Japan Celebrates Historic Emmy Award Wins for 'Shogun' — VOA Learning English
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Japan is celebrating the record-breaking Emmy Award wins of the American television series Shogun. Many Japanese, however, say they have not watched the series.
Shogun is a historical fiction that explores the country's warring dynasties in the feudal period. It crushed all-time records at the television awards ceremony on Sunday in Los Angeles, California. The series won 18 Emmys in all. And it became the first non-English-language winner of the highly sought award for best drama series.
Lead actor Hiroyuki Sanada, who played Lord Toranaga, became the first Japanese man to win an Emmy for acting. Anna Sawai became the first woman of Asian ancestry to win an Emmy for acting. She played Lady…
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