"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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Mine was based on the love story of Shogun between Blackthorne and Mariko, and this new one is based on Japanese history, and it’s more about Toranaga, who was the Shogun. “It’s very ...

“Shogun” is based on James Clavell’s best ... The two men were connected by Toda Mariko (Anna Sawai), a vassal of Toranaga and a converted Catholic, who serves as Blackthorne’s translator.