched the original series along time ago staring Richard Chamberlain, with a kickass theme music.
Loved the miniseries, rewatched it not long ago after seeing the trailers for this
Literally just visited Japan to see that castle
Is it the real castle is same with the show?
@@AlFirousyes it is. it was restored but pretty much looks the same minus the highrise buildings in the background 😆
@@JK-rj7ig Actually no they're not the same castle, at all. The castle in 1600 was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi (the Taiko) and was in black lacquered wood. Tokugawa Ieyasu (the Shogun) destroyed that castle in 1615. It was later rebuilt in 1620 but in Tokugawa style which is all in white. That castle was also destroyed later. What you visited is the 1930 construction which isn't really architecturally authentic, as it combined both black Toyotomi as well as white Tokugawa elements.
The book is also a 10 if anyone is interested. Author bounces in and out of character povs like a rubber ball on the sidewalk but it works.
Tremendous novel.
Easily in my top 50 favorites.
It has the Ring of Power visuals combined with earlier GoT's story and plots. 10/10 indeed.
Finally someone said Shogun correctly, it's so annoying to hear people keep say Sho-gun instead of Shogoon.
It should be Shoh goon
The dinner scene on Episode 5 was some of the best TV I've seen in a while
So stoked to see a show like this at the top for now. Foreign language with respectful history and beautiful writing, all supported by a decent budget
WOW LOOK AT THOSE GRAPHICS... looking forward to gameplay footage~
I’m glad the reviewer knew about the origins, and what came before.
yoooo I’m so hyped for this now
When he said "highly faithful to James Clavell's best selling novel", the gangsterest single tear rolled down my cheek. I'm so happy 🎉
Pacing felt too fast as opposed to what happens in the book. By the end of ep 2 Blackthornes already been to Osaka castle, imprisoned, freed and almost killed when we should still be at Anjiro
And he spent quite a bit of time in the jail learning to speak Japanese.
Have to watch it still, waiting for the entire show to be available. Did they already do the part on the boat with the duck? :P
no@@Deafz
@@suggondees4882Coming for from people who don’t read the novel. It’s 10/10 for me.
PC game, Shōgun 1986: Technically had graphics, but most of the interface was text based.
1:15 brink of civil war? Homie that was near the end of the singoku judei, we been at civil war for bout a century by that point.
yeah this made me roll my eyes aw
jidai;)
Some history textbooks indicate the rise to power of the Taiko (Toyotomi Hideyoshi) as the end of Sengoku Jidai because the Taiko already has a strong lock on power. It was just unfortunate the Taiko had to die so early and the peace had to be broken.
@@alesh2275 true, but we’re talking less than a full generation by that point. It would make more sense to say something along the lines of: “threatening to plunge the country back into civil war” or “beak the fledgling peace”.
Loved the book and was amazed by how well the story has been portrayed so far in this series
After watching episode 2, I had to go back to playing Shogun 2 again. Outstanding series
Guys it’s a masterpiece aka 10
If this show keeps it up, it will be a masterpiece
One of the best shows of all time
this is show with 2 episodes is already a masterpiece!
It’s the next big epic series. So well done all around so far.
Only seen 1st Episode but legit show so far.
What is certain is that it is the best drama of the year.
Cant wait for episode 3
Finally a show that lives up to the hype and then some.. Wow
🎬🏯 A captivating review of "Shōgun"! This video delves into the intricacies of this classic tale, offering valuable insights for both fans and newcomers. Time to immerse ourselves in the world of samurais and intrigue! ⚔🌸
Forgoing big budget spectacle? This show has some awesome wide shots that make Japan look gorgeous, and and will climax in Sekigahara which is one of the largest battles in pre modern history.
How about keanu reeves as john blackthorn?
Didn't know Hiroyuki Sanada was in this, that's enough for me to watch
As a Nioh player, I'm so excited to see William coming onto the big screen!
He wouldn't be swinging an odachi, apple is all out of amrita
There’s a fine line between teasers and spoilers and this review is more spoiler than teaser.
Awesome show!
now can we get a game adaptation of this?
Yes.....its called Rise of the Ronin
Yes..... its called "Shogun 2"
yes… its called ghost of tsushima
Niou is exactly that.
@carlodelbarrio6381 ghost of tsushima=mongol empire vs japan samurai 1274
Lord Toranaga is Protagonist fictional version of real life [ SHOGUN ] - IEYASU TOKUGAWA 🤔💭
show so far is 10/10, the cinematography and score is great.
I’m looking forward to seeing this. Heard it’s the best political & military show since the first seasons on Game of Thrones.
This makes me want to play Ghosts of Tsushima.
And then Rise of the Ronin
@ByakuyaKB oh heck yeah I'm waiting for that dragons dogma
It makes me wanna play Shogun 2
@@ByakuyaKBboshin war era
@@ByakuyaKBDon't you know?sengoku jidai era
I’m a filipino but it’s always make me fell amaze about japanese culture
They gave it 10
theres always that on guy in japanese historical movies
this show is putting the 1st season of game of thrones a run for its money in how high quality it is.
One of the very few shows in my lifetime to earn a 10 from me.
some of my favorite actors. anyone remember outsider and the yakuza movie? forgot the guys name but hes amazing in the show
I’m just confused on episode one where the women were exposed they coulda bleeped it but that’s writers kiss right there 😅
To be honest the original looks more authentic.
This is at the start of the edo period in japan where between 1603-1865 japan united with all the clans and isolated themselves from the world and embraced Christianity
Boshin war
It’s a 7 or 8 English man speaks English and then they bring a Portuguese to speak Portuguese and he ends up speaking the same exact language as the English man.
100 out of 10. This show is amazing
Everyone watching this: make sure to watch IGN’s previous 10/10, Scavengers Reign.
This show is making me play Shogun 2: Total War again!
Looks great. The thing that anoys me is the fact that the Japanese speak their own language, but the Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch all speak English. Why? Also, being Dutch, the translation into Dutch is not done perfectly. Making use of swearwords that were not around back in the 1600's,
It is a common narrative device, as the story is from a European perspective, and Japanese culture and language is much more foreign to the narrator (i.e. Blackthorne) compared to Portuguese, Spanish or Dutch.
This Series is fantastic, so far 10/10
This show is epic highly recommended
As great as this show is, it’s interesting that IGN would review it and give it a 10/10 when only two episodes had been released when they posted the video.
It is by far the best thing coming from a Disney owned company this year.
We need English subtitles. The correct one.
It's been a long time since we got such a masterpiece
we are getting renaissance levels of movie quality in a TV series.
feels like a reboot from the original tv series from the 80s with Richard Chamberlain ?
This show took so many notes from MARCO POLO on Netflix unfortunately the hype of Game Of Thrones was the reason everyone ignored MARCO POLO years ago. If you want more of this and can’t wait for the next SHOGUN episode to drop go watch MARCO POLO
This show is awesome.
this show is too diverse
read the book thats half a century old
or read about actual history@@bedlam6700
Giving me the last samurai vibes definitely going to check this out
What does it have to do with it?the last samurai
The last samurai no history
in both stories there is an element of a meeting of East and West, and how one Westerner influences and is influenced by Japanese society.
Breakout year for Anna Sawai
From New Zealand!
Didnt like her at all in Monarch but that seems like it was a script problem after watching this. She killed it.
Shogun is amazing it's the story of an imperial Japanese war and William Adams the English Samurai
Remember a shogun total war 👏👏👏👏
@@gmasterv me too
this show can last for many years!!!!
Disney finally released a series without the regular wokism, theres hope
Didn't like they killed the captain by offing himself immediately. That didn't happen.