Grey’s Anatomy actor Rick Kumazawa has joined the cast of the second season of the Emmy-winning drama ‘Shogun’. According to Deadline, he will play Gaspar in the series. Hiroyuki Sanada and Cosmo Jarvis are also returning to the show.
Washington DC [यूएस]July 23 (ANI): ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actor Rick Kumazawa has landed a starring role in the second season of the Emmy-winning drama ‘Shogun.’ According to the report of Deadline, he will play the character of Gaspar in this series.
New and old cast of ‘Shogun 2’
Other new cast members joining Season 2 of ‘Shogun’ include Asami Mizukawa, Masataka Kubota, Sho Kaneta, Takaaki Enoki, Jun Kunimura, Ren Meguro, Reisei Kukihara, Ryo Sato, Seishiro Nishida, Mantaro Koichi, and Takashi Yamaguchi. According to Deadline, Emmy winners Hiroyuki Sanada and Cosmo Jarvis will return for season 1. Along with these, Fumi Nikaido, Shinnosuke Abe, Hiroto Kanai, Yoriko Doguchi, Tommy Basto, Yuko Miyamoto, Eita Okuno and Yuka Kouri will also be seen again in the show. Production on the new season began in Vancouver earlier this year.
How was the story of the first season?
According to the outlet, the first season of ‘Shogun’, based on the bestselling novel by James Clavell, featured Lord Yoshi Toranaga (Sanada) fighting for his survival as his enemies in the Council of Regents unite against him. When a mysterious European ship is found stranded in a nearby village, its English pilot John Blackthorne (Jarvis) shares some vital strategic secrets with Toranaga, tipping the scales of power in their favor and winning a century-changing civil war.
The TV adaptation is created by creators Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks and produced by FX Productions. Kondo and Marx with Michaela Clavell, Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca and Sanada are attached as executive producers.
Season 2 is cast by Kei Kawamura and Laura Schiff, whose work on the first season earned them one of the show’s 18 Emmys. The show became the first FX show to win the title of Outstanding Drama Series. Season 2 of ‘Shogun’ will stream on Hulu in the US and on Disney+ internationally.
Who is Rick Kumazawa?
Kumazawa is a Japanese-American actor whose television credits include recurring roles on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, Netflix’s ‘You’ and ‘While You Were Breeding’, a guest star role on ‘SWAT’, and appearances on ‘Grown-ish’, ‘Veep’ and ‘Animal Kingdom’. His voice work includes ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’, ‘Rise of the Ronin’ and ‘WWE 2K25’, reports Deadline. (ANI)
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