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Tom Hiddleston and Anna Sawai on What Connects ‘Loki’ to ‘Shogun’ and Why Saying Goodbye to the Marvel Antihero Is a ‘Wash of Relief’

Anna Sawai and Tom Hiddleston talk about acting in 'Loki' and 'Shogun.'

It’s her first experience with the awards season rigmarole, but Sawai’s stunning performance in FX’s historical epic “Shōgun” as Toda Mariko — the last surviving member of a disgraced clan of samurai in feudal Japan — has catapulted her into the race. After the screening, multiple young girls came up to me being like, “This is the first time I’m seeing a real Japanese character that I can really relate to.” They were getting emotional as well, because it was something that they had internalized — not being able to speak, having to behave — and they thought that’s the way that they should be. But in the end, she’s able to serve her purpose, reclaim her identity, finish her father’s battle, and get what she always wanted: to follow in the footsteps of her family.

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