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As Vulture pleaded forlast month, the originalShogunminiseries from 1980 is now available to stream.

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What a bonfire Eric Vilas-Boas words made.

It wont completely tide you over untilShogunseason 2, but it will certainly help.

Maybe you canread the booknext?

Or join the anjinposting group on Facebook.

James Clavell was an executive producer on the 1980Shogunseries, as his daughter was on the FX series.

Richard Chamberlain plays John Blackthorne, much less sweary than Cosmo Jarvis obviously.

Playing the role of Yoshi Toronaga, the titular would-be Shogun, is the legendary Toshiro Mifune.

And playing the Portuguese pilot Rodriguez is John Rhys-Davies, a.k.a.

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