Moeka Hoshi chats with THR at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards carpet and talks fan reaction to 'Shōgun' and season two. Plus, she talks about Hiroyuki Sanada getting all the accolades he deserves.
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00:00Congratulations on all of this.
00:02Thank you so much.
00:03What has it been like seeing this huge fan reaction and critic reaction to this show?
00:13I was so surprised since I received a lot of reactions and comments from overseas fans, international fans.
00:24Yeah, that's my first experience like that.
00:30But I'm so thankful.
00:33So thankful. Absolutely thankful.
00:37And season 2, I mean, what do you hope comes out of that?
00:40That looks like, I'm sure that is a very daunting big process.
00:44Difficult season 2.
00:46Do you want to talk about it?
00:49I don't know what's going to happen, but I think there will be season 2.
00:57And I'm looking forward to working with the producer team that I trust.
01:19And what has it been like seeing Hiroyuki get all this attention and become such a star, it feels like, in the US?
01:35I'm so happy. I truly respect him.
01:39He has a lot of experience in Japan and came to the US.
01:47And then he opened up a new path in the US.
01:52I can tell just by talking to him and watching him.
01:56I'm really, really happy that Mr. Sanada received this kind of appreciation.
02:09Through his work and his career, he's really been able to open up a path for shogun and actors like myself.
02:16And talking to him while we were working about his experiences in the United States,
02:22I really feel just the amount of work that he's been putting in.
02:27So I'm just so happy and excited for him that he's getting all the accolades that he deserves.