‘Shōgun’ Stars on the Challenges of Acting in Seven Layers of Clothing and Adopting Sailor Accents: ‘All the Detail Is So Important’
variety.comCaroline Brew editor Amidst the chaos of a fire alarm going off and security ordering (and later calling off) evacuations on the red carpet of the “Shōgun” premiere on Wednesday night in Los Angeles, the stars of the new FX series still found the time to share their experiences working on the most recent adaptation of James Clavell’s 1,200-page novel.
Acting in a show like “Shōgun” — which features numerous fight sequences and tense dramatic scenes — would not be considered a relaxing task to most.
But for Hiroyuki Sanada, who plays the lead role and serves as a producer, being in front of the camera was a “simple” task compared to his producing duties. “As a producer, I prepared everything before I go to set, so when I was acting in front of the camera, it was so relaxing … It was so fun.
I felt like it’s a reward,” he said. Sanada found producing to be a much more stressful task but said that making these small adjustments made all the difference when it came to achieving authenticity: “All the detail is so important to introduce our culture correctly.
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