I’ve seen some articles comparing Shogun to Game of Thrones and while it has some similarities it doesn’t seem a fair comparison. I’ve watched all six episodes that have been released (of ten total) and it’s a compelling well paced show. There is some gore but it doesn’t go out of it’s way to emphasize it like GOT did.
Oddly - the Japanese dialogue is subtitled, but the Portuguese is spoken in English and English is spoken as well. It was a little confusing at first.
Of note is that is was partially filmed at the Flavelle Cedar mill site in Port Moody - right near Brewers Row & Rocky Point. The production even imported a massive Japanese white pine tree for the filming, which was later donated to the city and now resides in Pioneer Memorial Park by City Hall. See some photos of the tree getting moved in the link below.
The article below also goes into detail on the development plans for the site - which if it every gets fully approved will feature twelve towers reaching up to 38 storeys in height, as well as office, industrial and retail spaces.
