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[8] The scene is very similar to Mariko's death in the novel, with a small difference; in the series, Mariko refers to herself as her birth surname of Akechi, while in the novel, she uses her married Toda name. Sawai explained, "She's not a Toda. She is an Akechi and she is also avenging her family at the same time.
As Shōgun details through the lives of Toda Mariko (Anna Sawai), Ochiba (Fumi Nikaido), and Fuji (Moeka Hoshi), a woman's life choices—if you can even call them that—consisted of wife, mother ...
Shōgun is a 1975 historical novel by author James Clavell that chronicles the end of Japan’s Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568-1600) and the dawn of the Edo period (1603-1868). ). Loosely based on actual events and figures, Shōgun narrates how European interests and internal conflicts within Japan brought about the Shogunate restorat
"Servants of Two Masters" (Japanese: 二人の主君に仕えて, Hepburn: Futari no Shukun ni Tsukaete) is the second episode of the American historical drama television series Shōgun, based on the novel by James Clavell.
For Sawai, a Japanese actress who was born in New Zealand and raised in Tokyo, playing Mariko was transformative. "Her character made me rethink what I want to do in life," Sawai tells T&C .
In Shōgun, Sawai plays Toda Mariko, a translator in 1600s Japan who navigates a dangerous world of warriors, kingdoms and politics and facilitates communication between the powerful Lord Toranaga ...
Mariko Toda, a character in the novel Shōgun Mariko Uehara, a character from the television drama Nobuta wo Produce Mariko Uki, a character in the Japanese horror movie Ju-on: The Grudge
Mariko vows to commit seppuku, the ritual of suicide. But then Isihido grants her permission to leave Osaka. However, the castle comes under attack and Mariko declares she will give her life for ...