Through eight episodes of FX's "Shogun," Anna Sawai has instilled steely resolve into Lady Mariko, the inscrutable noblewoman maneuvering the ever-evolving political maelstrom of 16th-century feudal ...

In the first episode, I feel that she’s very closed up. 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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about TV shows, movies, video games, entertainment & culture. Shogun’s ninth and penultimate episode was a punch to the ...

Note: This story contains spoilers from “Shōgun” Episode 9. Even in the brutal world of “Shōgun,” there is little to prepare viewers for the FX series’ penultimate episode. After nine hours spent ...

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**Spoilers for Shōgun Episode 9 “Crimson Sky,” now streaming on Hulu** Shōgun Episode 9 “Crimson Sky” ended with a literal, tragic bang. Convinced that Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) was cooked, Yabushige ...

At some point last year, Anna Sawai struggled through an existential crisis. Proving that such paroxysms can descend on anyone at any time and anywhere, the 31-year-old recalls being in Hawaii when it ...

“It gives me confidence,” she said about her first Emmy nomination, for best actress in a drama. “I have such bad impostor syndrome.” By Sean T. Collins This interview contains major spoilers for ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Even if one of Mariko’s (Anna Sawai) ladies-in-waiting had not spied Yabushige (Todanobu Asano) letting ninja assassins into Team Toranaga’s castle in Osaka, the dude’s ...

Anatomy of a Character: Color palettes, patterns and music all helped tell the story of "Shogun's" Lady Mariko. In the first episode, I feel that she’s very closed up. She’s never been tasked to ...