[Video] The samurai craze

The samurai craze is rapidly gaining momentum, with more and more people discovering Japan, its culture, and history

• The reason for the rapid rise in the popularity of the samurai theme lies in the fact that the series “Shogun”, a remake of the show released back in the 80s, recently premiered on the small screen
• The series was based on the historical novel by James Clavell about the English navigator John Blackthorne, who ended up in Japan at the height of civil wars 
• The original series based on Clavell’s novel looked quite good in the 80s, but the show has not stood the test of time. If you watch the series now, it may feel as if fans of Japanese culture in cheap costumes simply gathered around modest sets to act out melodramatic scenes
• While the remake looks significantly better in terms of aesthetics and props, things are not so great with its casting
• More — in the video:

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Image author: FX. Image source: IMDb