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“Shogun” Sweeps TV Drama Categories at Golden Globes (UPDATE 5)

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Cosmo Jarvis, from left, Michaela Clavell, Tadanobu Asano, Anna Sawai, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks pose in the press room with the award for best television series – drama for “Shogun” during the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Jiji Press

10:56 JST, January 6, 2025 (updated at 16:50 JST)

Las Vegas (Jiji Press)—”Shogun,” a feudal Japan-set drama starring and produced by Hiroyuki Sanada, claimed four Golden Globes for television drama series, including one for best drama series, at Sunday’s ceremony for the prestigious annual U.S. entertainment awards.

Sanada, 64, earned this year’s Golden Globe for best performance by a male actor in a TV drama series.

“I’d love to say thank you for everyone who’s been in my life. All of you have brought me here,” Sanada said in a speech at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards ceremony in California.

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Left: Hiroyuki Sanada poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actor in a television series – drama for “Shogun” during the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Right: This image released by FX shows Hiroyuki Sanada in a scene from “Shogun.”

Among others appearing in Shogun, Anna Sawai, 32, won a Golden Globe for best performance by a female actor in a TV drama series and Tadanobu Asano, 51, earned a Golden Globe for best performance by a male actor in a supporting role on TV.

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Left: Anna Sawai arrives at the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.
This image released by FX shows Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko in a scene from “Shogun.”

Sanada and Asano became the first Japanese to claim the lead actor and supporting actor Golden Globes for TV drama series, respectively.

“This is a very big present for me!” an excited Asano said in his speech at the ceremony.

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Left: Tadanobu Asano poses in the press room with the award for best performance by a male actor in a supporting role on television for “Shogun” during the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Right: This image released by FX shows Tadanobu Asano as Kashigi Yabushige in a scene from “Shogun.”

Shogun, which depicts samurai warlords’ struggle for supremacy, was created by a studio under the wing of U.S. entertainment giant Walt Disney Co., based on the same-name novel by British writer James Clavell.

In September last year, Shogun won a record-breaking 18 Emmy Awards, known as the top U.S. TV honors, including one for outstanding drama series.