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Television · 1980

Shōgun

James Clavell

Shōgun poster
editorial · Reviewed artwork

What this is doing

Restates power in a sharper television register.

The original adaptation of Clavell's novel. East meets West in feudal Japan.

This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.

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The original adaptation of Clavell's novel. East meets West in feudal Japan.

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