NPR: Hiroyuki Sanada https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1247503492 Hiroyuki Sanada en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sun, 13 Jul 2025 18:06:20 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Hiroyuki Sanada https://www.npr.org/tags/1247503492/hiroyuki-sanada 'Shōgun' banked on authenticity. It became one of 2024's most successful shows Hiroyuki Sanada, lead actor and producer of FX miniseries <em>Shōgun</em>, says authenticity was a "<s>lifeline for this show."</s> Tue, 23 Apr 2024 05:13:04 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2024/04/23/1246546133/how-authenticity-has-made-shogun-one-of-the-most-successful-shows-of-2024 https://www.npr.org/2024/04/23/1246546133/how-authenticity-has-made-shogun-one-of-the-most-successful-shows-of-2024 Shōgun the role of Yoshii Toranaga, a fictionalized version of Ieyasu Tokugawa, who ultimately founded Japan's Tokugawa Shogunate.'/>

Hiroyuki Sanada, lead actor and producer of FX miniseries Shōgun, says authenticity was a "lifeline for this show."

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