How clothing defined social status in 17th-century Japan

Costume designer Carlos Rosario helped distinguish different armies through color. Lord Toranaga leads the brown army, but to add some…

Anna Sawai sees complexity and fragility in her role as 'Shōgun'

Anna Sawai was born in New Zealand to Japanese parents, lived in Tokyo, Hong Kong and the Philippines as a…

How the women of 'Shōgun' triumphed in feudal-era Japan

This article contains spoilers for the FX series “Shōgun.” In the sixth episode of “Shōgun,” Lord Toranaga asks Mariko about…