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Shimada was the only female member of Shōgun ' s massive cast of Japanese actors shown speaking English, for which she relied on a dialogue coach, as she was not fluent in the language at the time. Her English improved greatly during the production, however, allowing her to work in a few English language films during the 1980s and 1990s.
Mariko's death is adapted from the novel, but the writers originally planned to end the episode with the shinobi infiltrating the castle, with Mariko's death moved for the next episode. Justin Marks then suggested moving the scene to the end of the ninth episode, explaining that her death would get the episode "to feel complete."
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 ...
The Bells of Nagasaki (Japanese: 長崎の鐘) (1950) – Japanese romance film portraying the experiences of Takashi Nagai as a survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki [3] The Big Lift (1950) – war drama film telling the story of "Operation Vittles", the 1948–49 Berlin Airlift, through the experiences of two U.S. Air Force sergeants [4]
Japan, Lady Mariko is placed in charge of translating for Lord Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) and Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis), a ship’s captain who enters a society as it prepares for war. More from ...
There’s some truth behind her revelations in this week’s episode.
The following are lists of films produced in Japan in the 1950s: List of Japanese films of 1950; List of Japanese films of 1951; List of Japanese films of 1952; List of Japanese films of 1953; List of Japanese films of 1954; List of Japanese films of 1955; List of Japanese films of 1956; List of Japanese films of 1957; List of Japanese films of ...
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 .