Pure TokyoScope PODCAST #82: The SHOGUN Episode!
Pure TokyoScope PODCAST #82: The SHOGUN Episode!
Patrick Macias and Matt Alt bring you pop culture from Japan!
In the latest episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, authors Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan) discuss all things SHOGUN, from James Clavell's original novel, to the 1980 mini-series, and dive into the all-new 2024 version!
SHOW NOTES!
The Original 1980 Shogun mini-series, available at Archive.org
SHOGUN WARRIORS Toys and Comics (1979-1980)
The Shogun of Harlem from The Last Dragon (1985)
Hiroko Yoda Tweets About Period Authenticity in the 2024 Shogun
Hiroyuki Sanada, aka Duke Sanada, in Roaring Fire (1981)
Orson Welles Narrates the Star Trek: The Motion Picture Preview
Wax Statue of Tadanobu Asano as Kakihara from Ichi the Killer at the Tokyo Tower Wax Museum (RIP)
Mark Zukerberg in Japan, 2024. “Is this what a modern mid-life crisis looks like?”
Shogun Japanese Steakhouse Commercial (1984)
What is the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast? Well… Author and fellow Substack writer Matt Alt and I have been recording together for over a year now.
Our show is a mix of Japanese pop culture news and features and some of our best episodes to date have been:
If you like PURE TOKYOSCOPE, please consider subscribing on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google, or wherever you listen to podcasts! Thank you!
 | A guest post by
|
I think you missed one. GoShogun! Uchu! Space! Number One!
You guys stack a good amount of stuff here for references! I’m digging it!