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Shōgun's Mariko is a breakthrough performance for Anna Sawai. Though she appeared on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and Pachinko, the FX drama puts her talents on full display. "In the beginning, it was just like, Well, I'm looking for a job," Sawai says. "I was taping so much in the beginning for, quite frankly, anything. I decided to do [Shōgun] because it stood out as a project for me, as a Japanese woman, feeling like the women in this show were going to be portrayed in a better light." Below, Sawai discusses her Shōgun exit, Mariko's journey, and why she believes a series about feudal Japan is resonating so much with audiences today.

View in Browser  SHOP EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBE The Unforgettable Power of Anna Sawai Shōgun's Mariko is a breakthrough performance for Anna Sawai. Though she appeared on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and Pachinko, the FX drama puts her talents on full display. "In the beginning, it was just like, Well, I'm looking for a job," Sawai says. "I was taping so much in the beginning for, quite frankly, anything. I decided to do [Shōgun] because it stood out as a project for me, as a Japanese woman, feeling like the women in this show were going to be portrayed in a better light." Below, Sawai discusses her Shōgun exit, Mariko's journey, and why she believes a series about feudal Japan is resonating so much with audiences today. Read More Everything We Know About 'Shōgun' Season 2 Don't get your hopes up—the riveting samurai story has a definitive end. Read More 'Shōgun' Episode 10 Is a Bittersweet Finale Join us as we say goodbye to the best TV show of the year. Read More Lovers and Bikers in Alligator Alley Bobby Gunn promised his wife he was through with fighting. In the winter of 1993, shell-shocked by the death of his mother and the sudden collapse of his boxing career, Gunn had moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and fallen in love. Once, while boxing in Las Vegas, he had met Rose Keith, a beautiful blond Scottish Traveler, and she had never left his mind. Glamorous and outgoing, Rose came from a wealthy real-estate family. Her father, Hugh, owned twenty mobile-home parks and was doing so well, they had settled down. or Gunn, Rose was a lifeline. In Florida, with neither boxing nor Jackie to unite them, he and his father had grown further apart, with depression hanging like a fog in their tiny apartment on the northern fringe of town. Read More The 20 Best Khaki Pants Are More Than Just Chinos The classic color is more versatile than you think. Read More The Best Sneakers of 2024 (So Far) The freshest kicks of the year, from Hoka to Asics to Nike. Read More Tom Cotton and Josh Hawley Would Love to See the National Guard Swoop in on Columbia Students Tom Cotton is a genuinely bloodthirsty bobble-throated slapdick from Arkansas. Just in the past two weeks, he has advocated vigilante violence against protesters who might delay his commute to the Capitol from his Beltway pied-à-terre. And now, along with Missouri senator Josh (Haulin' Ass) Hawley, Cotton has recommended sending the National Guard to the Columbia University campus. You will note that many of the voices calling for a severe crackdown are doing so for the purpose of curtailing what might happen. But the real fanatics, like Cotton and Hawley, are fairly slavering for violence to happen so that they can luxuriate in the breaking of heads. Read More How satisfied are you with the content of this newsletter? Follow Us Unsubscribe | Privacy Notice | CA Notice at Collection Esquire is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2024 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779