No movie has ever caused such a profound impact on me as Shogun did more than 20 years ago. I remember I was simply fascinated by the mini-series and it triggered on me an insatiable curiosity about the Japanese culture. I still remember the Japanese words learned through the mini-series. 20 yrs. later, I finally got the book, which I am reading right now, and it is as fascinating as the mini-series was... to the point I came to Amazon looking for the DVD's! If the mini-series is just half as good as I remember it, it will be a treasure in anyone's DVD collection.