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Hikone is one of the most popular locations for filmmakers, and the castle has appeared in scores of Japanese films and television shows. Perhaps its best remembered appearance was as (along with [[Himeji castle]]) a stand-in for [[Osaka castle]] in the American miniseries [[James Clavell’s Shogun]]. The scenes of the Western ship pilot John Blackthorne (played by Richard Chamberlain) doing his mad dance in order to cover Lord Toranaga’s (played by [[Mifune Toshiro]] escape made good use of the bridge and Tembin Tower. The grounds were also used for Blackthorne’s second interview with Toranaga by the lake, Blackthorne’s recruitment of ronin, and other scenes.
Hikone is one of the most popular locations for filmmakers, and the castle has appeared in scores of Japanese films and television shows. Perhaps its best remembered appearance was as (along with [[Himeji castle]]) a stand-in for [[Osaka castle]] in the American miniseries [[James Clavell’s Shogun]]. The scenes of the Western ship pilot John Blackthorne (played by Richard Chamberlain) doing his mad dance in order to cover Lord Toranaga’s (played by [[Mifune Toshiro]] escape made good use of the bridge and Tembin Tower. The grounds were also used for Blackthorne’s second interview with Toranaga by the lake, Blackthorne’s recruitment of ronin, and other scenes.
==References==
*Kodama Kota & Tsuboi Kiyotari, editors Nihon Jyoukaku Taikei-20 Volumes Tokyo:Shinjimbutsu oraisha, 1981
*Hinago Motoo Nihon No Bijutsu #54:Shiro Tokyo:Shibundo, 1970
*Schmorleitz, Morton S Castles In Japan Tokyo:Charles E Tuttle Company Inc, 1974
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