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The Big Picture Based on the bestselling novel written by James Clavell, the 10-episode limited FX series Shōgun is an epic tale set in Japan in 1600, as a European ship piloted by the mysterious John Blackthorne is marooned in a fishing village at a time when Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting his enemies on the high-ranking governing body known as the Council of Regents.
Release Date 2024-02-00 Cast Anna Sawai , Hiroyuki Sanada , Tadanobu Asano , Yûki Kedôin Main Genre Drama Seasons 1 Properly Wearing a Kimono in 'Shōgun' Required Very Specific Details Collider: Where did you even begin with this character, trying to understand the culture of Japan in the 1600s? SAWAI: It was ongoing. At one point, because we were shooting for 10 months, I didn’t really have to think about much. But in the beginning, I had my Japanese teacher with me, and she’d be like, “Okay, when you sit down, you should sit down like this. When you look back, you have to put the kimono like this.” It was all calculated in the beginning, but at some point, it feels natural. You don’t have to ask questions anymore.
One of the things that was so interesting to me was the concept of wanting permission to take your own life. What was it like to even grasp that mentality? SAWAI: That was partially fictionalized because it’s based on the novel, and the novel is inspired by certain figures. When I read her whole story and understood what she was going to do at the end, everything just became clear to me, like her purpose. Once you know what you want to do, you’re just going straight for that. She does get lost in between, but as an actor, I knew where she was going.
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