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João Rodrigues Tçuzu
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João Rodrigues, distinguished as Tçuzu and also known by other names in China and Korea, was a Portuguese sailor, warrior, and Jesuit interpreter, missionary, priest, and scholar in Japan and China.
A 16th- or 17th-century Japanese screen print of a Portuguese Black Ship engaged in the Nanban Trade.
A 16th- or 17th-century Japanese screen print of a Portuguese Black Ship engaged in the Nanban Trade.
The Art of the Japanese Language
The Art of the Japanese Language
Shōgun (novel)
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Shōgun is a 1975 novel of historical fiction by author James Clavell that chronicles the end of Japan's Azuchi-Momoyama period and the dawn of the Edo period. Loosely based on actual events and figure
João Rodrigues Tçuzu
…was mistaken and Rodrigues's involvement with any aspect of its compilation has been debated. The character of Martin Alvito in the James Clavell book Shōgun is loosely based on Rodrigues, while the protagonist is based on William Adams. In the 1980 miniseries adaptation he is portrayed by Damien Thomas and…
First edition cover (UK)
First edition cover (UK)