Good story well acted. High quality production cinematography was first rate, but the ending was abrupt. Expecting a Season 2 and evidently that is it. I was reading an old copy of the book and it is 1200 pages in total. I expected something more but that is it. I will not wade thru 900 more pages to reach this end..The old cheap copy I had was crumbling as it was CA 1975. In the woodstove it goes or in the trash. Clavell wrote several novels in different periods set in the far east
I saw the old series years ago with Chamberlain. I didn't remember it's ending. Maybe it wasn't memorable. My review was deemed too short. Maybe this series was too short inadequate or unfinished. I get it. Toranaga becomes Shogun. That was his plan all along. Mariko was supposed to force the hands of the council by dying. His old pal who committed suicide was to do that in protest when it seemed T had given up It was all a subtle ploy. It played out with scarcely a ripple and the story ended with a whimper. I am very chagrined it did.
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