In Shōgun episode 10, Lady Maria was mentioned by Father Alvito, who revealed to Blackthorne that it was her who saved him. In the series, Lady Maria is none other than Mariko herself ...

Anna Sawai plays the role of Lady Toda Mariko in ShÅ ... Exclusive: Editors Maria Gonzales and Aika Miyake break down why Shogun's Toranaga smiles while killing Yabushige in the season 1 finale.

Through eight episodes of FX's "Shogun," Anna Sawai has instilled steely resolve into Lady Mariko, the inscrutable noblewoman maneuvering the ever-evolving political maelstrom of 16th-century ...