Shogun Season 2 Adds Five New Actors to Ensemble

FX's acclaimed historical drama Shogun has expanded its ensemble for the second season, with five new actors joining the production currently underway in Vancouver. The additions, announced this week, include Risei Kukihara, Ryô Satô, Seishiro Nishida, Mantaro Koichi and Takashi Yamaguchi, bringing fresh faces to the series' intricate world of feudal Japan.

Kukihara, making his debut in a major production, will portray Gabriel. Satô takes on the role of Rin, drawing from his experience in films like Martin Scorsese's Silence. Nishida, known for his work in the 2021 film Otsunahiki no Koi, which earned him a best producer award at the Japan Film Festival Los Angeles, will play Jôshin. Koichi, with credits in Japanese television such as Emergency Room 24 Hours, assumes the part of Saitô. Yamaguchi, a veteran with roles in Letters from Iwo Jima, Apple TV's Pachinko and episodes of Accused, rounds out the group as Kanô.

These newcomers join a robust lineup of returning cast members, led by Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Yoshii Toranaga and Cosmo Jarvis as John Blackthorne. Also reprising their roles are Fumi Nikaidô, Ren Meguro, Asami Mizukawa, Shinnosuke Abe, Hiroto Kanai, Masataka...