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[–] Mellow12@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I just finished episode 2. It’s absolutely great. The original miniseries still holds up even today, but this new imagining is really damn good. A bit more brutal than the original. A lot more beautiful. Now I have to wait week to week for the next four episodes. I love Hiroyuki Sanada every time I see him in a movie. I’ve seen a couple things that Cosmo Jarvis has been in but honestly I don’t remember him from them. I do love his raspy, gravely voice as the Anjin/Blackthorn. I cannot wait for the next episode.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

The old one is good, too. It's definitely aged but I enjoyed it when I watched it last year.

[–] yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't know it was out, gotta catch up

[–] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Me neither. How unexpected. I'm really glad it's good! I never read the book, but the poster advertisements looked really cool. And I know it was at least good enough to inspire a previous miniseries.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The author, James Clavell wrote 6 novels set in Asia that span 400-ish years. Shogun - 1600 to the last set in the 1990s.

Shogun is one of the best but they are all worth a read.

My rating of the Series.

Shogun & Noble House tied for first. (both were made into mini-series in the 80s)

Tai-Pan

Gai-Jin

King Rat (his first novel, based on personal experence in WW2)

Whirlwind

[–] JimmyChanga@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Why the hell did they put it up on Tuesday though. Weird scheduling