Hong Kong, Feb. 7 -- Remember devouring James Clavell's sprawling tome, Shogun, in your teenage years? The whirlwind romance, the clash of civilisations, and the sheer scale of it all left a lasting impression on many a young mind. Imagine, then, the thrill of encountering John Blackthorne, Lord Toranaga and Mariko-dono anew, taking the form of a mini series based on the shogun in 2024.

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, to be available on Hotstar.

The mini series will transport viewers to a meticulously recreated 17th-century Japan, where ambition, intrigue and forbidden love intertwine on a backdrop of a nation on the cusp of momentous change. But for the uninitiated to grasp the concept of the warrior and the ethos set by him, a shogun was the highest milit...