Anna Sawai Shares The Heaviness Of Acting In Shōgun & More | Emmy Awards 2024 - video Dailymotion

Anna Sawai caught up with Billboard’s Tetris Kelly on the red carpet of the 2024 Emmy Awards.

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00:00So you're on a show with 25 Emmy nominations, which is wild, and you're such a kick-ass on the show.

00:05So tell me about the stunts and just working that hard, and how was that part?

00:09It's a lot. It's not just the stunts. It's wearing the costumes every day.

00:14That's already physically tough. Mentally, it's the most heavy role that I've ever played.

00:20I was dreaming nightmares, so yeah, it was a lot.

00:25And then, of course, for a show like this, to tackle colonization in such a specific time period,

00:29how important was it to stay true to that time period and the culture?

00:32I think that it was very important. Our story is also loosely based on actual history,

00:38and so we wanted to take every element that we could, but we also needed to condense it into 10 episodes,

00:44and I think that we did it the best way that we could.

00:48And, of course, you just saw Kathy Bates. Everybody's excited about your show,

00:51but what's the show you're excited about that you can't wait for the next season?

00:54Oh, oh. What show? Are they doing The Bear?

01:00Yeah.

01:01Yeah, I love The Bear!

01:02Season 3 was crazy.

01:03Yeah, yeah. Wait, but I did see the other one.

01:05She lives in Japan, or she's in Japan a lot.

01:08Did you see season 3 in America?

01:10No, I saw season 3. Yeah, I loved season 3. Are they doing another season 3?

01:14Yes, they are. I think so.

01:15Okay, but right now they're nominated for season 2?

01:17No, season 2.

01:18Season 3.

01:19No, I think you're right.

01:20Right?

01:21Now you're confusing me.

01:22I don't know.

01:23I love that show as well.