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- Title
Orientalismus v první díle seriálu Šógun (1980).
- Authors
Kulikowski, Milan Vítek
- Abstract
Originally aired in 1980, Shogun is an epic drama series and adaptation of the same name written by famous author James Clavell in 1975. The story follows English navigator John Blackthorn and his adventures as maybe the first Englishman who arrived in Japan, and it is based upon real historical events. The main story is about the building of mutual respect between the main protagonist and his Japanese counterparts. Its critical element is also the view of late feudal Japanese society by European sailor. This TV series uses orientalism settings and motives to attract potential viewers and entertain the western audience. It might be even shocked by some Japanese society’s values of that time, treatment of woman, samurai honour and ritualized suicide. This paper therefore examines orientalism in the first episode of the series.
- Subjects
TELEVISION series; SAMURAI; ORIENTALISM; SUICIDE; ENTERTAINING; TELEVISION dramas
- Publication
Far East / Dálný Východ, 2020, Vol 10, Issue 1, p23
- ISSN
1805-1049
- Publication type
Article