Japan celebrated on Monday the record-breaking Emmy Awards triumph of “Shogun”, though many confessed not having watched the collection in regards to the nation’s warring dynasties within the feudal period.
“Shogun” smashed all-time information on the tv awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, taking residence an astounding 18 statuettes and turning into the primary non-English-language winner of the extremely coveted award for greatest drama collection.
Lead Hiroyuki Sanada, who performed Lord Toranaga, grew to become the primary Japanese actor to win an Emmy, whereas Anna Sawai achieved the identical for her efficiency as Lady Mariko.
“As a Japanese, I’m happy Sanada won,” mentioned Kiyoko Kanda, a 70-year-old pensioner. “He worked so hard since he moved to Los Angeles.”
“In ‘Last Samurai’, Tom Cruise was the lead, but it’s exciting Sanada is the main character in ‘Shogun’,” Kanda added.
But she admitted that she solely watched the trailer.
The collection is offered solely on Disney’s streaming platform, which is comparatively new in Japan. “I want to watch it. I’m curious to know how Japan is portrayed,” Kanda mentioned.
Otsuka, who declined to provide her first title, mentioned she, too, has not watched the present. “But I saw the news and I’m happy he won.”
Sanada, now 63, started his performing profession on the age of 5 in Tokyo and moved to LA after showing in “Last Samurai” in 2003.
The phrases “historic achievements” and “Hiroyuki Sanada” have been trending on X in Japanese, whereas Sanada’s speech on the awards racked up tens of 1000’s of views.
Yusuke Takizawa, 41, additionally solely watched a trailer however he mentioned he was amazed by the standard of the present.
“I was impressed by the high-spirited acting, the attention to detail and the film technology,” Takizawa advised AFP exterior Osaka Castle, a significant historic location for the collection. “I think many young people will want to try their hand in Hollywood after watching Sanada.”
Tourists on the citadel additionally welcomed the document Emmy win.
“I think was the best TV show that I’ve seen this year,” mentioned Zara Ferjani, a customer from London.
“I thought it was amazing… The direction was beautiful, and I really enjoyed watching something that wasn’t in English as well,” the 33-year-old mentioned.
She mentioned she had deliberate to observe “Shogun” after returning residence from Japan.
“But one of my friends strongly advised me to watch it beforehand, just to appreciate the culture more and definitely Osaka Castle more,” she added.
Many within the Japanese movie business have been additionally jubilant.
“He won after many years of trying hard in Hollywood. It’s too cool,” wrote Shinichiro Ueda, director of the hit low-budget movie “One Cut of the Dead”, on X.
Video sport creator and film fan Hideo Kojima, who has described the present as “Game of Thrones in 17th-century Japan”, reposted a news story on the win.
The drama, tailored from a well-liked novel by James Clavell and filmed in Canada, tells the story of Lord Toranaga, who fights for his life towards his enemies alongside Mariko and British sailor John Blackthorne.
A earlier TV adaptation made in 1980 was centered on Blackthorne’s perspective.
But the brand new “Shogun” breaks away from many years of cliched and infrequently bungled depictions of Japan in Western cinema, with Japanese spoken all through many of the present.
Sanada, who additionally co-produced the drama, is credited with bringing a brand new degree of cultural and historic authenticity to “Shogun”.
An military of consultants, together with a number of wig technicians from Japan, labored behind the scenes to make the collection sensible, poring over units, costumes and the actors’ actions.
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