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…

— 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…

— 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.…

— Hiroyuki Sanada

The difference between working on Asian and American films is in the producer and director; everyone has their own style. But, Hollywood…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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,…

— Hiroyuki Sanada

This is a good thing, mixing culture to make something new, something no one has ever seen. This is kind of a…

— Hiroyuki Sanada

None of us knows how long he shall live or when his time will come. But soon, all that will be left…

— Hiroyuki Sanada

I believe, the Japanese film industry must be open.

— Hiroyuki Sanada

I've been wearing kimono for several years, and armor.

— Hiroyuki Sanada

I think it's very hard to direct foreign language actors, but Carl Rinsch found a great way. A special super visional way.

— Hiroyuki Sanada

I've done Last Samurai in Japan, in LA, in New Zealand. Even in Japan it is very hard to shoot, because there's…

— Hiroyuki Sanada

It's hard for me to perform in English.

— Hiroyuki Sanada

It's very difficult to introduce the world to our culture.

— Hiroyuki Sanada

I was very comfortable on the set of 'Lost'. I was so nervous when I went on to the set because I…

— Hiroyuki Sanada

It was a black and white film [at first]. And then it changed to colour film, and I was surprised and culture…

— Hiroyuki Sanada

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

A lot of country making films in English, but in Japan we are very shy to speak English.

— Hiroyuki Sanada

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