A Shogun (将軍, Shōgun, [ɕoːɡu͍ɴ], "general", literally "military commander") was a hereditary military dictator in Japan during the period from 1192 to 1867. In this period, the shoguns were the de facto rulers of the country, although nominally they were appointed by the Emperor as a formality. The Shogun held almost absolute power over territories through military means, in contrast to the concept of a colonial governor in Western culture. Nevertheless, an unusual situation occurred in the Kamakura period (1199-1333) upon the death of the first shogun, whereby the Hōjō clan's hereditary titles of Shikken and Tokuso (1256-1333) monopolized the shogunate, collectively known as the Regent Rule (執権政治). The shogun during this period met the same fate as the Emperor and was reduced to a figurehead until a coup in 1333, when the shogun was restored to power.
The modern rank of shogun is roughly equivalent to a generalissimo. The title of shogun, is the short form of Sei-i Taishōgun (征夷大将軍, literally "Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force Against the Barbarians"); the individual governing the country at various times in the history of Japan, ending when Tokugawa Yoshinobu relinquished the office to the Emperor Meiji in 1867.
Shōgun is a 1975 novel by James Clavell. It is the first novel (by internal chronology) of the author's Asian Saga. A major bestseller, by 1990 the book had sold 15 million copies worldwide. Beginning in feudal Japan some months before the critical Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, Shōgun gives an account of the rise of the daimyo "Toranaga" (based upon the actual Tokugawa Ieyasu). Toranaga's rise to the Shogunate is seen through the eyes of the English sailor John Blackthorne, called Anjin ("Pilot") by the Japanese, whose fictional heroics are loosely based on the historical exploits of William Adams.
Feudal Japan in 1600 is in a precarious peace. The heir to the Taiko is too young to rule, and the most powerful five overlords of the land hold power as a council of regents. Portugal, with its vast sea power, and the Catholic Church, mainly through the Order of the Jesuits, have gained a foothold in Japan and seek to extend their power. But Japanese society is insular and xenophobic. Guns and Europe's modern military capabilities are still a novelty and despised as a threat to Japan's traditional samurai warrior culture.
Shogun was the seventh album by the German heavy metal band Stormwitch, released in 1994. It is probably the most controversial of Stormwitch's albums and poorly received by fans due to its almost entirely different sound, with progressive elements and very little of their classic heavy metal styles. It also marked the end of their original span which has lasted from 1982-1994. The album was the first to feature only one guitarist, making a four member band.
The album is a concept album, based on James Clavell's novel; Shōgun. The lyrics all revolve around parts from the novel referring to both names and places. It is the second album in a row released by Stormwitch to feature a novel based concept, the first being War Of The Wizards.
Actors: Jeffrey Aryan (actor), Steven Dell (actor), JoJo Garza (actor), Mark Richard Goldman (actor), Richard Grieco (actor), Olivier Gruner (actor), Marshal Hilton (actor), Fabiano Iha (actor), Patrick Kilpatrick (actor), Rafael Kosche (actor), Martin Kove (actor), Samuel Kwok (actor), Eric Lee (actor), Rigan Machado (actor), Jason Abustan (actor),
Plot: The Chemist is a gritty action thriller about an aging assassin who is double crossed by his employer when he refuses to assassinate a woman he just met. On the run; Steele (Olivier Gruner) becomes the next target in this fast-paced battle, assassin vs. assassin, until he is surprised by a secret that changes everything he thought he knew. To complicate matters even more he begins to fall in love with his would-be target.
Genres: Action,Actors: Nicolas Black (actor), Vincent Bolduc (actor), Olivier Bourque (actor), Raymond Cloutier (actor), Samuel Descôteaux (actor), Charles Gillespie (actor), André Kasper Kolstad (actor), Lambert Legendre (actor), André Mélançon (actor), Sullivan Ouédraogo (actor), Gildor Roy (actor), Guy Thauvette (actor), Uapshkuss Thernish (actor), Maxime Tremblay (actor), Valérie Blais (actress),
Genres: Family,Actors: Al Arayata (actor), Ronald Asinas (actor), Telly Babasa (actor), Christian Banzil (actor), Bay (actor), Wally Bayola (actor), Alex Bolado (actor), Bayani Casimiro Jr. (actor), Bert Cayanan (actor), Jerry Corpuz (actor), Rez Cortez (actor), Alex Cunanan (actor), Nonong de Andres (actor), Buddy de Leon (actor), Cris Aguilar (actor),
Plot: Fantastic Man is about Fredo (Vic Sotto), a naive and gawky laboratory assistant to Professor Manalo (Michael V.). Fredo is also the professor's regular guniea pig for his experiments which are often disastrous to any human being. Then one time a librarian, Helen (Ara Mina)who is frustrated super hero wanabe, tells both Fredo and Prof. Manalo about an article she read of an orb located in Intramuros that was said to give out powers to whoever posesses it. They all journeyed to Intramuros in search for the orb and found inside a dead alien's body. Because of Fredo's clumsiness, the orb got lost. But it actually went into Fredo's shirt pocket. He then absorbs all the powers when he accidentally touched the orb and he became Fantastic Man! With superpowers, transformations and quickness can Fantastic Man save his town in the hands of his arch-enemy Diabolica (Ara Mina) whose powers can absorb almost anything?
Keywords: alien, character-name-in-title, crime-fighter, good-versus-evil, laboratory, librarian, library, mask, masked-man, nerdActors: Ernest Abuba (actor), Ernest Abuba (actor), James Dybas (actor), James Dybas (actor), James Dybas (actor), Kenneth S. Eiland (actor), Kenneth S. Eiland (actor), Kenneth S. Eiland (actor), Timm Fujii (actor), Timm Fujii (actor), Timm Fujii (actor), Timm Fujii (actor), Timm Fujii (actor), Haruki Fujimoto (actor), Ernest Abuba (actor),
Genres: Musical,Actors: Riki Harada (actor), Yukio Horikita (actor), Renji Ishibashi (actor), Teruo Ishiyama (actor), Koji Kanda (actor), Seji Katayama (actor), Isao Kimura (actor), Matsujiro Konaka (actor), Daigo Kusano (actor), Masafumi Maeda (actor), Yoshihiro Maruo (actor), Jirô Miyaguchi (actor), Shôji Mori (actor), Gakuya Morita (actor), Kôji Fujiyama (actor),
Plot: The final film, and the final confrontation between Ogami and Retsudo. With most of his family already dead at Ogami's hands, Retsudo launches one last plot to destroy him, and when that fails, unleashes the fury of every remaining member of the Yagyu Clan.
Keywords: baby-cart, based-on-comic, dark-hero, decapitation, good-versus-evil, gore, katana-sword, martial-arts, no-ending, samuraiActors: Takahiro Tamura (actor), Michiko Araki (actress), Chikage Awashima (actress), Michiyo Kogure (actress), Aiko Mimasu (actress), Junko Miyazono (actress), Yoshiko Sakuma (actress), Hiroko Sakuramachi (actress), Mari Shiraki (actress), Reiko Ôhara (actress), Shigeru Okada (producer), Hiroshi Okawa (producer), Masashige Narusawa (writer), Ichirô Saitô (composer), Kôsaku Yamashita (director),
Genres: ,Actors: Toshio Chiba (actor), Saburô Date (actor), Eiji Funakoshi (actor), Jun Hamamura (actor), Kazuo Hasegawa (actor), Kazuo Hasegawa (actor), Narutoshi Hayashi (actor), Chûsha Ichikawa (actor), Raizô Ichikawa (actor), Takeo Inoue (actor), Shintarô Katsu (actor), Tadashi Katô (actor), Masayoshi Kikuno (actor), Gen Kimura (actor), Jun Arimura (actor),
Plot: While performing in a touring kabuki troupe, leading female impersonator Yukinojo comes across the three men who drove his parents to suicide twenty years earlier, and plans his revenge, firstly by seducing the daughter of one of them, secondly by ruining them...
Keywords: japan, jidai-geki, kabuki, kimono, love, sword, theatre, year-1836Embracing shadows lie on me
The night shall stay
I don't wan to see
The righteous way
I know that she isn't free
She gave her word
Her life has to be
As a proud bird
In a royal cage, she lives her life
The fate forbid's to be a wife
She's the sun and golden shimes her light
She'sthe sun, her smile ligts up the night
She's a queen - and out of reach to me
She's a queen - it hurts to set her free
I know, that she has to fight
Lend her hand
For her King, the right
And her land
In a royal cage, she lives her life
The fate forbid's to be a wife
[Chorus]
The secret Gods - they pray for you
They save your life, me too
The secret ways - you have to go
You'll have to win, I know
A Shogun (将軍, Shōgun, [ɕoːɡu͍ɴ], "general", literally "military commander") was a hereditary military dictator in Japan during the period from 1192 to 1867. In this period, the shoguns were the de facto rulers of the country, although nominally they were appointed by the Emperor as a formality. The Shogun held almost absolute power over territories through military means, in contrast to the concept of a colonial governor in Western culture. Nevertheless, an unusual situation occurred in the Kamakura period (1199-1333) upon the death of the first shogun, whereby the Hōjō clan's hereditary titles of Shikken and Tokuso (1256-1333) monopolized the shogunate, collectively known as the Regent Rule (執権政治). The shogun during this period met the same fate as the Emperor and was reduced to a figurehead until a coup in 1333, when the shogun was restored to power.
The modern rank of shogun is roughly equivalent to a generalissimo. The title of shogun, is the short form of Sei-i Taishōgun (征夷大将軍, literally "Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force Against the Barbarians"); the individual governing the country at various times in the history of Japan, ending when Tokugawa Yoshinobu relinquished the office to the Emperor Meiji in 1867.
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