Shōgun' won four awards during the 2024 Emmys telecast, including drama series, lead drama actor and lead drama actress. FX's historical drama had already broken the record for most Emmy wins by a show in one year before the 76th Primetime Emmy Award telecast even started.

Japanese cinema has produced incredible talents over the past 100 years. From directors such as Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu to actors like Toshiro Mifune and Rinko Kikuchi. One of the standout names to come out of Japan over the past 20 years is actor and martial arts expert Hiroyuki Sanada.

Its place in the Emmy record books already secured after the Creative Arts, Disney/FX’s Shōgun went for a historic sweep, adding four more wins tonight for a staggering total of 18 Emmys in one season,

The FX epic series featuring the power struggle of 17th-century Japanese feudal lords and a shipwrecked English sailor dominated Sunday's 76th Primetime Emmy Awards with three awards, including historic wins for best actress Anna Sawai and best actor Hiroyuki Sanada — the first Japanese actors to win an Emmy,

The actor behind Lord Toranaga - who's also an executive producer on the series - won an Emmy for his performance, as "Shogun" continues to dominate the Drama categories.