Rider Haggard novel entitled “Allan Quatermain”, and serves as the sequel to “King Solomon’s Mines”. Their partnership eventually led to starring roles in several movies – one of their most notable projects together was “Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold” which they portrayed brothers Allan and Robeson. Richard and Martin started their relationship in 1977, at a time when Martin was relatively unknown, only doing a few projects compared to the success of his partner. He probably benefits from the success his husband, as Richard has a net worth estimated to be over $20 million. He served as Chamberlain’s manager for some time, and also did acting work during the 1970s. Richard and Martin have joined us several times over the years.Ī post shared by Greens & Vines on at 12:22pm PDT That's #RichardChamberlain on the left with our and Richard's friend and former partner #MartinRabbett here at #GreensAndVines 12/30/13. By the end, it's a land you aren't ready to leave- perhaps the ultimate compliment for any film.Actor Richard Chamberlain turns 83 today (born March 31, 1934). SHOGUN succeeds mightily in taking the viewer into a strange land filled with wonder and intrigue. Still, these are comparatively minor quibbles to an otherwise completely engrossing epic.
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The quality of the video image does have a bit of that TV glow to it and Maurice Jarre's score, seeming so lush back in 1980, sounds as if it were recorded by a very small third-rate band in a backwater recording studio- it reeks of TV. Additionally, John-Rhys Davies gives a wonderfully bravura turn as Rodrigues and Damien Thomas gives his Father Alvito real depth and dignity. Shimada spoke no English and had to be told what her lines met with great care. Her performance is made doubly impressive by the fact that Ms.
Becoming Blackthorne's interpreter and love interest, we cannot take our eyes off of her. Yoko Shimada plays Mariko with a captivating beauty and ethereal grace. Toranaga is a man who's mind is always trying to figure three steps ahead and we see this aspect of Toranaga's personality in Mifune's work- a considerable feat considering his dialog is exclusively in Japanese and without subtitles.
Toshiro Mifune's Toranaga, a Japanese nobleman with grand political designs, possesses great power and yet Mifune's performance is also very nuanced. In addition to Chamberlain, SHOGUN is replete with glorious performances. It's a device which works wonderfully well, leaving the viewer to figure out what's going on through context and character. The filmmakers were trying to tell the story through Blackthorne's eyes and save for a few moments of narration explaining the dialog, we are left to slowly comprehend the action at the same pace as Blackthorne. One of the great triumphs of SHOGUN is to ensnare the viewer despite long segments in Japanese with no subtitles. Through John Blackthorne's eyes (Richard Chamberlain in a now iconic performance, blending moments of delightful scenery chewing with moments of genuine emotion and subtlety), we become ever more involved in the political dealings of the Japanese nobility and the mixed motives of the Jesuits. Based on James Clavell's sweeping epic novel of the same name, it succeeds fully in transporting the viewer to another time and place. SHOGUN may be the ultimate expression of this neglected TV format. They were great prestige products for the networks who, risking immense financial expenditure, hoped to create a cinematic masterpiece on a small screen. There was a time in TV when the mini-series was king.
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