shogun

FX’s highest profile and most acclaimed limited series before “Say Nothing” is “Shogun,” a reimagining of a Reagan-era bestseller told from the Japanese perspective.

Jon Jon Briones takes on the role of the Reciter as well as the Shogun and Emperor, moving gracefully from narration to enactment.

Several of the items on the site were listed recently as sold out, including a $300 Shogun Warriors Skeletor figure that stands more than 2 feet tall, a miniature $200 Porsche 930 in a display case modeled after a white sculpture by artist Daniel Arsham and $30 brightly colored Magic 8 balls decorated like an astronaut Barbie or a Hot Wheels race car driver.

FX also had a record-setting winner with “Shogun,” a drama set in 17th century feudal Japan, which earned 18 awards, the most of any program in a single year.

Anna Sawai says she connected deeply with Lady Toda Mariko, her character in FX’s ‘Shogun,’ and that she was encouraged by the creators’ desire to avoid stereotypes of Japanese women.