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Re: Wheels in medieval Japan
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Tue, 31 Oct 2000 15:40:59 GMT
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I loved the book Shogun. I've read it a few times, it is very enjoyable. A
glimpse into a very different culture and time period from my own.
I also remember that there is a short comparison to life in medieval Europe,
through Blackthorne's thoughts of his wife and family back home.
-Andy Lynch
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Krug" <akrug@oz-online.net>
> I got in on this string a bit late so if I repeat what someone else said I
> apologize. I was an Asian History major in college and I must say that one
> of the best movies depicting medevil era Japan is the Movie "Shogun" by
> James Clavell (spelling?). Very accurate in almost all portrayals of life
> in Japan during this era. Also an outstanding book if you can't find the
> movie. As a warning the movie was like 8 hours long and started out as a TV
> mini-series. Check it out and you won't be disappointed.
>
> Andy
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| But the Japanese didn't think it was very realistic. When I lived in Japan I asked about it, and the general response from Japanese people I talked to is there is a western bias to the show (there probably is since we filmed it), and they were (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| Andy Glad to find someone else who has taken the time to read the book. Even the movie takes a significant amount of time to finish (not very often that you find that to be the case). The movie is so good because it was very well researched and put (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| I got in on this string a bit late so if I repeat what someone else said I apologize. I was an Asian History major in college and I must say that one of the best movies depicting medevil era Japan is the Movie "Shogun" by James Clavell (spelling?). (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.castle)
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