'Shōgun' Stars Hiroyuki Sanada & Anna Sawai Wore 7 Layers Of Authentic Japanese Costumes

"Like an East meets West dream team." Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai dish on their hit Hulu series "Shogūn," including their focus on Japanese culture and authenticity, and the collaboration between the Japanese and western cast and crew.
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[@user-mm8gb1zy4o]

Hiroyuki Sanada one of the best actor here in Japan

[@Jay-ne2st]

one of the best in the world

[@ValarieNZ]

💯

[@hassanmasood186]

Best swordsman too

[@hyumiko7839]

and a great singer.

[@stephaniemorris2789]

He is one of my favourite actors ever! I see him listed and I watch

[@kirsismendez17]

Shogun is the best tv show right now LOVE IT

[@user-cj1kz8jf4y]

❤

[@hoami8436]

Agree 👍

[@counterstrike2isdead]

And Fallout

[@VOTEDODY]

Shogun is a masterpiece. Sanadas is truly transcendent with the authority and charisma to reach out of the screen, and have me willing to walk off a cliff for him. However, Anna Sawai's portrayal of Mariko is not only the best acting I have seen all year, it’s some of the best acting I have ever seen. Building on one of the most incredible, strong, and complex characters ever put to paper, the show was able to elevate Mariko into new dimensions; the writers gave Mariko focus and stoicism, and Sawai gave her heart and raw, unbridled power. Not many people can believably play a one-person army able to topple an empire. What a lightning storm of a performance she gives in episode 9, and all throughout this series. I can’t think of anyone more deserving of an Emmy. Having read and loved the book, I found myself excited and yet apprehensive when I first heard about the new adaptation. Ultimately, I resigned myself to being thrilled if they don’t mess it up. By giving it the love and care the story needed, I had no idea they might actually outshine the book. Thank you both for making that happen. I have written this elsewhere on KZbin so sorry for repeating but I think it needs to be recognized. Shogun is operating on a totally different level with production, writing, and especially acting setting new standards. Samara and Sawai each give performances strong enough to carry the entire series on their own, in a show that stands confidently by itself. And someone, please arrest Moeka Hoshi (Fuji) for stealing so many damn scenes and everyone’s heart.

[@ValarieNZ]

Absolutely ❤❤❤

[@123munter]

totally agree, I am smitten with Mariko.

[@user-dl8yo3cg6q]

Nice comment, walking of a cliff for Toronaga, you're a very devoted fan..

[@xxxcool2565]

The dialog is also so powerful. Japanese women seem demure but there's a steely grit, intensity and viciousness behind them.

[@tangelite9968]

Well said. It is pheonomenal. Anna Sawai is capivating.

[@cymarciano918]

Hiroyuki Sanada & Anna Sawai both deserves all the Awards! Masterpiece Show 🩵

[@anactaneustheeleventh2542]

Hiroyuki Sanada is an incredible actor, and a great Samurai.

[@GamingAlonzo894]

Anna is so beautiful

[@user-gt7lv7pe4w]

so beautiful аанннннн 😍😍😍😍

[@machiskyblade]

This interview is too short! There's so much more to know about this show and these actors. They're both brilliant.

[@Mugen3]

Exactly

[@buyelanim]

Yeah, Kelly was commenting quite a bit and I was like who's being interviewed here 😭

[@markbailey8086]

No apostrophe needed 😊

[@saramarie7984]

This show deserves allll of the awards!

[@CiscoRoo]

I can't think of a bigger mismatch than having Tracy Morgan and Hiroyuki Sanada sitting next to each other. 😆

[@anas-432]

Rush hour 4 idea lol

[@sws212]

​@@anas-432Hiroyuki was already killed off in Rush Hour 3. He was Jackie's foster brother.

[@everburn]

True

[@STOCKHOLM07]

He's got watches.

[@BadAssMacmillan]

@@anas-432 Lmao

[@bngr_bngr]

Four minutes for the best show on TV?

[@Chongchuchu]

Ikr love to see a lot of Asian representation in Hollywood now!!!!

[@mynameprivate7151]

I have heard nothing but obsessive love for this show 👏🏼

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

The ending was not happy. They story continues but the show doesn´t. Shamefur dispray.

[@deybicedric]

I've always loved Hiroyuki Sanada's performances. Every time he's part of the cast, I know it'll be a great.

[@Kiu_8]

Everyone had some stunning performances, Anna in particular, she has the makings of a superstar and I hope she wins an Emmy for her portrayal of Mariko. To anyone who still hasn’t started watching the show, do yourselves a favor and do it, the cinematography is great, the costume designs are stellar, the soundtrack is beautiful, the cast is incredibly talented, etc.

[@rayvangobel1]

Hiroyuki Sanada has such gravitas and presence as an actor. He mastered the screen and he deserves more roles in Hollywood!

[@vitakuvakina4686]

I was soooo excited about this interview and it is sooooooo short 😭😭😭

[@Mugen3]

Yea...😭😭😭

[@jackson857]

Anna's outfit is stunning.

[@henrybien4390]

Yes. Mr. Sanada is a great actor. I 've watch his movie since the earliest 80's. That time he was called Henry Sanada.

[@goochigoochs3836]

Ninja in the Dragon's den!

[@CruzR1111]

One of the best shows ever and the most magnificent epic historical drama. Just brilliant in every single way. ❤

[@yuconewyork]

I don't want Shogun to end😢

[@cmurder1]

Season 2 and 3 are confirmed, thankfully

[@salkynsuuguitarraqua]

@@cmurder1 can't be! It's by the book and it ends as in the book already.

[@cmurder1]

@@salkynsuuguitarraqua Yeah because everyone is watching like crazy. It doesnt need to be just like in the book

[@salkynsuuguitarraqua]

@@cmurder1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmnCYWWtitKah5I i guess, you're right!

[@majorkursk780]

Shogun has been a great mini series and a breath of fresh air to watch something so different from the norm.

[@dixiechixbxu]

Watch it Kelly. Shogun is an amazing show.

[@k.c.5255]

I am so grateful that Hiroyuki Sanada persisted and finally made a truly Japanese show that is authentically Japanese. From the actors to the mannerisms and the costumes…I have waited my entire life to see my culture portrayed in this way. ❤❤❤

[@goochigoochs3836]

Japan has always been regarded with high remarks from USA and the world since the 1980s when everything was made in Japan 😁

[@jeremiahfino7905]

Love shogun.❤

[@SC-101]

I love Hiroyuki Sanada! He's such a great actor!!! Anna Sawai is really up and coming!

[@bebesomething]

Shogun is the best show I've seen on tv since Breaking Bad

[@user-cj1kz8jf4y]

Stems fm love of Kendo and a Master in NY who's so humble.

[@GollumHatesNastyChips]

And of course as soon as we get a good one, it has no more seasons 😢

[@DeeDiamond2981]

The Ones who Live

[@sarah-ui1gd]

Shogun is the best show ❤❤❤ they deserve emmy awards every single one of them ❤❤❤

[@shurikn1337]

Mr. Sanada is the Mifune of our time. Loved his work in every movie so far, but Shogun was outstanding. Couldn't have imagined a "better" Toranaga.

[@noamaanshaikh5702]

Ohh what a beautiful smile Mariko-Sama has

[@axman5296]

Tadanobu "Yabushige" Asano, rocked!

[@takabon1771]

将軍が米国で受け入れられとても嬉しく思います この様な時代劇 『Jidai-geki Movie』がこれからも米国で受け入れられる様があります様に

[@user-zv6yn9pc8c]

I'm Japanese. I never thought he would become so world famous.

[@andrebaxter4023]

We’ve liked Hiroyuki Sanada for a long time. I have at least.

[@wryter93]

Shogun is original to James Clavell's novel Shogun. It was a TV series in 1980 starring Richard Chamberlin. I remember watching it when my husband was stationed in Japan. This one is so much more intense and majestic.

[@mikef2811]

Me too. Boy, I am getting old.

[@RowlandvilleTexas]

I started Shogun this week. Phenomenal!

[@mikesowell2289]

The show was awesome. Glad I recorded it to watch it again

[@gloriarobinson4528]

I love Hiroyuki❤

[@watermunteconomie3938]

"we tried", sir in the eyes of me.. a unknown viewer from Holland sir.. you nailed it. Old Japanese is every way just as fantastic to hear as old Dutch. My favorite line delivered by Toronaga "Crimson sky".

[@Romoredux]

Man just watched last episode, put it off for as long as I could b/c I knew after watching it I would feel Happy and Empty at the same time, and that is exactly how I feel at this moment in time.

[@user-kf2oi4sq5b]

Shogun, I am left speechless by the production quality and acting on this TV series. Well done. Thank you Soooo much 🙏🏼❤️

[@firstofall21]

Love these 2 and all the cast of shogun are amazing. And yes I knew anna former group faky but didnt notice she was in it

[@brianholly3555]

Anna Sakai owned that series.

[@technewsfortechnoobs]

The original Shogun with Richard Chamberlain was done in Japanese with absolutely minimal subtitles, because the directors wanted the audience to experience things as Blackthorn did....not understanding a lot of what was said...and then learning along the way. I love that they kept that same approach here.

[@lorraineeverhart2524]

In the origional Shogun, I loved the English actor (Richard Chamberlain!) AND the Japanese actors!!! In the recent Shogun, I loved ❤️these two Japanese actors❤️😮 And the others, the script, costumes and Japanese culture so much!! Sorry the English actors Not so much.

[@piagonzales4918]

Anna is so drop dead gorg!

[@phredroq]

It's going to win a lot of Emmy's.

[@kveldgorkon4611]

Great Show !!!, Great Acting, Great Costumes, Great Cinematography

[@windsong3wong828]

Anna was so good in Shogun.

[@user-ow5ee5cz4m]

Every week goes so slow untill the new episode comes out, the newest one shocked me, every second of it is so captivating. Best performances for all of you!

[@abegailmendez6434]

just finish watching shogun. its like going back in the past. i love history and watching this show makes you know the culture and tradition of japan in 1600. how noble the samurai was and the most important lesson i get is when the gardener die because he took the rotting pheasant even if blackthorne warn them that whoever takes it will die. his warning to him bears no seriousness but to the japanese, its an iron clad rule because "our word give it a meaning".

[@cris6107]

I love Hiroyuki since I was 10. That's 4 decades ago. 😂

[@jacksonhana360]

Best show ever🇨🇦❤🇯🇵

[@user-ew9sl5vv6u]

誇らしいね。

[@tinakiielii319]

Watched the trailer. It was so GOOD 🙌🙌

[@krishnanavajothikumar8629]

This is truly an amazing just amazing show

[@thompson7271]

Best show i have seen in my life

[@daliborstupavski2981]

Let's be honest, Hroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai are the strength of this series, the reason why the series is so successful, they simply hold the viewer's attention, each in their own way.

[@2xChampion]

I love her!

[@argentineanbodybuilder]

This two persons arw the reason why i spend all day crying for one death !!!!!! MARIKO WHY !!!! SHOGUN THE BEST SERIES OF THE LAST FEW YEARS 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@jimwhittaker5838]

Thus is probably the best mini series I've seen in a long time. Love it ❤

[@Joydeep2000]

My god Anna 😍😍😍😍

[@jeremiahfino7905]

11/10.

[@shakiid7]

I love them so much but i want them to interview more of the supporting cast

[@zagnut36]

I remember watching the Richard Chamberland 1980s version when I was 12 years old and this is by far the bests reboot possible , the cast the action is so amazing !

[@205098283]

Amazing show!

[@tonyrodriguez2943]

Hiroyuki Sanada will return as Scorpion 🦂🔥 in Mortal Kombat 2.

[@sumitchowdhury8589]

The show is amazing

[@denniswebster7075]

Amazing show. The drama, the costumes, culture and scenery beautiful wrap the politics.

[@GlennAustin829]

Anna Sawai is now on my crush list

[@ancaungureanu9039]

I love Anna 😍😍😍😍

[@christianmaisch2613]

No mention of the fact that it's based on a James Clavell bestseller?

[@LauraModica-wex128]

I binged watched shogun it was amazing

[@Jthe5th]

1:45 It existed in the 1600s. Breuckelen on the American continent was established in 1646, and the name first appeared in print in 1663. The name Brooklyn is derived from the original Dutch town of Breukelen.

[@Sir_Olf]

Wow I am amazed to see the guests and also Tracy who I havent seen in a while but wow Kelly has lost some serious weight. Haven't seen the show for a long time, but amazing to see. Hope she is doing good and that it is her choice.

[@goochigoochs3836]

I just realized that Hiroyuki Sanada was in the movie "Ninja in the dragon's den" which is one of my most memorable movies when I was a kid.

[@evelynledford4493]

Great show love it

[@justiceforall6412]

Anna Sawai is such a beautiful lady

[@foximusalpha5270]

Hiroyuki Sanada did a great job for create this increteble projekt "Shogun", big respect him and to all people how was and worked on this series👏 このシリーズのすべての参加者に敬意と敬意を表します👏

[@jaimeantoniomangune5793]

Hiroyuki Sanada was Scorpion and I hope Anna Sawai cast as a Mortal Kombat character. For the Shirai Ryu 🔥🦂

[@Senpaiverse.]

Only legends know how good Kelly Clarkson's music was ❤

[@centurynotes1677]

I also love the scorpion brown and yellow 😉 🦂

[@Big_Tee22]

Why's Cosmo exempted from all the recent interviews? He's also a main cast 😢

[@ShantiHarrichan]

55

[@user-ko9vq9hv5y]

花は散るから美しい

[@superartisticclub]

😀 love this

[@jonny1986]

what a great show this is and how historically accurate it is, only thing that i could point out is that while the show is mostly spoken in Japanese, the English lines that are spoken are actually Portuguese since English was not a thing back then, for international audience sake it was better to be done like this, but now or then at least, some actual Portuguese lines or words should be said considering the fact that many actors reprising the role were actually Portuguese(ex: Joaquim de Almeida), nevertheless amazing show, mad props. Hiroyuki is a fucking Legend!!!

[@joegrover4587]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 great job guys #Shogūn

[@sagarjiwani1222]

OMGGGGG THIS CROSSOVER

[@daltonbarcus8733]

I think I’m in love with Anna 😍😍😍😍

[@AsianFoodNerd]

If Tracy Morgan on the show, it would be Rush Hour - Shogun version

[@allthingsnerdy5474]

goddamn hiroyuki sanada is just samurai in real life

[@PapaPngBuhayMo]

hoping for season 2 pleaseeee...

[@hathaME]

Why so short interview????? 😭

[@gloriarobinson4528]

I love Sho Gun i first saw it in the eighties Richard chamberlain was the first Sho Gun i love this actor seem him in many movies i also read the book

[@nunomoreira2171]

the Portuguese language in the series sounds a lot like English. very authentic.

[@user-oq6fp1yo6k]

Mariko Sama is the best role

[@MsSidney20]

Wonderfull acting

[@kishona69]

Shogun was masterfully done.

[@petersonexpert5666]

Uma obra de arte.

[@yumitokushige8486]

Is Sanada Hiroyuki still Japanese? I've watched him since he was in JAC. The TV drama "Highschool teacher" was memorable.

[@damaryschea]

Shogun is amazing, my husband and I love it!!

[@KensukeEx55]

3:21 「EAST MEETS WEST」 It's also the title of a movie Hiroyuki Sanada starred in. This is an action movie about a samurai who goes to America and fights against gunmen.

[@Taooflu]

If you haven’t watched it Shogun, it really is a subdued masterpiece.

[@FlyingShadow11]

lady mariko mvp