Anna Sawai Talks Emmy Nomination for Shōgun, Being in a J-Pop Group and Pachinko

Anna Sawai talks about how she found out she was nominated for an Emmy for her role in Shōgun, the horseback riding training she did for the series and having the freedom to make her character her own in Pachinko.


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[dizh]

anyone who has watched the show knows she will win she was breathtaking ...

[ehansbrough]

I sincerely hope that Anna Sawai wins at the Emmy's. She gave an incredible performance!

[maxibluft]

Nice to see her slowly getting more and more comfortable in these interviews, not just answering the questions anymore but really getting into dialogue with the host. She's obviously a star in the making

[hGW]

A native-born New Zealander who spent most of her formulative years in Japan and speaks in a near-perfect American accent just blows my mind.

[eduardoarmenta]

With respect to the other nominees, she deserves to win. I truly believe her performance will be remembered for a long time, she gave it her all and it shows

[olivier]

I met her while working on pachinko, one or two interactions. she is so lovely in person, really sweet.

[Skeezer]

She looks flawless!!! Those cheekbones!! Also, her acting was superlative in Shogun!

[RaymondNYC]

I've seen Sawai in both Monarch & Shogun & she's fantastic. I'm so glad she's achieved mainstream success & recognition. (And she seems like a lovely person.)

[poppyameiIa]

and she’s going to win that emmy too, mark my words!

[lawbinson]

She’s a great communicator with charisma!

[RBNinja]

7:28 what a profound "I don't know". I believe her. She truly doesn't know.

[midomido.midori]

It's wild to see Anna become even more successful. Was a fan of OG Faky and really loved quite a few of their songs. They also often collaborated with another great J-Pop group called FEMM and it was a great time to be a fan of both groups. Memories lol.

[NewMessage]

Stunning lady. In about every way I can think of.

[Tito-sqkb]

My neurologist looks like her. When she first walked into the room, I couldn’t believe she was the doctor. I was at a loss for words and totally made a fool of myself.

[kamonegix]

Oh wow, I think this is the first time someone on a Talkshow with her mentions FAKY!! That makes me so happy, I love FAKY and I really wonder what her previous group members think about her meteoric rise. <3

[jacobpaint]

She seems so well rounded and balanced in pretty much every way. Her accent is very international but with an American leaning and yet she could go back to New Zealand and he accent wouldn’t draw that much attention (the rest of her would). She seems so focused, driven and analytical in the way she speaks more specifically than many, clarifying small points and responding to minor things that Seth said (like “did they want you to seem younger”).

The Japanese she speaks in Shogun is an old style Japanese that required a lot of study and effort to get right from what I understand. It’s great that she has been nominated because her role required a lot of stillness and subtlety which is not typically what gets award nominations. I expect she is going to have a very succseful career and wont be hampered in Hollywood by being asian. Especially in current times when asian roles have increased so much but also because she has a look and beauty that can transcend that barrier.

Good luck to her!

[MrGraphite]

The show was so good. She was a highlight. Hope she wins and we see more of her and the whole cast in more future projects.

[VOTEDODY]

What a lightning storm of a performance she gives in episode 9 and all throughout this series. Not many people can believably play a one-man army able to topple an empire.

[hackcrew]

She is the most beautiful lady that has ever breathed. Shogun was fantastic, because Anna was in it. ❤❤

[JordiVanderwaal]

I just watched the first episode of Shogun, so I clicked because of the "being in a J-Pop group" part, and omg. She was in FAKY?! I love their music. And I'm going to finish Shogun soon. I hope she does well in Hollywood, she seems very nice.