"Shogun" breakout star Anna Sawai reveals Lady Mariko's power moves, passion and unyielding stand in explosive Episode 9.

Literally. So everyone is wondering if Mariko died in Shogun because if so, we’ve just said goodbye to one of our favorite characters. Mariko, played so beautifully by Anna Sawa, is based on ...

"Shogun" season 2 is officially happening ... Tadanobu Asano and Takehiro Hira will most likely not be returning as Toda Mariko, Kashigi Yabushige and Ishido Kazunari, respectively.

Graphic courtesy of Adriana Colon This TV Fest, SCAD honored Hiroyuki Sanada from Shogun with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The whole episode focuses on Toda Mariko (Anna Sawai) as she enacts the next stages of Toranaga's plan for victory. She arrives in Osaka and requests that she leave the next day along with Kiri ...

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Even before auditioning for the now record-setting “Shogun” drama series ... And after she won the role of Toda Mariko, Sawai refused to appear in a scene that required her to remove her ...