Anna Sawai Anna Sawai is previewing her role as Yoko Ono in filmmaker Sam Mendes‘ quartet of Beatles films. Speaking to People in a new interview, the Emmy-winning Shōgun actress said it was “exciting” to portray the Japanese artist, whose marriage to co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist John Lennon catapulted her into another stratosphere of fame. “It’s just exciting because her story is so inspirational to me, and people really don’t know the true person that she was,” Sawai explained. The Monarch: Legacy of Monsters star continued, “She’s an incredible artist.
