How historically accurate is the portrayal of Japanese society in James Clavell's Shogun?

by saddetective87

In terms of the brutality and rigity of the society? And the social interactions?

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Not to discourage more discussion, but here is a previous answer to that very question:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2af74z/how_accurate_is_james_clavells_shogun_in_terms_of/