Ren Meguro ( Phases of the Moon , Silen t) is the latest to be cast in the upcoming second season of FX ‘s Shōgun . The J-pop star, actor and model is set to play Kazutada.
He joins the recently announced returning cast, including Hiroyuki Sanada, playing Toranaga, Cosmo Jarvis as Blackthorne, Fumi Nikaidô as Ochiba, Shinnosuke Abe as Buntaro, Hiroto Kanai as Omi, Yoriko Dôguchi as Kiri, Tommy Bastow as Alvito, Yuko Miyamoto as Gin, Eita Okuno as Saeki, and Yuka Kouri as Kiku. Season 2 will also welcome Asami Mizukawa, who will play Aya, Masataka Kubota as Hyūga, Sho Kaneta as Hidenobu, Takaaki Enoki as Lord Ito, and Jun Kunimura as Gōda.
In the first season, an original adaptation of James Clavell’s bestselling novel, Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Sanada) fought for his survival as his

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