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Who is Shogun actress Anna Sawai? Meet Lady Toda Mariko who fans can't stop raving about and the true story behind her character
Disney+'s Shogun has reached its conclusion and fans are calling for female lead Anna Sawai to be rewarded for her display. So, who is she and who is the real woman who inspired her character?
As lead character Lady Toda Mariko, Sawai, 31, stars as 'a woman with invaluable skills but dishonourable family ties, who must prove her value and allegiance'. Disney+'s 10-episode series Shogun has reached its conclusion and fans are calling for female lead Anna Sawai (seen as Lady Toda Mariko) to be rewarded for a stellar performance One falsehood in Shogun is that Tama never really met English sailor William Adams, who is presented in the series by Cosmo Jarvis as John Blackthorne (pictured)
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