Shōgun

1980 miniseries by Jerry London
TVSeries television_series Q1778567
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Shōgun

Summary

Shōgun is a television series[1]. Shōgun ranks in the top 6% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,361 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shōgun is the creator of James Clavell[3].
  • Shōgun's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • Shōgun's instance of is recorded as miniseries[5].
  • Shōgun was directed by Jerry London[6].
  • Eric Bercovici wrote the screenplay for Shōgun[7].
  • Shōgun's composer is recorded as Maurice Jarre[8].
  • Shōgun's genre is drama television series[9].
  • Shōgun's genre is historical television series[10].
  • Shōgun's genre is romantic television drama[11].
  • Shōgun's based on is recorded as Shōgun[12].
  • A cast member of Shōgun was Richard Chamberlain[13].
  • A cast member of Shōgun was Toshirō Mifune[14].
  • A cast member of Shōgun was Frankie Sakai[15].
  • A cast member of Shōgun was Michael Hordern[16].
  • A cast member of Shōgun was John Rhys-Davies[17].
  • A cast member of Shōgun was Yōko Shimada[18].
  • A cast member of Shōgun was Alan Badel[19].
  • A cast member of Shōgun was Damien Thomas[20].
  • A cast member of Shōgun was Vladek Sheybal[21].
  • A cast member of Shōgun was George Innes[22].
  • A cast member of Shōgun was Leon Lissek[23].
  • A cast member of Shōgun was Yūki Meguro[24].
  • A cast member of Shōgun was Hideo Takamatsu[25].
  • A cast member of Shōgun was Nobuo Kaneko[26].
  • A cast member of Shōgun was Toru Abe[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Ben Chapman[28] and James Clavell[29]. Shōgun was directed by Jerry London[6]. Eric Bercovici wrote the screenplay for Shōgun[7]. Cast members include Richard Chamberlain[13], Toshirō Mifune[14], Frankie Sakai[15], Michael Hordern[16], John Rhys-Davies[17], and Yōko Shimada[18]. Shōgun is the creator of James Clavell[3].

Publication

The original language of Shōgun was English[30]. Genres include drama television series[9], historical television series[10], and romantic television drama[11]. Shōgun was distributed by video on demand[31].

Reception

Reviews include 75%[32], 7.8/10[33], and 8.1/10[34].

Why It Matters

Shōgun ranks in the top 6% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,361 views/month).[2] Shōgun has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Shōgun is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] . IMDb. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Original language of film or tv show English
    After a work by James Clavell
    Filming location Japan
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