Since appearing in Universal's F9 (2021) in an ass-kicking supporting part, Sawai has co-starred in a string of big-budget series, including Apple TV+'s Pachinko (2022-) and the Godzilla spinoff ...

And I wasn't as joyful and I was dreaming about similar things that Mariko was going through. And so, it just lives within. The character lives within you and you live within her. And so ...

He added, “The effort she put into creating her character, Lady Mariko, was incredible. She had to learn so many things so quickly: riding a horse, walking in a kimono, fighting with a naginata ...