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“Giant Horde Beast: Nezura” is a monster movie, a precursor to “Gamera”, that was originally slated for release in 1964. It was shot using live rats on miniature sets to make the rodents appear as giant monsters. The production team reportedly drove around the city in a truck, buying rats off the street for 50 yen each. However, the project was shut down by the health department after 3,000 feet of footage had been filmed. The reason: the wild brown rats used in the production were escaping the set and posed a public health risk, with the potential to transmit disease. The remaining rats were reportedly sprayed with oil, burned, and disposed of. After this troubled attempt, the crew disbanded. Still, the studio was not deterred from pursuing the kaiju genre, and soon released “Gamera, the Giant Monster”, reusing sets originally built for “Giant Horde Beast: Nezura”. The low-budget, crowdfunded “Nezura 1964” pays tribute...

Comparison always sours the joy, as it often diverts our attention from the personal satisfaction one has achieved. However, in this case, it is justified because Shōgun, the new historical epic, has become the flagbearer of everything that a modern TV drama should be. More importantly, everything that HBO’s Game of Thrones should have been.

Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Yoshii Toranaga

With a number of positive reviews from the critics of the show and glowing feedback from its viewers, it seems that the show set new standards the moment the first trailer of the show was released. In the process, setting off a comparison with the 2011 fantasy drama. But Got fans are quite offended by the comparison, as they have pointed out several reasons that make both shows different yet getting compared on social media.

Shōgun Gets Compared To HBO’s Game of Thrones For All The Just Reasons!