Future seasons of the Emmy-winning “ Shogun ” could finally film in Japan if the country addresses critical infrastructure and incentive gaps, Emmy-winning producer Miyagawa Eriko indicated during a candid MPA industry panel at the Tokyo International Film Festival on Wednesday.

When asked by Variety about shooting subsequent seasons in Japan, Miyagawa expressed clear interest. “It’s not up to me, but I would love to, personally, and I will always be pitching some ideas and opportunities,” she said. “I’m doing that now, I’ll be doing that throughout. Season 3, we don’t have scripts, we don’t know what it is yet. But, I’d love to.”

The producer’s openness represents a potential homecoming for the series, which wanted to shoot in Japan for its first season but couldn’t make it work

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