The series was re-built from scratch with new writers, husband-and-wife duoRachel KondoandJustin Marks.
Generationally-speaking, both the iconic book and the 1980 miniseries had missed us.
But theyd had a seismic impact on American culture.
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And so it left us wondering… did anyone really need to revisit this story?
But its also timeless, classic in every sense.
And yes… this story needs to be told again, today more than ever.
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For us, the first chapter of SHOGUN was abouttranslation.
In fifty years, itll be another generations turn to dust off the cobwebs of our modern experience.
Maybe theyll look at our answers and see what we got wrong.
We should all be so lucky…
Click below to read the script.
