SHOGUN:Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai, and Tadanobu Asano win four Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture

The 82nd Golden Globe Awards, a prelude to the Academy Awards, was held in Los Angeles on January 6th (Japan time), and the drama "Shogun," produced by and starring Hiroyuki Sanada, was selected as the Best Picture in the TV Drama category. Sanada won Best Actor, Anna Sawai won Best Actress, and Tadanobu Asano won Best Supporting Actor, achieving a total of four awards.

"SHOGUN" is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by James Clavell. Set in the Sengoku period of Japan, the story is based on fictional characters, and revolves around three characters: Toranaga Yoshii, a warlord modeled on Tokugawa Ieyasu, played by Sanada; John Blackthorn (Miura Anjin, played by Cosmo Jarvis), a British navigator who was cast ashore in Japan; and Mariko Toda (Hosokawa Gracia, played by Sawai), his interpreter. The drama is available on Disney+ in Japan, and a sequel is also planned. The story is a 10-episode drama with almost all dialogue in Japanese.

At the 76th Emmy Awards, the highest honor in the American television industry, which were announced in September last year, the series won a record 18 awards, including Best Drama, Best Actor for Sanada, Best Director for Fred Toye, and Best Actress for Sawai.