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| Above, Osaka Castle in 2015. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Back in the 1980s, there was a mini-series based on James Clavell's book, Shōgun. It was basically a soap opera set in feudal Japan.
It was an enjoyable mini-series and, in 1977, I met James Clavell in Sacramento at a birthday party at the Capitol.
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| Above, James Clavell is at right in the background. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Shōgun is now back in the form of a new FX mini-series. It is seeing rave reviews.
One place that the new mini-series is set at is Osaka Castle. I visited Osaka Castle twice. The first was in 2004 with G-TOUR and then in 2015.
Screen Rant has posted an article on the significance of Osaka Castle in Shōgun.
They begin it with:
The new FX hit series Shōgun features Osaka Castle as a setting, and there's prominent real-world history and information that's fascinating to know about the location. Based on the 1975 novel of the same name, written by James Clavell, the 2024 TV series has been met with astounding acclaim, with critics even drawing comparisons to Game of Thrones in the show's scale and production value excellence. Set in the year 1600, Shōgun may be based on a novel, but its narrative is rooted in fascinating history.
To read more, go here.
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