On the 2nd, America’s Time magazine selected actress Anna Sawai as one of the “Next 100 People” who are the most influential people in the world.

Actress Anna Sawai, who was selected as one of this year’s “Next Generation 100” by Time magazine, was awarded the highest honor in American television last month for her performance in the worldwide hit drama “Shogun”. She was the first Japanese person to win the Emmy Award for Best Actress.

Producer and co-star Hiroyuki Sanada, who together won 18 awards for this work, the most in history, commented on the selection and praised him, saying, “You can play any role on this earth, in this universe.”

He also introduced his hard-working side, saying, “She often called me on the weekends and we talked about the meaning, pronunciation, rhythm, and tone of the next week’s lines.”

Sanada further expressed high expectations, saying, “From here on out, she will become more and more big. I’m looking forward to it.”