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‘Shogun’: As Lady Mariko Found Her Power, Her Kimonos Evolved Along With Her
‘Shōgun’ artisans reveal how Lady Mariko's newfound empowerment was reflected through symbolic prints, a solo flute and shifts in framing.
She’s never been tasked to become an interpreter or have any kind of important role in this male-dominant society,” Anna Sawai says of Lady Mariko, the character she plays in FX’s “ Shōgun. In “Shōgun,” which is based on James Clavell’s novel of the same name and set in 1600 feudalJapan, Lady Mariko is placed in charge of translating for Lord Toranaga ( Hiroyuki Sanada) and Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis), a ship’s captain who enters a society as it prepares for war. She was in charge ofher own [destiny] by that episode.” McCurdy wanted to give the character the weight she deserved, so in taking it further, they went with wider lenses with the closeups.
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