New-look 'Shogun' changes narrative of Clavell's samurai epic

Hit series dispenses with the submissive Japanese women of the 1980 original

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Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Yoshi Toranaga in "Shogun," a 10-episode miniseries now streaming on Disney+ and other services. (Courtesy of FX Networks)

KAORI SHOJI, Contributing writer

TOKYO -- Aika Miyake, the film editor of "Shogun," the hit TV series airing on the Disney+ streaming platform, says she knew the production was a winner from the moment she started working on the footage. "I was so excited because I could tell right away that 'Shogun' was different from all the other samurai epics," Miyake said in an interview from Los Angeles.

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