I've done a lot of Samurai film in Japan, and sometimes done the choreography by myself. — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share Image
A lot of country making films in English, but in Japan we are very shy to speak English. — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share Image
It's a Samurai story [47 ronin], so if we change too much Japanese audiences will have strong against feelings to the film.… — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share Image
Carl Rinsch has a good balance between the visual and the drama and action, so I thought if he's going to direct,… — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share Image
Especially for this film [ 47 ronin] there's a nice mixture between western and eastern. So Ronin wearing the boots, like Western… — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share Image
I saw a lot of 47 Ronin on the TV, in the films, and I've done Chushingura Gaiden Yotsuya Kaidan [Crest of… — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share Image
When i've done camera test, after we've shot and I've seen the monitor with the glasses (wearing a Kimono) and looking by… — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share Image
47 Ronin is a very special movie for me. Not only a Samurai thing. Not only a Hollywood fantasy. It has a… — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share Image
The difference between working on Asian and American films is in the producer and director; everyone has their own style. But, Hollywood… — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share Image
It was a black and white film [at first]. And then it changed to colour film, and I was surprised and culture… — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share Image
Keanu Reeves learned a lot, respecting the culture. I was surprised when I first met him. He knew a lot already and… — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share Image
Sometimes I'm doing a big movie, or sometimes I'm doing a TV show, but as an actor, it's almost the same thing for me.… — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share
I am glad to be here to create a new history in our industry. I'm very proud of this. — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share
When I was eight or nine years old, I saw the TV version of 47 Ronin, played by Toshiro Mifune. He played Oishi. That… — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share
This is almost the most famous story The last samurai - Samurai story - in Japan. — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share
It's a Samurai story [47 ronin], so if we change too much Japanese audiences will have strong against feelings to the film. It's not good. — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share
The difference between working on Asian and American films is in the producer and director; everyone has their own style. But, Hollywood has a… — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share
I've done a lot of Samurai film in Japan, and sometimes done the choreography by myself. — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share
Keanu Reeves learned a lot, respecting the culture. I was surprised when I first met him. He knew a lot already and he learned… — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share
I was a child actor, so when I started filming when I was five years old, it was a long time ago. — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share
47 Ronin is a very special movie for me. Not only a Samurai thing. Not only a Hollywood fantasy. It has a very special… — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share
Carl Rinsch has a good balance between the visual and the drama and action, so I thought if he's going to direct, we can… — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share
This is a good thing, mixing culture to make something new, something no one has ever seen. This is kind of a new history. — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share
None of us knows how long he shall live or when his time will come. But soon, all that will be left of our… — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share
![“It's a Samurai story [47 ronin], so if we change too much Japanese audiences will have strong against feelings to the film. It's not good.” quote by Hiroyuki Sanada](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f8f/hiroyuki-sanada-22294_audience_it-s-a-samurai-story-47-ronin-so-if-we-c_1446740.jpg)
![“Especially for this film [ 47 ronin] there's a nice mixture between western and eastern. So Ronin wearing the boots, like Western style. It's a nice mixture.” quote by Hiroyuki Sanada](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/836/hiroyuki-sanada-22294_boots_especially-for-this-film-47-ronin-there_2997150.jpg)
![“I saw a lot of 47 Ronin on the TV, in the films, and I've done Chushingura Gaiden Yotsuya Kaidan [Crest of Betrayal, 1994] directed by Kinji Fukasaku.” quote by Hiroyuki Sanada](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e2d/hiroyuki-sanada-22294_betrayal_i-saw-a-lot-of-47-ronin-on-the-tv-in-the_2450758.jpg)
![“It was a black and white film [at first]. And then it changed to colour film, and I was surprised and culture shocked when I was six or seven years old. And then HD, then 3D now. So what's going? What's coming next? It's so exciting.” quote by Hiroyuki Sanada](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/6ff/hiroyuki-sanada-22294_black_it-was-a-black-and-white-film-at-first-a_2284935.jpg)
