Since its premiere on February 27, FX on Hulu’s “Shōgun” has become one of the most popular limited series of this Emmy cycle. Based on James Clavell’s 1975 titular novel, the historical series created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks revolves around an English sailor (Cosmo Jarvis) shipwrecked in Japan at the start of the 17th century in the midst of political upheaval surrounding a powerful daimyō (Hiroyuki Sanada) and a samurai (Anna Sawai) torn between her loyalty and faith. With the series already midway through its run and receiving critical acclaim and awards attention, let’s re-examine NBC’s original 1980 miniseries — which garnered 14 Emmy nominations and three wins –- to determine potential categories for the current program.
Here are the 1981 Emmy nominations and wins for the first “Shōgun” television adaptation:
Best Limited Series (Won)
James Clavell, Executive Producer
Eric Bercovici, Producer
Best Movie/Limited Actor
Richard Chamberlain as John...
Here are the 1981 Emmy nominations and wins for the first “Shōgun” television adaptation:
Best Limited Series (Won)
James Clavell, Executive Producer
Eric Bercovici, Producer
Best Movie/Limited Actor
Richard Chamberlain as John...
- 3/19/2024
- by Christopher Tsang
- Gold Derby
Based on “The Honjin Murders”, the debut work of Seishi Yokomizo that was first serialized in 1946 and published in 1973 and the winner of the first Mystery Writers of Japan Award, “Death at an Old Mansion” is another great production by Atg, which was also screened in competition at the 26th Berlinale, in 1976.
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The mystery revolves around the wealthy Ichayanagi family, and takes place in an unspecified village in Okayama. The movie begins with the wedding of Kenzo, the family's eldest son, who is marrying a simple primary school teacher, Katsuko Kubo, against the firm protest of the tradition-conscious family, as the later reaction of a drunken uncle eloquently highlights. Suzu, Kenzo's rather beautiful sister is also present and gives an impressive performance playing the koto, but is soon revealed to be mentally handicapped, as she begins to...
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The mystery revolves around the wealthy Ichayanagi family, and takes place in an unspecified village in Okayama. The movie begins with the wedding of Kenzo, the family's eldest son, who is marrying a simple primary school teacher, Katsuko Kubo, against the firm protest of the tradition-conscious family, as the later reaction of a drunken uncle eloquently highlights. Suzu, Kenzo's rather beautiful sister is also present and gives an impressive performance playing the koto, but is soon revealed to be mentally handicapped, as she begins to...
- 9/6/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Yasuzo Masumura amazes us with yet another sensual stunner. This period way-of-all-flesh tale is almost a horror film, but the supernatural shivers are far outpaced by the daily Evil that Men Do. Japanese superstar Ayako Wakao blazes across the screen as a self-decreed avenger of the female sex, who allows men to destroy themselves and uses them to destroy each other. The bloody killings orbit around the desire to possess the irresistible Spider Woman, an in an ‘annihilating noir.’ The screenplay is by the equally famous Kaneto Shindo, from a Japanese ‘amor fou’ novel by Junichiro Tanizaki.
Irezumi
Blu-ray
Arrow Video
1966 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 86 min. / Street Date June 22, 2021 / Spider Tattoo / Available from Amazon / 39.95
Starring: Ayako Wakao, Akio Hasegawa, Gaku Yamamoto, Kei Sato, Fujio Suga, Reiko Fujiwara, Asao Uchida, Kikue Mori.
Cinematography: Kazuo Miyagawa
Production Designers: Hiroaki Fujii, Shiro Kaga
Art Director: Yoshinobu Nishioka
Film Editor: Kanji Suganuma
Original Music: Hikaru...
Irezumi
Blu-ray
Arrow Video
1966 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 86 min. / Street Date June 22, 2021 / Spider Tattoo / Available from Amazon / 39.95
Starring: Ayako Wakao, Akio Hasegawa, Gaku Yamamoto, Kei Sato, Fujio Suga, Reiko Fujiwara, Asao Uchida, Kikue Mori.
Cinematography: Kazuo Miyagawa
Production Designers: Hiroaki Fujii, Shiro Kaga
Art Director: Yoshinobu Nishioka
Film Editor: Kanji Suganuma
Original Music: Hikaru...
- 4/30/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Conceived by Daiei as a tribute to the 300th screen appearance of veteran actor Kazuo Hasegawa, “An Actor’s Revenge” is a remake of the homonymous, 1935 film, which also starred Hasegawa. The screenplay, written by Ichikawa’s wife, Natto Wada, was based on the adaptation by Daisuke Ito and Teinosuke Kinugasa of a newspaper serial originally written by Otokichi Mikami, which was used for the 1935 version.
Yukitaro is a famous onnagata, a male actor who plays female roles in the kabuki theatre, whose Osaka-based troupe, headed by Kikunojo Nakamura, is making its first appearances in Kyoto. Yukitaro however, has his eyes set on revenge upon three men: Sansai Dobe, Kawaguchiya, and Hiromiya, who plotted and eventually led his father to death and his mother to suicide when he was just seven years old. In order to achieve his goal, Yukitaro, whose stage name is Yukinojo, uses his handsomeness,...
Yukitaro is a famous onnagata, a male actor who plays female roles in the kabuki theatre, whose Osaka-based troupe, headed by Kikunojo Nakamura, is making its first appearances in Kyoto. Yukitaro however, has his eyes set on revenge upon three men: Sansai Dobe, Kawaguchiya, and Hiromiya, who plotted and eventually led his father to death and his mother to suicide when he was just seven years old. In order to achieve his goal, Yukitaro, whose stage name is Yukinojo, uses his handsomeness,...
- 3/7/2018
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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