Washington DC [US], November 18 (ANI): Japanese singer and actor Ren Meguro is the newest identify to affix the following chapter of the multi-Emmy Award-winning sequence, which begins manufacturing on the brand new season in January in Vancouver, reported The Hollywood Reporter.
In Shogun, Meguro will play the position of Kazutada. He joins current forged additions Asami Mizukawa (Aya), Masataka Kubota (Hyuga), Sho Kaneta (Hidenobu), Takaaki Enoki (Lord Ito) and Jun Kunimura (Goda), who have been introduced final week, in accordance with the outlet.
Returning forged members embrace Hiroyuki Sanada (Toranaga) and Cosmo Jarvis (Blackthorne), Fumi Nikaido (Ochiba), Shinnosuke Abe (Buntaro), Hiroto Kanai (Omi), Yoriko Doguchi (Kiri), Tommy Bastow (Alvito), Yuko Miyamoto (Gin), Eita Okuno (Saeki) and Yuka Kouri (Kiku).
‘I’m extremely honoured to affix the forged of Shogun season two,’ Meguro stated in a press release.
‘When I streamed Shogun on Disney+ final 12 months, I used to be profoundly moved by the sequence’ distinctive and grand portrayal of Japan, which felt totally different from previous portrayals. As a Japanese particular person, I felt a compelling urge to be a part of this groundbreaking manufacturing. I began studying extra in regards to the manufacturing group, exploring Hiroyuki Sanada’s imaginative and prescient and his long-standing dedication, and studying varied articles about Shogun. Now, my dream has turn out to be a actuality, and it really felt like a dream come true,’ added Meguro as quoted by The Hollywood Reporter.
Season two of Shogun will decide up the motion 10 years after the occasions of season one, and can once more deal with the 2 very totally different lives and motivations of Lord Toranaga and Anjin Blackthorne.
As for actor Meguro, a pop idol, who’s a member of the group nine-man boy band ‘Snow Man’, has a burgeoning performing profession and has just lately nabbed lead roles within the movies ‘As Long as We Both Shall Live’ and ‘Trillion Game: The Movie’ in addition to the upcoming options ‘Hodonaku’, ‘Owakare desu’ and the live-action adaptation of the manga ‘Sakamoto Days’.
On tv, he has starred in Trillion Game and the dramas Silent and Soar High! (ANI)