Shōgun
 | | 1990s paperback edition | | Author | James Clavell | | Cover Artist | Ed Vebell (illustrated edition only) | | Country | United States | | Language | English | | Series | Asian Saga | | Genre(s) | Historical, Novel | | Publisher | Dell Fiction | | Released | 1975 | | Media Type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) | | Pages | 1152 pp (Paperback edition) | | ISBN | ISBN 9780440178002 (Paperback edition) | | Preceded by | first book of series | | Followed by | Tai-Pan | - This page is about the James Clavell novel. For other meanings of Shogun, see Shogun (disambiguation).
Shōgun is the first novel (chronologically speaking) in James Clavell's Asian Saga. It is set in feudal Japan somewhere around the year 1600 and gives a highly fictionalized account of the rise of Tokugawa Ieyasu to the Shogunate, seen through the eyes of an English sailor whose fictional heroics are loosely based on William Adams' exploits. Image File history File links Book_cover_shogun. ...
James Clavell in 1986 James Clavell (10 October 1924 – 7 September 1994) was a novelist, screenwriter, and World War II POW, who was famous for books such as Shogun, and such films as The Great Escape and To Sir, with Love. ...
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The Asian Saga is a series of six novels written by James Clavell in the later 20th century. ...
History is often used as a generic term for information about the past, such as in geologic history of the Earth. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of the record of human societies. ...
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Tai-Pan is a novel written by James Clavell about European and American traders who move into Hong Kong in 1841 following the end of the first Opium War. ...
Meanings of Shogun: In Japanese history, Shogun is a military rank. ...
Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe; title page of 1719 newspaper edition A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ...
James Clavell in 1986 James Clavell (10 October 1924 – 7 September 1994) was a novelist, screenwriter, and World War II POW, who was famous for books such as Shogun, and such films as The Great Escape and To Sir, with Love. ...
The Asian Saga is a series of six novels written by James Clavell in the later 20th century. ...
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Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Ieyasu (previously spelled Iyeyasu); å¾³å· å®¶åº· (January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. ...
Shogun ) is a military rank and historical title in Japan. ...
William Adams (September 24, 1564–May 16, 1620), also known in Japanese as Anjin-sama (按é‡æ§˜: anjin, pilot; sama, a Japanese social title) and Miura Anjin (三浦按é‡: the pilot of Miura), was an English navigator who went to Japan and is believed to be the first Briton ever to reach Japan. ...
Plot summary
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. John Blackthorne (given the nickname Anjin, meaning "pilot," by the Japanese because they can't pronounce his name), pilot and acting captain of the Dutch trading ship Erasmus, is shipwrecked on the coast of Japan. He and his crew are captured and forced to live in a pit for a couple days. The samurai in charge of them throws seawater on the crew when they misbehave. Eventually, the samurai in charge talks to Blackthorne and takes him to his daimyo's household. The daimyo plans to turn Blackthorne over to the custody of his lord, Toranaga. While in the household, Blackthorn's name is changed to Anjin-san. He then enters the service of Toranaga, a powerful feudal warlord who rules over the Kanto (Kwanto) plain, the site of modern-day Tokyo, and falls in love with Mariko, a convert to Christianity who is torn between her new religion and her native culture. John Blackthorne is the hero of James Clavells 1975 novel Shogun, and is loosely based on the life of the 17th century British trader William Adams, who was the first Briton to visit Japan. ...
Japanese samurai in armour, 1860s. ...
Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ...
Feudalism comes from the Late Latin word feudum, itself borrowed from a Germanic root *fehu, a commonly used term in the Middle Ages which means fief, or land held under certain obligations by feodati. ...
Kanto can mean: The Kanto region of Japan. ...
Tokyo , literally eastern capital) is the capital of Japan and one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. ...
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Despite a rocky start, Blackthorne slowly gains an understanding of the Japanese people and their culture, and eventually learns to respect it deeply. A turning point in this process is Blackthorne's attempt at seppuku (ritual suicide). The Japanese grow to respect the "barbarian" in turn and he is eventually granted the status of samurai and hatamoto. Blackthorne is torn between his love for Mariko (who is married to a powerful samurai), his growing loyalty to Toranaga, and his desire to return to the open seas aboard Erasmus and capture the "Black Ship," a treasure-laden Portuguese vessel. Eventually, he reunites with the survivors of his original crew and is so astonished at how far he's come away from the standard European way of life (rare bathing, meat-eating) that he is disgusted by what he sees. Blackthorne's plans to attack the Black Ship are complicated by his friendship with that vessel's pilot. Seppuku with ritual attire and second (staged) General Akashi Gidayu preparing to commit Seppuku after losing a battle for his master in 1582. ...
Japanese samurai in armour, 1860s. ...
A hatamoto (旗本) was an official guard of a daimyo or shogun in feudal Japan. ...
In parallel with this plot, the novel also details the power struggle between Toranaga and Ishido (two great daimyos or feudal lords), and the political manoeuvring of the Christians, particularly the Jesuits. Toranaga's ultimate goal is to be named Shogun, the supreme military commander of Japan and second in power only to the Emperor himself. Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ...
The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ...
Characters in "Shogun" These characters in Shogun are based on historical figures: Spoilers end here. Oda Nobunaga (織田 信長 , June 23, 1534–June 21, 1582) was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. ...
Hideyoshi in old age. ...
Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Ieyasu (previously spelled Iyeyasu); å¾³å· å®¶åº· (January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. ...
William Adams (September 24, 1564–May 16, 1620), also known in Japanese as Anjin-sama (按é‡æ§˜: anjin, pilot; sama, a Japanese social title) and Miura Anjin (三浦按é‡: the pilot of Miura), was an English navigator who went to Japan and is believed to be the first Briton ever to reach Japan. ...
Yodo-Gimi (Lady Yodo) sometimes known as Yodo Dono, was the principal wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the niece of notorious Japanese daimyo Oda Nobunaga. ...
Grave of Toyotomi Clan at Mount Koya Toyotomi Hideyori (豊臣 ç§€é ¼ Toyotomi Hideyori), 1593-1615, was the son and designated successor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the general who first united all of Japan. ...
Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada Tokugawa Hidetada (å¾³å· ç§€å¿ (1579-1632) was the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, who ruled from 1605 until his abdication in 1623. ...
Ishida Mitsunari (石田 ä¸‰æˆ Ishida Mitsunari 1560 - November 6, 1600) was a samurai who led the West side in the Battle of Sekigahara. ...
Hosokawa Tama (ç´°å·çŽ‰, or Garasha ガラシャ, 1563–July 17, 1600) was a Japanese noblewoman, daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide. ...
João Rodrigues (1561–1634, or perhaps 1558–1633) was a Portuguese member of the Society of Jesus (a Jesuit) who carried out missionary work in Japan. ...
Allusions/references to actual history, geography, and current science The ship's name of Erasmus is most likely taken from the original name of the ship De Liefde, the Dutch ship piloted by William Adams which made landfall on the coast of Japan in 1600. The real Erasmus was renamed to fit in with the names of the other four ships of the expedition leaving Holland in 1598. Desiderius Erasmus in 1523 Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (also Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam) (October 27, probably 1466 – July 12, 1536) was a Dutch humanist and theologian. ...
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Film, TV or theatrical adaptations The novel has been adapted as a groundbreaking television miniseries, a Broadway musical, and several computer games, including an Infocom text adventure called James Clavell's Shogun. Shogun is an Japanese- United States miniseries based on the namesake novel by James Clavell. ...
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James Clavells Shōgun is an interactive fiction computer game written by Dave Lebling and released by Infocom in 1989. ...
A television miniseries, Shogun, was produced in 1980. Nine hours long (twelve, including commercials), it aired over five nights. It starred Richard Chamberlain, Toshiro Mifune, Yoko Shimada, and John Rhys-Davies. It was edited into a two-hour version for theatrical release. Shogun is an Japanese- United States miniseries based on the namesake novel by James Clavell. ...
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Richarde Chamberlin, right, as John Blackthorne, and John Rhys-Davies, left, as the Portuguese Pilot Vasco Rodrigues in the Shogun television miniseries. ...
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Computer games There have been four games released by the name of Shogun. Two text-based adventure games (with sparse graphics) for the Amiga and PC, a unique graphical Virgin Entertainment adventure game for the Commodore 64, and a 3D war strategy game (titled Shogun: Total War) released in 2000. While the first games are true to the story, the last is an unrelated real time strategy war game where troops are archers, horsemen, etc. The original Amiga (1985) The Amiga is a family of home/personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation (motto: ) as an advanced home entertainment and productivity machine. ...
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James Clavell's Shogun and Shogun (Mastertronic) are abandonware, and are no longer available for purchase. However, abandonware sites such as Home of the Underdogs may have them available. Keep in mind any such downloads may be illegal, depending on your jurisdiction, and that you would do so at your own risk. Wikipedia does not encourage the violation of any laws. Screenshot of Sopwith, an example of abandonware Abandonware is computer software which is no longer being sold or supported by its copyright holder. ...
Home of the Underdogs (HOTU) was founded by Sarinee Achavanuntakul in September 1998, and has grown to be one of the largest abandonware sites on the Internet. ...
Shōgun for the Commodore 64, produced in 1986 by "Lee & Mathias" is available via emulation. Emulation can also be of questionable legality, so the above warning applies to this as well. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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See also
See also: 1974 in literature, other events of 1975, 1976 in literature, list of years in literature. ...
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