As a prestige show with a Japanese script, "Shōgun" had the odds stacked against it. Its Emmys success shows non-English shows are worth investing in.

On their way to winning 18 of their 25 nominations, the cast and crew of FX’s hugely popular “Shōgun” produced some of the Emmys’ most eye-catching fashion.

Showrunner Justin Marks thanked FX for greenlighting a “very expensive, subtitled, Japanese period piece whose climax revolves around a poetry contest—I have no idea why you did that, but thank you so much.” Marks gave the Emmy-winning star Hiroyuki Sanada, who spoke in Japanese as Marks translated.