Where Are the Black People in Shogun?
<p>The 2024 version focuses far more on the Japanese perspective. The white characters appearing in the first episodes representing Portugal, Spain, England, and Holland could hardly be deemed heroic. However, the character<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Blackthorne" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"> John Blackthorne</a>, now played by Cosmo Jarvis, is already a pivotal figure and will be a hero, along with several Japanese characters. Others are already praising the new 10-part series as a cultural sea change from the 1980 version. I ask the question now that I naively didn’t ask in 1980. Where are the Black people?</p>
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