RE: Perry's Black Ships and The Opening of Japan

Yeah, that's what I heard. There is still a lot of interesting stories in the early Edo period, which is what we call the era after Ieyasu became Shogun. The real Blackthorn (Adams) made quite the impression on Ieyasu, became the offical Shogunate translator, was allowed in and out of Edo castle at will, and was even made a samurai and given land and servants. Adams was quite enthralled by Japanese life, and adopted Japanese customs and would, for example, sit on the floor Japanese style when meeting Western officials to translate for them. Lots of drama could be crafted from those years, I'm sure. But without the book, I wonder if the show will be able to frame the next events in the same way as the book had. Will be interesting to see!