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The Villager - Japanese star Hiroyuki Sanada comes to SoHo, talks Asian representation in new FX drama Shōgun

'Shōgun' Star Hiroyuki Sanada Calls FX Series a 'Dream East-Meets-West Project'

During a recent screening for press, "Shogun" star Hiroyuki Sanada called the project "a dream" between Japan and America.

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When it came to adapting this grand epic, executive producers Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks wanted to be respectful to both Clavell’s original novel and Japan as a whole, a country that has a history of being unfairly characterized in American media. To do this, the team first compiled a writers’ room largely composed of Asian-American writers, “all Japanese and Chinese-American and predominantly women,” Kondo said.

“Finding that space in between two worlds was actually the asset that we brought to the table rather than the anchor on our neck that didn’t give us enough to say,” Kondo said of this multicultural heritage.

The project started, as all projects do, with a script. But once the scripts were submitted to “Shōgun’s” Japanese producers, Justin Marks realized that the American team wasn’t just looking for notes.

“What you’re really looking for is approval,” Marks said. Early on, the team realized they weren’t getting the approval they so craved from one of their producers, Mako Kamitsuna.

“Mako held fast because she said, ‘I can’t even give you notes on this line because a Japanese character from this period wouldn’t even think this way,” Marks said. “So we began to really workshop it over the course of a year to change that, which was — for a writer — a very humbling process.”

However, it was Sanada himself who eventually spearheaded the translation process “Shōgun” would eventually employ. After ironing out the drama’s period-appropriate voice, scripts were initially written in English before they were sent to a team in Tokyo for Japanese translation. After that first translation, the scripts would be sent to Kyoto-based playwright Kiyoko Moriaki, who would “add her flair” to the scripts, Kondo explained. These revised scripts would finally be sent to the actors, who would add their own adjustments.

“The Japanese script, Justin sent to me every episode,” Sanada said. “I take notes and make changes, send back, and then back and forth, back and forth.”

Sanada took care to find a balance between period accurate speaking patterns and modern patterns that would be understandable to the average Japanese viewer. “We tried to make a good balance. If it’s too traditional, some young audience cannot understand, but we don’t want to subtitle Japanese to Japanese, right?”

Afterwards, the final scripts were then sent to producer Eriko Miyagawa, who transcribed all the dialogue into Japanese and then back to English for the subtitling.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Awesome. Sounds like a lot of care and thought was put into this to make it authentic. I just wish it was premiering tomorrow!

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross & Nick Chuba Scoring FX’s ‘Shōgun’ Series

Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, & Nick Chuba have composed the score for FX's upcoming series “Shōgun” which premieres Feb. 27, 2024.

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[antsman41]

I've had the Part 1/Part II hardcovers of this book for years, but haven't read them sadly.

 

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[Deck Rickard]

Nice. Sounds like they knocked it out of the park.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Watched the trailer for this, it looks fantastic

 

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There's also a new extended trailer on the FX Networks YouTube channel. It has one swear in it.

‘Shōgun’: FX Releases Extended Trailer For Series Adaptation Of James Clavell Novel — Update

FX has unveiled a new extended trailer for Shōgun ahead of a 30-second spot the network will air Sunday during Super Bowl LVIII.

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[Monsieur Xavier]

Unlike the old TV series, this one looks more focused on Toranaga than Blackthorn.
No complain.

 

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Video / Photos: FX’s “Shogun” Miniseries Holds Special Advance Presentation at El Capitan Theatre with Cast, More

This evening in Hollywood, the Disney-operated El Capitan Theatre hosted a Special Advance Presentation of the new FX miniseries Shogun (based on the 1975 novel of the same name, and a remake of the 1980 NBC miniseries), and we at Laughing Place were able to attend thanks to our memberships in D23 -

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Anna Sawai, Hiroyuki Sanada attend 'Shogun' premiere in LA

Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada attend the premiere of Hulu mini-series "Shogun" in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The period drama, based on the James Clavell novel of the same name, is an epic set in Feudal Japan. "Shogun" arrives on February 27.

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Anna Sawai Says Her Character in Shogun was Much Tougher to Play than Her Character in Monarch

The first two episodes of FX's Shōgun premiere February 27 on Hulu and FX.

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Anna Sawai Praises Kurt Russell and Hiroyuki Sanada and Says There is "No Ego"

The first two episodes of FX's Shōgun premiere February 27 on Hulu and FX.

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‘Shōgun’ Stars on the Challenges of Acting in Seven Layers of Clothing and Adopting Sailor Accents: ‘All the Detail Is So Important’

The stars of the new FX series 'Shōgun' shared their experiences working on the most recent adaptation of James Clavell’s 1,200-page novel.

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FX's 'Shogun' brings a new, epic version of James Clavell's novel to life: What to know

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Shōgun: Anna Sawai Compares Filming Series to "Fun" Monarch, "There Wasn't Much Joking Around"

The filming experience was apparently much different on FX's adaptation of Shogun.

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[BlackFox]

Can not wait for this, looks great so far.

 

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Shōgun Author James Clavell Would be "Stunned" by FX Adaptation of Classic Novel According to Daughter

FX's Shōgun adapts James Clavell's classic novel, his daughter opens up about how he'd feel about [...]

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[MarvelFan]

It really looks like a high budget Taiga Dorama (an annual drama series here in Japan that airs every sunday which depict and adapt a various historical events/figures in our history...each year season adapt different events and figures)

And read that this is loosely based on the real Tokugawa Ieyasu's early shogunate times, how coincidentally that the recent Taiga Drama series that aired last year here had also adapted the life of Ieyasu's life. Haha.

I will give it a try...it is available on Disney+ in Japan.

Though there is one minor nitpick...and I apologize beforehand if I sound a little insecure here lol haha... but in all seriousness it annoys me when in every Hollywood made production that took place in Asia that a white male always got to hooked up with asian female...it is weird that Hollywood seems still held to the toxic thinking that as if asian male aren't that attractive enough to have any romantic attraction with their female counterpart eventhough this is the story about our land. I urge the showrunner to search deep into our history...foreigners, at that time in the chaos warring state era in Japan, especially during Tokugawa's and Toyotomi's policy will have them executed and forbidden to have any kind social interaction with citizens, let alone a hook up lol. There is a reason why at that time Japan closed borders from the outside world for almost 2 and a half centuries.
This kind of thing that makes me realized that this is still a Hollywood production and by no means it will become a true representative of our culture and history (though I admire the production value here).
Also this stuff made me thinking while discussing it with my partner yesterday that if Hollywood were to adapt Rurouni Kenshin...we bet that they will swoop in a white character in there and that they won't let Kenshin be together with Kaoru...lol.

 

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Anna Sawai’s ‘Shogun’ role felt personal: Mariko is 'every woman in Japan who has suffered’

Anna Sawai says she connected deeply with Lady Toda Mariko, her character in FX's 'Shogun,' and that she was encouraged by the creators' desire to avoid stereotypes of Japanese women.

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Shōgun: Anna Sawai on FX Limited Series' Attention to Detail & More

Anna Sawai (Pachinko) spoke with Bleeding Cool about FX Networks' epic limited series Shōgun, working with the show's creators, and more.

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Shogun's Stars Talk Cast Cohesion, Historical Accuracy, & Upcoming Projects On The Red Carpet

The cast is fiercely passionate about the show.

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Exclusive: Shogun Actress Anna Sawai Hopes the Show ‘Will Be Groundbreaking’, Highlights the Research Involved and More

"I am so inspired by her story."

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Shogun EP Michaela Clavell On Following In Her Father's Footsteps

Shogun debuts on FX February 27.

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Shogun Creators Justin Marks & Rachel Kondo On Staying True To The Heart Of The Novel

Shogun debuts on FX February 27.

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‘Shogun’ Remake: This Time, the White Man Is Only One of the Stars

A 1980 adaptation of the best-selling novel cast it as the tale of a white hero in an exotic Japan. A new version tells a more kaleidoscopic story.

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How an Englishman from Kent became the first western samurai, Shogun

The new FX/Disney+ series, adapted from James Clavell’s 1975 novel, is the most-nominated show at this year’s Emmy Awards. As Kevin E G Perry writes, both the book and show take inspiration from the remarkable true story of William Adams, the first Englishman to set foot in Japan

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Whip Media Research: 'Shogun' Looking to Have Record FX Original Debut - Media Play News

“Shogun” is likely the biggest FX original debut in recent history, and among the largest new series to hit Hulu since 2019, according to new audience anticipation research from Whip … Continue reading "Whip Media Research: ‘Shogun’ Looking to Have Record FX Original Debut"

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