Hiromoto Ida decided to start with the basics — his underwear.
For the Nelson actor’s supporting role as Lord Kiyama, a 17th century feudal warlord in the Disney+ series Shōgun, he wore beautiful classical Japanese clothing.
But to better portray the samurai mindset of the time, Ida decided to go deeper.
“We wore those beautiful costumes, designed, handmade. And then I was thinking, to become a man in the samurai era, I have to start from my underwear.
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