An exhibition exploring this historical relationship through ukiyo-e (traditional woodblock prints ... cranes, storks, and ...

We're here to help! Here are the basics of what you need to get by: The show opens with the death of Japan's former ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi, paving the way for Shogun's power struggle.

“Shogun” is based on James Clavell’s ... While he deployed the traditional Japanese method of making a classic period drama, he was also willing to take advantage of Hollywood’s advanced ...

Watanabe has said he wants to position himself as the "God of Marriage," according to local media. "I want to have 54 children so my name will go down in history," Watanabe told Shueisha Online, ...

Shogun has been especially praised - in Japan as well as the U.S. - for the cultural accuracy and ravishing detail of its world-building, taking viewers into an alluring and reasonably convincing ...

Jon Woodhouse, who writes regular arts and entertainment articles for The Maui News, is currently traveling in Japan and ...

Between the tens of millions of tourists visiting and the soft power success of films and drama series set in Japan, the country has never attracted so much attention. The impact on sales and other ...

Mariko's traditional obligation could lead Blackthorne ... Shogun is an FX original mini-series set in 17th Century Japan.

The documentary screening at Tokyo Film Festival takes a deeply human look at the lives of the indigenous Ainu people of Japan's Hokkaido.

TOKYO — Japan erupted with joy Monday as the samurai series “Shogun” won a record 18 Emmys for its first season. It took home prizes including Outstanding Drama Series, as star and co-producer ...

"Shogun" starts with the arrival of Pilot Major John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis) in turn-of-the-17th-century feudal Japan. Five regents rule Japan in the stead of Nakamura Yaechiyo (Sen Mars), heir ...