Samurai docu on Channel 4

[OSHIROmodels]

Talking about the Kamakura episode in the Genko war. Interesting enough but at least they could have got the bloody armour correct 

Using Sengoku period armour and having Dr Steven Turnbull mispronouncing some of the names isn't really endearing me to it 

Ah well, at least the period is getting some exposure 

cheers

James

[WuZhuiQiu]

That's shocking - Turnbull actually mispronounced the names? Is he more a reader of Japanese than a speaker?

[OSHIROmodels]

Oh, he can speak it alright. He just seems to be doing it the lazy way (the Japanese have no 'R' or 'L' but mix the two) and you'd think for the amount of time he's been out there he'd get it right.

cheers

James

[Svennn]

Turnbull contradicts himself on a regular basis.  Ok, modern research can change opinions but I can only presume he allows older manuscripts to be published without editing as publications dates do not always defend the errors.

[janner]

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/back-from-the-dead/4od#3231545