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EXCLUSIVE: In nan first improvement connected FX‘s Shōgun successful months, we tin show you that Rick Kumazawa (Grey’s Anatomy, You) is group for a recurring domiciled successful nan Emmy-winning drama’s 2nd season.
Kumazawa is playing Gaspar; nary further characteristic specifications person been disclosed.
Other antecedently announced newcomers to Shōgun in Season 2 see Asami Mizukawa, Masataka Kubota, Sho Kaneta, Takaaki Enoki, Jun Kunimura, Ren Meguro, Risei Kukihara, Ryô Satô, Seishiro Nishida, Mantaro Koichi and Takashi Yamaguchi.
Emmy victor Hiroyuki Sanada and Cosmo Jarvis will return from Season 1, on pinch Fumi Nikaidô, Shinnosuke Abe, Hiroto Kanai, Yoriko Dôguchi, Tommy Bastow, Yuko Miyamoto, Eita Okuno and Yuka Kouri.
Production connected nan caller play kicked disconnected successful Vancouver earlier this year.
Adapting James Clavell’s bestselling novel, Shōgun‘s first play watched arsenic Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Sanada) fought for his endurance arsenic his enemies successful nan Council of Regents agreed against him. When a mysterious European vessel was recovered marooned successful a adjacent village, its English aviator John Blackthorne (Jarvis) shared captious strategical secrets pinch Toranaga that tipped nan scales of powerfulness successful his favour to triumph a century-defining civilian war.
The TV adjustment hails from creators Rachel Kondo & Justin Marks and is produced by FX Productions. Kondo and Marks are joined arsenic executive producers by Michaela Clavell, Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca and Sanada. Season 2 casting has been handled by Kei Kawamura and Laura Schiff, whose activity connected nan first play won them 1 of nan show’s 18 Emmys, arsenic nan show became FX’s first to triumph Outstanding Drama Series.
Season 2 of Shōgun will watercourse connected Hulu successful nan U.S. and Disney+ internationally and aerial connected nan FX channel.
Kumazawa is simply a Japanese-American character whose tv credits see recurring roles on Grey’s Anatomy, Netflix’s You and While You Were Breeding, a impermanent prima domiciled on S.W.A.T., and appearances on Grown-ish, Veep and Animal Kingdom. His sound activity includes Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Rise of nan Ronin and WWE 2K25. He is repped by Jackson Entertainment Management and Skrzyniarz & Mallean.
