It took this Japanese American director nearly a decade of Emmy nominations to finally make history

Before moving into television, the Japanese American filmmaker developed his visual style through music videos and early work with Donald Glover.

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On Monday, filmmaker Hiro Murai became the first Asian director to win an Emmy for outstanding directing for a comedy series.

The award, which recognized his work on the premiere of Apple TV’s “Widow’s Bay,” followed four previous directing nominations for “Atlanta,” “Station Eleven” and “Mr. & Mrs. Smith.” The Tokyo…