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‘Shōgun’ Star Hiroyuki Sanada On Season 2 & Bringing An Accurate Japanese Story To Life: “I Want To Break The Wall” Between East And West

With Shōgun, the epic drama series from FX based on James Clavell’s 1975 novel, veteran Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada ’s work pushed past any subtitle barriers to earn the show a massive worldwide following that includes 25 Emmy nominations in total. Sanada’s epic career began at the age of just six and he is best known internationally for films like The Last Samurai, Speed Racer and Bullet Train, along with the shows Lost and Westworld. DEADLINE: It was when Crazy Rich Asians had come out, and I remember she talked about what that meant to her, for it to be such a big hit internationally with an all-Asian cast and how it signaled some change in the industry.

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