“I was like, ‘OK, this is going to be the same thing.’
I played it in that way and they didnt call me back.”
Anna Sawaiexplained why her initial audition forShogunleft her feeling less than optimistic about the project.
“I was like, ‘OK, this is going to be the same thing.’ I played it in that way and they didn’t call me back."
Anna’s performance as Toda Mariko in the FX limited series has been critically acclaimed.
Anna replied, “It wasnt just Japanese women being sexualized.
And thats not who we are were so much more complex.
Indeed, Anna’s initial thoughts on theShogunscript meant that she initially gave a lackluster audition.
I was like, ‘OK, this is going to be the same thing.’
I played it in that way and they didnt call me back.”
A conversation with showrunner Justin Marks changed things.
She recalled, “He explained it wasnt that kind of scene.
He wanted it to be just a conversation.
“They liked me.
What we saw on screen was subsequently different to what was in the original script.
And its even more intimate because you know that theres nothing physical about it.
Im lucky that were finally being able to give a portrayal of real Japanese women,” she concluded.
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