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Attack of the Killer Ninja Blonde
Alison Grant (played by Kelly Harmon) prepares to unmask herself in The Master Episode 9: “Kunoichi” (NBC, 1984).
It’s been said that nostalgia ain’t what it used to be, but judging by the last post, on the short-lived 1984 NBC TV series...
Learning from “The Master”
Back cover of my copy of Blu-ray DVD of The Master (1984).
Before we begin today’s post, on the 1984 TV show The Master, I want to share a bit of news about my other main research project, a complete translation of the scholar and poet Ra...
What Did We Learn From Shōgun?
The thief Ishikawa Goemon (?-c1594) is executed by being boiled alive, but attempts to save his son from suffering the same fate by holding him aloft. 1851 print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861); image source.
James Clavell’s Shōgun was, b...
So, Just How Historically Accurate *Is* “Shōgun”?
Kaburagi Kiyokata, “White Swans” (1906). Image source.
At least in theory, it’s easy to answer the question of how accurate James Clavell’s Shōgun is to the historical facts: not at all. If I were to put on my smug, annoying academic hat h...
The First “Shōgun” TV Show Was Huge
Richard Chamberlain as Blackthorne and Shimada Yoko as Mariko in Shogun (NBC, 1980). Image source
NBC’s TV miniseries adaptation of James Clavell’s novel Shōgun aired in the US on five consecutive nights between the 15th and 19th of Septem...
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