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Emmy-winning ‘Shogun’ actress Anna Sawai chosen for Time100 Next List


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Anna Sawai, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and Hiroyuki Sanada, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for “Shogun,” which won the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series, pose at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 76. 15.

NEW YORK โ€“ Anna Sawai, who won an Emmy for her performance in the drama series โ€œShogun,โ€ has been chosen by Time Magazine as one of the next 100 leaders shaping the future, it was announced Wednesday.

This year, 32-year-old Sawai became the first Japanese woman to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for her role in “Shogun.” In the drama set during the Sengoku period (1493-1573), she plays Mariko, a Christian woman who remains loyal to Lord Yoshii Toranaga.

Hiroyuki Sanada, who played Toranaga and also won an Emmy for his performance, wrote for Time in tribute: โ€œAnna Sawai could play any role on this Earth or in space. Historical pieces or films from the far future: she is so talented that she can do anything. โ€ฆ She just gets bigger and bigger from here.โ€

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