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  1. Feb 27, 2024 · Here’s what you need to know about the real history behind FX’s “Shogun” ahead of the limited series’ two-episode premiere on Hulu on February 27. The making of “Shogun

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  3. Feb 28, 2024 · Is “ Shōgun” based on real history? “Shōgun” is a fictional take on the early seventeenth century power struggle that in real life led to Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu founding the Tokugawa Shōgunate, a...

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  4. Apr 17, 2024 · The show's Mariko is based on Hosokawa Gracia, a Christian noblewoman who died in 1600. Learn how the show changes her conversion, escape attempt, and ritual suicide to suit the drama.

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  5. Apr 2, 2024 · Unlike that brutal flight of fantasy, however, Shōgun is based on the 1975 historical novel of the same name by James Clavell — which was inspired by true events during the late Sengoku period...

  6. Feb 27, 2024 · Is Shōgun a true story? Yes and no. Shōgun is based on James Clavell’s 1975 historical fiction novel of the same name – yet its major characters are loosely inspired by real historical figures , and the larger plot points are based on real events from Japanese history.

  7. Feb 29, 2024 · Shōgun is a fictional retelling of a true story. Much of the story is based on real-life events; most characters have real-life counterparts.

  8. Apr 24, 2024 · The series is based on a homonymous novel written by James Clavell in 1975 and, much like the book, stays quite true to the real history behind it. As is the case with any historical fiction, details are changed, added or removed, but the brunt of the story and the key people in it, have a historical counterpart.

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