Directed Kinji Quotes by Hiroyuki Sanada

If there is an action scene, I want to do everything myself.

— Hiroyuki Sanada

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

I am glad to be here to create a new history in our industry. I'm very proud of this.

— Hiroyuki Sanada

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

This is almost the most famous story The last samurai - Samurai story - in Japan.

— Hiroyuki Sanada

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

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

I've done a lot of Samurai film in Japan, and sometimes done the choreography by myself.

— Hiroyuki Sanada

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

I was a child actor, so when I started filming when I was five years old, it was a long time ago.

— Hiroyuki Sanada

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

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

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

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

I believe, the Japanese film industry must be open.

— Hiroyuki Sanada