25, 1995 outside Hiroshima, with a budget of $30 million and a cast including Edward Woodward, Diana Rigg, Ben Cross, Tim Curry and Roddy McDowall and Richard Chamberlain doing the narration. However a week into filming, production was halted. The reason given was an earthquake and rising production costs. Clavell died in September 1994 and Gai Jin was his last completed novel (he said he was working on a new one after Gai Jin was published). References External links Review of book at Kirkus Review of book at New York Times Review of book at Publishers Weekly 1993 American novels 1993 British novels Asian Saga novels Novels set in the 1860s Novels set in Japan Japan in non-Japanese culture Delacorte Press books