Anna Sawai Instagram – One of the first questions Anna Sawai had for showrunner Justin Marks when they met to discuss #Shogun was, “Why are you remaking this?” “I didn’t want it to be another depiction of Japanese women being sexualized by white men,” says Sawai. “I wanted this to be the right portrayal of women.” But early conversations with Marks dispelled that worry, as he and the show’s writers also were intent on being mindful of problematic conventions of the genre. “Justin said everything that I needed to hear,” says Sawai, adding in Japanese that it put her at ease. Read Sawai’s full interview with The Times’ @teaseabee and see more of @therealchristinahouse’s photos at the link in @latimes_entertainment’s bio.