“It’s not the Japanese that are great，” says Hiroyuki Sanada， whose “Japan is amazing” argument has sparked controversy despite his 18 US Emmy Award wins．
“It’s not the Japanese who are great” – Hiroyuki Sanada’s “Japan is amazing” argument sparks controversy despite his 18 US Emmy Award wins On the 16th (Japan time), actor Hiroyuki Sanada won the Outstanding Actor award at the 76th Emmy Awards, the highest honor in the US television industry. “Shogun,” starring Sanada, set a new record for the most Emmy Awards, winning 18 categories. This achievement excited the whole of Japan. There are plenty of rave reviews like this on x. “Shogun is amazing!” “A great achievement from Sanada Hiroyuki!” “I’m proud to be a fellow Japanese.” The cheers show no signs of dying down, but at the same time, a new “controversy” has already begun. “Please stop saying ’Japan is amazing!’” “It’s not that Japanese people are amazing or great, it’s that Sanada Hiroyuki is great” Whenever a Japanese person becomes successful on the world stage, there are a series of posts that counter the tendency to turn to the idea that “Japan is amazing” because that person was born. And there’s also a post refuting it… “We all know that. It’s no fun when Japanese people are praised.』
I understand what you’re trying to say, but it was the Japanese theater world that nurtured Hiroyuki Sanada into the actor he is (Chiba Shinichi and Ninagawa Yukio in particular played a major role in his technique and attitude as an actor, and in his career), so I don’t think it’s right to attribute all of his success to him personally.』 Since “Shogun” was made with American capital, there were also posts pointing out the decline in Japanese production capabilities. “I would like to congratulate Hiroyuki Sanada, and I am proud that a period drama that reflects the Japanese attention to detail, rather than some erroneous Japanese sword fighting drama, has been praised by so many people overseas. But it was made in America, not by a Japanese TV station.』 “It’s shameful that we can no longer make Japanese period pieces in Japan, with money to spend on them. Politics is to blame for the decline of culture. Sanada Hiroyuki’s work is certainly wonderful, but I can’t help but think that Disney wants to expand its market in Japan. Shogun was broadcast in Japan on Disney Plus, so it can only be viewed by subscribers. In the future, terrestrial broadcasting may also be considered… Since appearing in the Hollywood film “The Last Samurai” starring Tom Cruise in 2003, Sanada has been active in the United States for nearly 20 years. During this time, he has hardly appeared in any Japanese films or dramas. At the awards ceremony, Sanada expressed his gratitude, saying, “I would like to thank all the directors and teachers who have inherited and supported period dramas up to now,” and expressed his hopes for the future, saying, “I hope this will be a stepping stone to creating works from Japan that can be enjoyed worldwide.” I hope that Japan will produce even more world-class films like “Shogun.” Previous thread.
>>1 There are people who criticize Japanese people for being positive and want to make them negative, and they’ve been the same types since the end of the war.
The Otani harassment was driving him crazy every day with Otani’s great achievements, and now that he has won 18 titles, he can’t take it anymore. He’s fighting an invisible enemy. He’s fighting the fear that he can’t let the Japanese get excited.
There are people who consider themselves to be global citizens and progressive intellectuals, and the more they denigrate Japan, the more they shudder with joy.
I think it would be better to say that Sanada is amazing for cherishing Japanese culture, or that Sanada is amazing for loving Japanese period dramas, or that Sanada is amazing for being a Japanese person who is well-versed in Japanese history.
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