Based on James Clavell’s 1975 historical novel, Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks’ “Shōgun” chronicles the political struggles and culture clashes of 17th century Japan. Paying special ...

as well as Toranaga—and Lady Toda Mariko, a Christian noblewoman and translator who is dealing with her past and forms a relationship with Blackthorne. Yes! FX previously announced that the ...

The actress had been struggling with her role as Lady Toda Mariko and couldn’t crack the precise emotional beats she needed for a tense dinner scene. “I felt stuck,” Sawai says on a recent Z ...

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Three people end up in the same place by happenstance: John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis), an English sailor, Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada), a powerful daimyo, and Lady Toda Mariko (Anna ...

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Blackthorne doesn't speak any Japanese, so when he's brought to Lord Toranaga in Osaka, Lady Toda Mariko (Anna Sawai) is asked to translate, as both she and Blackthorne speak fluent Portuguese.

Anna Sawai plays translator Lady Mariko in Shogun ... have voted for Kathy Bates any day,” Sawai said. Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko in a scene from Shogun.

The role was based upon the 1975 James Clavell novel “Sh?gun” which was adapted into a mini-series in 1980 starring Richard Chamberlain, Toshiro Mifun and Lady Toda Buntaro as Mariko. Hiroyuki, who ...