Shōgun' star Hiroyuki Sanada chats with THR while on the red carpet at the Disney post-Emmy party and dishes on his Emmys wins and how he thinks it will be a "good stepping stone for Japanese industry people and actors.

Showrunner Justin Marks thanked FX for greenlighting a “very expensive, subtitled, Japanese period piece whose climax revolves around a poetry contest—I have no idea why you did that, but thank you so much.” Marks gave the Emmy-winning star Hiroyuki Sanada, who spoke in Japanese as Marks translated.

Sanada's win follows 'Squid Game' star Lee Jung-jae, who was the first Asian actor to accomplish the feat in 2022