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Anna Sawai (アンナ・サワイ, born June 11, 1992) is a Japanese actress, singer, and dancer. Born in New Zealand, she moved to Japan with her family at age 10. She landed her first acting role at age 11 as the title character in the 2004 Nippon TV production of Annie.
Considering Hollywood’s notorious history of diminishing female characters, Sawai flexes her acting chops through the complex and powerful role. “To be able to give voice to the Japanese women was a huge thing for me,” Sawai tells Marie Claire.
Anna Sawai was born in New Zealand. She is an actress, known for Ninja Assassin (2009), F9: The Fast Saga (2021) and Shōgun (2024).
Mar 19, 2024 · Japanese actress Anna Sawai’s career was already on a steady ascent in recent years, but FX’s epic samurai series Shōgun has undoubtedly become her breakthrough.
Mar 5, 2024 · Anna Sawai is having a breakthrough moment. Fresh off starring in Pachinko and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Sawai takes on the role of Lady Mariko (also referred to as Toda...
Jun 20, 2021 · In F9, the ninth and latest installment of the mega-successful franchise Fast & Furious, Anna Sawai plays a leather-clad, sword-wielding badass. But for the Japanese-New Zealand...
Apr 17, 2024 · Her character on “Shogun” has just died, but Anna Sawai doesn’t seem to mind much. If anything, she’s glad we’ve hit the sweeping period drama’s high point.
