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‘Widow’s Bay’s Hiro Murai Makes History As First Asian Director To Win Emmy For Comedy Directing
Hiro Murai has become the first Asian director to win an Emmy for comedy directing with Apple TV’s Widow’s Bay. Murai, who joins Lee Sung Jin for Beef Season 1 and Hwang Dong-hyuk for Squid Game Season 1, marks the third Asian director to…
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