will this be on dvd,,,,,,,

You destroyed Clavell's novel.

@@AmbiguousMan724 Bullshit. The new series is a wonderful version of the story and far better than the old series from 1980. FX Shogun is a true masterrpiece.

@@TwoForTwentyFilms Have you read the book or watched the 1980 series?

I watched the series in 1980 and it was very good during that time. Everybody loved it. But I rewatched the old series before FX Shogun and in comparision I personally prefer the new version.There is a reason why people compare FX Shogun with GoT, one of the most successful series in TV history.

Hear hear!

By giving her accountability

In marvel all female characters are just lucky and that was not the case for the male characters

鞠子は、強い信念と志を持って、勝ち目の無い男達に立ち向かった！そして、敗れる。現実的なシーンだと感じた。もし、鞠子が勝つと非現実、ファンタジーになる。

I don't care what history books say. Mariko was black!

@@Stoigniew666 I don't think this comment is going to get the pop you think it is.

Just engrave her name on the award now, why waste any time - amazing performance 😍

why is that ?she wasnt black or gay?

​@@user-in9qd9ut4mhehehe 😂 The state of the awards now ! But seriously...Anna deserves this. But won't be surprised if a Black/Alphabet crowd/climate activist/virtue signaler etc etc wins this.

nonsense of getting killed

I like the constant subversion of our expectations. Mariko here wages "war" by sacrificing herself and her men, tempting her enemies into dishonoring themselves. All along, the REAL war was for the heir's support.

Brutal Unforgiving Majestic

It was also the weapon of choice use by samurai women aka onna musha and onna buegisha.

The samurai mostly fought as mounted archers (yabusame) with the infantry being spearmen (ashigaru wielding yari). It is true that the katana was a secondary weapon for the samurai during the Sengoku Period. In addition, the wakizushi was an auxiliary sword. However, the yabusame were central and still played a huge role at the Battle of Sekigahara. High ranking samurai were primarily yabusame. Archers (kyushu) themselves as well as yabusume gave way to ashigaru using matchlocks (tanegashima). At the Battle of Nagashino in 1575 the tanegashima demonstrated its superiority to the bow and arrow (yumiya). At the Battle of Sekigahara tanegashima and the cannons from William Adams' ship The Fidele, were a huge advantage for Tokugawa Ieyasu. This was a further blow to kyushu and yabusume.

I think that goes for any type of warrior in history. Spears were like rifles, and swords were sidearms, like pistols.

@@Rabbithole8 Thank you for that.

@@Rabbithole8 the mounted archer Samurai is an old archetype. During the 1500s when samurai warfare was at its peak, most samurai fought mounted with spears. And they also fought on foot with spears/polearms

She's quite literally Crimson Sky.

​@@SplendidFactor That's the point !

It's a Criminal Offense to drive thru these gates without a valid ID. Mariko: I'm not driving, I'm traveling.

Why?

isn't it maria as in akechi gracia?

Before she was married.

Part of this scene was in the trailer and I must confess, I was very much expecting to see her enter invincible female protagonist mode ("Girls can be samurai too!") and cut down dozens of opponents in this scene. Ultimately, it wouldn't even have changed the story, but I'm glad they didn't go that route. Given her social status, a woman like her would've received weapons training and so she's shown as a capable combatant, but against multiple opponents that very quickly doesn't matter all that much - and you see when she's starting to fight desperately (overcommitting her swings). Same with Blackthorne: In the scene with Yabushige, I was afraid he'd be getting the Tom-Cruise-Last-Samurai treatment and somehow become the best swordsmen in Japan within the space of a short montage. But they also didn't do that (luckily, because it's very unrealistic). Only small critique I have is that as a sailor engaging in piracy, the Navigator likely would've at least somewhat capable with a rapier or a cutlass and they could've shown that (and by doing that, acknowledged that European swordsmanship and martial arts of the time were also highly developed). Him relying on his pistols was fine though. Really well done scenes, overall.

She could, is not unrealistic samurai women were trained from a small age in martial arts, to fight multiple opponents. If she she attacked at the same time as the other samurai she would of had a chance. one example is the Onna buegisha Nakano tekeko in 1863 in the battle of Aizu armed with a naginata (a Japanese bladed pole arm)took down 6 to 10 armed men with modern guns her and a group of young samurai women known as the Joshitai which translate into women army was a group of 20 samurai Aizu women which included her sister and her mother she perished in the battle at the age of 22. but this goes to show in the hands of trained samurai women the naginata was as deadly as the katana in fact in combat the naginata is more deadly than the katana. These men are armed with an Yari a type of Japanese spear so she can easily incage in hand to hand combat while Nakano tekeko had to fight men armed with rifles Nakano tekeko got lucky because the enemy underestimated the Aizu women and gave the order to capture them a life this allowed the Joshitai to attack and incage in hand to hand combat with the enemy before they resumed firing fighting she still took down 6 to 10 men before being shot in the chest. The case with mariko the men were order to not hurt her this puts them at a disadvantage. If she let them attack and took them one by one she could of won. Put this is to show the women of the samurai class were not afraid to throw down in fuedial Japan for example when their husband's were at war it was the wives who defended the home and of time of war women would also participate in battle in fact recent discovery discovered that 30% of battle Graves in Japan contain women is unspoken part of Japanese history over looked many people think women in ancient Japan was weak and docile while Japan at time was a patriarchal society it still gave women more rights then other places at the time like Europe. In fuedial Japan women could inherent, they could rule they have even been female emperor and USA never had a female president, women could fight in battle. Women could have money in fact it was women who took care of finance. Not to say it wasn't hard for them just saying they had a little more freedom for women at the time. They purposely made so Mariko couldn't win it wasn't because she couldn't win is just it wasn't part of the storyline her death was nessary for the storyline she died for her lord it wasn't just the men that were loyal to their lords it was also women were fericely loyal to their lords. They were prepared to they lords just like the men. Look up Akashi Mistude Daughter which is who Mariko is based on.

@@mariarahim651 Very nice and informative post. Thank you for educating us! I agree that she could have killed several more of them but she also knew the real impact of her actions was the symbolism of proving Ishido was keeping everyone there against their will. Deep down she knew her eventual death would be the thing that turned public opinion against Ishido and help Toronaga defeat him and save Japan from his tyranny. Because she wished to end the torment of her tragic life in as useful and meaningful a way as possible, she accepted death. She knew it was her destiny in some way. The tragedy is that Anjin's ultimate gesture of love and sacrifice was the thing that let her understand the profound bond they shared and she finally found a spark of beauty in her life, something to live for. For her to then still sacrifice her life for the greater good took on an even greater meaning. What a devastating ending.

Her weapon was literally designed to be lightweight and have a fightign style capable of fighting multiple opponents

@@vetabeta9890 And the point is?. I dont care how long the weapon og well designed it is, No way a Man or Woman can take down 12 trained Guards. Just not gonna happen. Pretty easy to overcome 12 vs 1 :). Its not an Automatic weapon she has in her hands :)

@@mariarahim651 Choosing Onna Buegisha to illustrate a point about the skill of onna-musha is not a good choice. Onna Buegisha was not an onna-musha of old. The Late Edo period and the Sengoku Period were very different, and you can't conflate the two. Women's status changed due to Edo Confucianism and they became solely dependent upon men and it became extremely rare for women to train in weapons. The number is 5 to 6 and they were not ashigaru with yari but troops armed with firearms, as you pointed out, and that is in important fact that does the opposite of what you think it does. Onna Buegisha took advantage of the shock of the troops at seeing "onna-musha" at a time where that was a strange site. She was shot in the chest as soon as the soldiers came to their senses. Rather than Onna Buegisha, Hangaku Gozen of the Genpei War (1180-1185) is a better example of a skilled onna-musha. If in Shogun they depicted a male with a naginata defeating that many ashigaru with yari, it would still be unrealistic despite the man having superior skills. In a real battle, the enemy attacking you one by one is silly. If they wanted to kill her they simply would have surround her. The fact that they were refraining from attacking her meant her survival not the other way around. In a one to one battle would a highly skilled onna-musha beat a lesser male opponent? Yes, most likely, but surround by trained and yet lesser skilled opponents with yari, male or female intent on killing, the answer is no. In addition to all of this you are elevating onna-musha as if they had training that was superior to male counterparts. There is absolutely no need to do this. The scene with Mariko is wonderful because it is both realistic and for what it meant to the people in universe as well as the symbolism for us the viewers.

I just wish they had at least 2 seasons, to do the book better service. Do not get me wrong, the show is phenomenal and the reason I even read the book, but the worthy detail that has been left out is sad to me. Still, in the limited series time they had available, they have knocked it out of the park.

Just dont

huh? was just manners. all just doing er jerb

??? Starting a fight or war without introducing yourself or bowing is diabolical.

She politely asked her main guard _"Please, kill him"_ The man steps up, bows to his victims, and then proceeds to kill both of them with three strokes. Violence as it ought to be depicted. Nasty, brutish, and short.

Flying reapers drones and killing from thousands of miles away remotely is diabolical.

This was made by Disney, but it’s probably the overwhelming Japanese input/control that prevented a typical Disney product.

@@pamelahermano9298 you're right! I forgot 😅

@@pamelahermano9298 Quite hard to say it was made by Disney, only because Disney acquired 21st Fox which owns FX, which is the production company.

At least she went out with a bang. R.I.P.

Somebody read the book pleaseeee...

Blackthorn

@@carljhirst Blackthorne actually

@@bashsharif8272 Major John Blackthorne Acktuuwwallee!

@@carljhirst Pilot Major John Blackthorne actually. Not quite the same as a Major, as he was in charge of navigating his ship, which in case you'd forgotten or not read the book, is the Erasmus. In fact, the Japanese name for him, anjin-san literally means Mr Pilot!!

@@bashsharif8272 Anjin San!

mukaku merah tersedu sedu

They are not ordering them, just reminding them Mariko is highborn who is not to be killed like this

Most likely they got the same instruction from Ishido. The show makes it pretty clear later on when she is actually killed by the shinobi working on Ishido's behalf that her death was not the desired outcome.

Those men are confused how to deal with this highborn lady. If they make it the wrong action to deal with this situation, they and their family will get executed. So Kiyama reminds them how to deal with it.

Agreed. Not to mention, no large scale battles, no fights!

They were taken out by the archers I’m pretty sure We don’t see it happen to all of them but the only two we actually see go down were taken out by arrows

I don't know about the book, but in history yes. Woman know the basic stuff to defend the village while their husband was in war. Listen to podcast it's very good.

Yes she's a samurai and learned how to fight and was able to hold her own for a bit! This scene in the book was slightly different in that Mariko only went up against one guard instead of all of them ganging up on her. But if I recall correctly, Yabushige even commented on how if the guard was a lesser man Mariko would've beaten him

​@@Sia-kg2uxjapanese women? Or in general? Or just the inspiration for mariko

@@Magnonx wife of a samurai in Japan.

Someone who read the book said she did fight. I think twice or so.

My understanding was that the Emperor had no power. Probably like the British Queen or King today.

The emperor couldn't do anything even if he did. The emperor at the time was purely a ceremonial and religious head, the power of his throne steadily eroded by the emerging samurai class in the preceding centuries. It's only until the 19th Century that the emperor would regain power, with the help of daimyo alienated by the Tokugawa (or Toranaga, in this fictional setting) Shogunate.

He is basically a puppet and his mother Ochiba is controlling everything on his behalf.

@@enih2506 That boy is not the emperor.

How so?

Cause her death would turn the Allie’s of the enemy her lord was facing against them and the plan worked

“Idiotic conclusion” one see’s his own reflection. You won’t understand.

I mean women were trained to in kimono. Put they made it so she couldn't win as part of the storyline. I agree.

Kinda close but more accurate would be a bunch of men died cause a man ordered a woman to leave the castle who was the woman’s master and another man kept her against her will buy ordering other men to stop her

yeah I felt that.

I was getting tired of her constantly trying to die lol

@@chadgerritsen6218 I mean her whole family sacrificed their lives to to rid Japan of a monstrous, tyrannical leader. It was an incredibly noble way to die and she was left to live with the sorrow of her whole family dying without getting to take part in their noble act. Can you imagine how cruel and sad such a life would be? What she really wanted was to be able to die with a similarly noble act. She had nothing left to live for and I think her arc was truly fascinating for that reason. Her acceptance of death as a meaningful act that could help others was really profound.

うんざりってwww失礼な。