Hiroyuki Sanada is producing and starring in the new show on FX — and he has no plans to slow down.
was a teenager, he read something that had a profound effect on how he viewed the future. Written by Tokugawa Ieyasu on the occasion of his abdication as shōgun, the military leader ofcontained many lessons, but what stuck out to Sanada was Ieyasu’s first precept: “Life is like walking along a road shouldering a heavy load; there is no need to hurry”
“Usually, if I’m involved in some movie or TV show using our culture, I by myself as an actor. But I felt the limit to say something, as an actor,” he says. “This time, I’ve got a title as a producer, so, you know I could hire Japanese crew, experienced samurai filmmakers.” Speaking to Sanada, however, one is struck by the contrast between the intense, gravel-voiced Toranaga and the soft-spoken, almost retreating Sanada. He is humble, gracious in the face of praise, even deflecting it. Yet both he and Toranaga share a profound appreciation of the future. For Toranaga, this comes through in his personal ambition to ascend to the shōgunate. This is most apparent in Sanada when he speaks about others and his hope that his example might inspire others to follow him.
It’s telling for Sanada to compare historical roles with Shakespeare, given how pivotal both have been to Sanada’s career. He first rose to fame as a child actor, starring as Shin’ichi “Sonny” Chiba’s son in 1965’sin which a newly single parent must quit his vices to support his son. Multiple productions with Chiba followed, after which Sanada joined Chiba’s training school, the Japan Action Club, at 13. Though many will know Sanada for his action roles, the dramatic always drove him.
It certainly proved important for Sanada’s future, signaling a sea change in his priorities as he turned his sights to a broader stage. “During, I became 40,” he says. “After that I decided to jump into the world market. Then I took the audition forIn a modern world that moves so fast and in such a volatile way, some might feel paralyzed by the idea of making such a profound change in their late thirties.
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