Shogun
In the seventeenth century, a Dutch ship sails the Pacific from the Americas in order to escape the Spanish. Pilot-Major John Blackthorne (Richard Chamberlain) is the pilot of the ship and the first to realize the possibilities of Japan. Japan is a feudal society which has a strong presence of the Portugese. A struggle is in the final stages for who will be the Shogun, the leader who, under the Emperor, governs the land. Lord Yoshi Toranaga (Toshirô Mifune) sees in Blackthorn things he can use to at least survive the struggle to come, and if both play their hands correctly, become Shogun.
The Red Violin
300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.
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Jerry London
Director
Masumi Okada
as
Brother Michael
Vladek Sheybal
as
Captain Ferriera
Yôko Shimada
as
Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko
Toshirô Mifune
as
Lord Yoshi Toranaga
François Girard
Director
Colm Feore
as
Auctioneer
Wolfgang Böck
as
Brother Michael
Samuel L. Jackson
as
Charles Morritz
Jason Flemyng
as
Frederick Pope
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