Anna Sawai (born June 11, 1992) is an actor who portrays Toda Mariko in the FX limited series, Shōgun.
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Multi-talented actress Anna Sawai was born in New Zealand and raised in Tokyo. She speaks both English and Japanese fluently. In 2023, Sawai starred in the new Apple TV+ Monsterverse series, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, led by Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell.
In 2022, Sawai was seen in Pachinko, the Apple TV+ adaptation of Min Jin Lee’s bestselling novel, alongside Lee Minho and Oscar-winner Youn Yuh Jung.
In 2021, Sawai starred in Justin Lin’s blockbuster F9, the ninth installment of Universal’s hugely successful Fast and the Furious franchise. Her additional credits include the Netflix/BBC series Giri/Haji, created and written by BAFTA-nominee Joe Barton and directed by BAFTA-winner and Emmy-nominee Julian Farino, and James McTeigue’s 2009 action-thriller Ninja Assassin for Warner Bros.