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** While most of the series have been adapted, only ''Gai-Jin'' and ''Whirlwind'' have never gotten adaptations of their own though they were close to getting adapted as TV miniseries on NBC as the latter was mooted for such after the ''Noble House'' miniseries and the former was planned for the 1994-95 season with an AllStarCast comprising of Creator/EdwardWoodward, Creator/DianaRigg, Creator/BenCross, Creator/TimCurry and Creator/RoddyMcDowall with Creator/RichardChamberlain (who played Blackthorne in the 1980 adaptation of ''Shogun'') doing the narration but production was scrapped a week before filming due to rising production costs and an earthquake hit the intended filming locations.
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** While most of the series have been adapted, only ''Gai-Jin'' and ''Whirlwind'' have never gotten adaptations of their own though they were close to getting adapted as TV miniseries on NBC as the latter was mooted for such after the ''Noble House'' miniseries and the former was planned for the 1994-95 season with an AllStarCast comprising of Creator/EdwardWoodward, Creator/DianaRigg, Creator/BenCross, Creator/TimCurry and Creator/RoddyMcDowall with Creator/RichardChamberlain (who played Blackthorne in the 1980 adaptation of ''Shogun'') doing the narration but production was scrapped a week before filming due to rising production costs and an earthquake that hit the intended filming locations.
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* ChannelHop: The adaptations of the novels changed studios with ''King Rat'' being produced by Creator/ColumbiaPictures, ''Shogun'' being produced by Creator/ParamountTelevision, ''Tai-Pan'' and ''Noble House'' being produced by De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, though ''Shogun'' and ''Noble House'' aired on NBC.
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* CreatorBacklash: ''Tai-Pan'' director Daryl Duke admitted in hindsight that the 1986 film adaptation would've worked better as a miniseries.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: While most of the series have been adapted, only ''Gai-Jin'' and ''Whirlwind'' have never gotten adaptations pf their own though the former was close to getting a TV miniseries on NBC during 1994-95 with an AllStarCast comprising of Creator/EdwardWoodward, Creator/DianaRigg, Creator/BenCross, Creator/TimCurry and Creator/RoddyMcDowall with Creator/RichardChamberlain (who played Blackthorne in the 1980 adaptation of ''Shōgun'') doing the narration but production was scrapped a week before filming due to rising production costs and an earthquake hit the intended filming locations.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** James Clavell wanted Creator/SeanConnery to play Blackthorne for the miniseries but he turned it down due to not wanting repeat the same experience in filming in Japan as he disliked filming ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'' in the country. Creator/RogerMoore and Creator/AlbertFinney were also considered.
** While most of the series have been adapted, only ''Gai-Jin'' and ''Whirlwind'' have never gotten adaptationspf of their own though the former was they were close to getting a adapted as TV miniseries on NBC during as the latter was mooted for such after the ''Noble House'' miniseries and the former was planned for the 1994-95 season with an AllStarCast comprising of Creator/EdwardWoodward, Creator/DianaRigg, Creator/BenCross, Creator/TimCurry and Creator/RoddyMcDowall with Creator/RichardChamberlain (who played Blackthorne in the 1980 adaptation of ''Shōgun'') ''Shogun'') doing the narration but production was scrapped a week before filming due to rising production costs and an earthquake hit the intended filming locations.
** James Clavell wanted Creator/SeanConnery to play Blackthorne for the miniseries but he turned it down due to not wanting repeat the same experience in filming in Japan as he disliked filming ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'' in the country. Creator/RogerMoore and Creator/AlbertFinney were also considered.
** While most of the series have been adapted, only ''Gai-Jin'' and ''Whirlwind'' have never gotten adaptations
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: While most of the series have been adapted, only ''Gai-Jin'' and ''Whirlwind'' have never gotten adaptations pf their own though the former was close to getting a TV miniseries on NBC during 1994-95 with an AllStarCast comprising of Creator/EdwardWoodward, Creator/DianaRigg, Creator/BenCross, Creator/TimCurry and Creator/RoddyMcDowall with Creator/RichardChamberlain (who played Blackthorne in the 1980 adaptation of ''Shōgun'') doing the narration but production was scrapped a week before filming due to rising production costs and an earthquake hit the intended filming locations.
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* NewbieBoom: ''Both'' adaptations of ''Shogun'' caused a significant spike in interest in the Saga. The 2024 one is particularly notorious, since the Saga was dormant for over 30 years, and suddenly it's again in the centre of attention.
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* ColbertBump: The [[Series/Shogun2024 2024 adaptation]] of ''Shōgun'' reignited interest for both that specific book and the Saga as a whole. Hell, it even brought people back to the mostly now forgotten 1980 adaptation.
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* FakeNationality: In the ''Shogun'' miniseries, the Portuguese, Dutch, and Spanish characters are all played by English actors with the odd Pole (Vladek Sheybal as Captain Ferreira.)
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* FakeNationality: In the ''Shogun'' miniseries, the Portuguese, Dutch, and Spanish characters are all played by English actors with the odd Pole (Vladek Sheybal (Creator/VladekSheybal as Captain Ferreira.)
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: The series was allegedly supposed to continue with a book covering Japan in the early 90s, but Clavell died in 1993, not long after ''Gai-Jin'' was published.
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: DiedDuringProduction: The series was allegedly supposed to continue with a book covering Japan in the early 90s, but Clavell died in 1993, not long after ''Gai-Jin'' was published.
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* FakeBrit: In the ''Shogun'' miniseries, American actor Creator/RichardChamberlain plays Englishman John Blackthorne.
* FakeNationality: In the ''Shogun'' miniseries, the Portuguese, Dutch, and Spanish characters are all played by English actors with the odd Pole (Vladek Sheybal as Captain Ferreira.)
* FakeNationality: In the ''Shogun'' miniseries, the Portuguese, Dutch, and Spanish characters are all played by English actors with the odd Pole (Vladek Sheybal as Captain Ferreira.)
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: The series was allegedly supposed to continue with a book covering Japan in the early 90s, but Clavell died in 1993, not long after ''Gai-Jin'' was published.
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