Hiroyuki Sanada Wins Emmy for Lead Actor in "Shogun"
Los Angeles, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)--"Shogun," a drama set in feudal Japan, on Sunday won four more Emmy Awards, including one for lead actor Hiroyuki Sanada and one for lead actress Anna Sawai.
The feat came after the drama claimed a record-breaking 14 Emmys at the Creative Arts ceremony on Sept. 8.
Sanada became the first Japanese to win an Emmy for outstanding lead actor.
At Sunday's 76th annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Shogun also won the Emmy for outstanding drama series and its director, Frederick E.O. Toye, claimed the Emmy for outstanding directing in a drama series, according to the organizer of one of the most prestigious U.S. TV awards.
Japanese actors Tadanobu Asano and Takehiro Hira were each nominated for outstanding supporting actor for their performances in Shogun, although they did not win the award.
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