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Anna Sawai

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Anna Sawai
Experience a time of war, treachery, and passion when legendary samurai fall and great empires rise. FX’s Shōgun premieres 2.27 on Hulu. Based on James Clavell’s novel, FX’s Shōgun is set in Japan in the year 1600 at the dawn of a century-defining civil war. Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village.
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Anna Sawai was born in New Zealand. She is an actress, known for Shōgun (2024), Ninja Assassin (2009) and Pachinko (2022).
BornJune 11
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BornJune 11
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 11 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Known for

    Hiroyuki Sanada in Shōgun (2024)
    Shōgun
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Toda Mariko
    Ninja Assassin (2009)
    Ninja Assassin
    6.3
    • Teenage Kiriko
    • 2009
    Youn Yuh-jung, Kwon Eun-sung, Lee Min-ho, Anna Sawai, Jin Ha, Kim Kang-hoon, and Minha Kim in Pachinko (2022)
    Pachinko
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Naomi
    Charlize Theron, Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, John Cena, and Nathalie Emmanuel in F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
    F9: The Fast Saga
    5.2
    • Elle
    • 2021

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    Actress

    • Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
      • Cate Randa
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2023
    • How to Rob a Bank
      • Pre-production
      • 2026
    • Enemies
      • Pre-production
    • (Saint) Peter
      • Teresa
      • Pre-production
    • Youn Yuh-jung, Kwon Eun-sung, Lee Min-ho, Anna Sawai, Jin Ha, Kim Kang-hoon, and Minha Kim in Pachinko (2022)
      Pachinko
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Naomi
      • 2022–2024
    • Hiroyuki Sanada in Shōgun (2024)
      Shōgun
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Toda Mariko
      • 2024
    • Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Ren Watabe, Anders Holm, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, and Mari Yamamoto in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023)
      Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Cate Randa
      • 2023–2024
    • Charlize Theron, Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, John Cena, and Nathalie Emmanuel in F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
      F9: The Fast Saga
      5.2
      • Elle
      • 2021
    • Yôsuke Kubozuka, Kelly Macdonald, Aoi Okuyama, and Takehiro Hira in Giri/Haji (2019)
      Giri/Haji
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Eiko
      • 2019
    • Ninja Assassin (2009)
      Ninja Assassin
      6.3
      • Teenage Kiriko
      • 2009
    • Ai no uta!
      TV Series
      • Natsu
      • 2007

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    Shogun: Still To Come
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    • Height
      • 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
    • Born
      • June 11
      • New Zealand
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      • 2 Articles
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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      She was a member of Japanese girl group called Faky.
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      Overseas people see Japanese women as sexual beings and think they don't speak up for themselves.

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