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The Big Picture With FX's new miniseries, Shōgun, the acclaimed novel by James Clavell makes its triumphant return to screens. The book is a work of historical fiction depicting the adventures of John Blackthorne , an English sailor who finds his way to "the Japans" in the hopes of breaking the Portuguese trade monopoly in the Far East and opening up a whole new market for European nations.
Up until this point in the story, Lord Toranaga's story is closely based on that of Tokugawa Ieyasu, considered one of Japan's three Great Unifiers. Both belong to lineages that are said to date back to powerful ancient shōguns, and both grew up as hostages after their families suffered defeats in war.
'Shōgun's John Blackthorne Is Based on an English Merchant Who Became a Samurai Close Like Lord Toranaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu, John Blackthorne's story in Shōgun is almost identical to that of his historical counterpart, William Adams. He was a Protestant sailor who took a dislike to Catholics when Spain attempted to overthrow Queen Elizabeth and put a Catholic monarch on the English throne, and decided to join the English fleet at the time.
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