Based on the novel by James Clavell, Shogun blends fact and fiction ... including in Cruise's movie. Shogun's success is grounded in its world-building. The slow-burn drama pays painstaking ...

Hiroyuki Sanada, 63, who recently starred as Scorpion in 2021's "Mortal Kombat" and in Brad Pitt's 2022 movie "Bullet Train ... are based on author James Clavell’s historical novel of the ...