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| ClassicGamingWizzz said: 1-Stranger Things 2-Marco Polo ( no one mentions this? Its fucking amazing, its like Game of thrones , great characters and good acting ) 3-Daredevil 4-Jessica Jones 5-Daredevil season 2 |
I mentioned it :) I love it. It reminds me so much of "Shogun" the book series by James Clavell.
Its one of my favorite books.
"Feudal Japan in 1600 is in a precarious peace. The heir to the Taiko (Regent) is too young to rule, and the most powerful five overlords of the land hold power as a Council of Regents. Portugal, with its vast sea power, supported by the Catholic Church mainly through the Order of the Jesuits, have gained a foothold in Japan and seek to extend their power. But Japanese society is insular and xenophobic. Guns and Europe's modern military capabilities are still a novelty and despised as a threat to Japan's traditional Samurai warrior culture.
John Blackthorne, an English pilot, serving on the Dutch warship Erasmus, is the first English pilot to reach Japan. England (and Holland) seek to disrupt Portuguese (and Catholic) relations with Japan and establish ties of their own through trade and military alliances.
Erasmus is blown ashore on the Japanese coast at the village of Anjiro during a storm. Blackthorne and the few survivors of his crew are taken captive by local samurai, Kasigi Omi, until his daimyō (feudal lord) and uncle, Kasigi Yabu, arrives. Yabu puts Blackthorne and his crew on trial as pirates, using a Jesuit priest to interpret for Blackthorne. Losing the trial, Blackthorne attacks the Jesuit, rips off his crucifix, and stamps it into the dust to show the daimyō that the priest is his enemy. The Japanese, who know only the Catholic version of Christianity, are shocked by the gesture. Yabu sentences Blackthorne and his crew to death. However, Omi, who is quickly proving himself as a clever adviser, convinces Yabu to spare them in order to learn more about European ways."
TL:DR : Blackthorne becomes close friends to a Toranaga, and he rises in power (toranaga) to become the Shogon (single ruler of all of japan).
Anyways its a fantastic read, and gives great insight into the culture of the japanese during that time periode.
