Samuel asked Andrew Warren:

Hi Andrew. One of the characters who I found strangely fascinating was the CIA asset Mr K who kicks off the plot. That scene where he and Mr T met was electric. Many of his motivations were chillingly true to life and it seemed you had read up on what his real life equivalents believed in. What research/ideas were you throwing around when developing his characterization?

Andrew Warren Samuel, thank you for your question! While I did certainly did research into Japanese nationalistic politics, for me that research was the window dressing on the character of Mr. K. What he really represented to me is someone who has been utterly poisoned by anger, hatred, and feelings of inadequacy. I tried to imagine what might mold a person to turn out the way K did, and cause him to participate in such abhorrent activities. Then I just tried to put myself in that headspace for a few minutes, and say whatever I thought K would say. I used my political research to mold and shape his words later, and make them a bit more relevant and believable for his character.

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