Comments by "mpetersen6" (@mpetersen6) on "I Can't Believe This..." video.

  1. When I read Shogun in the 80s the book slowly introduces Japanese. By the end of the book whole conversations are in Japanese and one can follow them easily.
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  2. The year 1600 is actually the last year of the 16th Century. The 21st Century runs from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2100.
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  3. Hopefully Jada Smith had nothing to do with this.
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  4.  @penultimateh766  Short conversations at least. As the book progressed the amount of Japanese steadily increased.
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  5.  @kaltaron1284  No. In Latinized spelling.
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  6. The 80s mini series and Cosmos are what prompted me to buy my first VCR
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  7. Gai-Jin was the last one written by Clavell. I think he was starting to slip. In order of publication. King Rat, Tai-Pan, Noble House, Shogun, Whirlwind and Gai-Jin. Clavell was actually a POW in Changi Prison in Singapore. His novels have had mixed success as films or television productions. King Rat and Shogun are good to very good. Tai-Pan was atrocious. Killed Brian Browns career pretty much.
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