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Hiroyuki Sanada is a Japanese actor born on October 12, 1960. He is renowned for his exceptional performances in films and television, particularly for his roles in historical and war-themed films.

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“Action is just one of my skills.”

Action Skills Just One

Author:Hiroyuki Sanada

“I was very comfortable on the set of Lost. I was so nervous when I went on to the set because I had just watched all the Lost episodes. I was, like, a fan. A big fan.”

Bigs Lost Fans Comfortable Nervous Episodes

Author: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 mixture between Japanese traditional culture and Western culture for the costume, set, story. Everything. I believe it will be a very special film that no one has ever seen.”

Believe Stories Film Culture I Believe Fantasy Special Hollywood Western Traditional Costumes Mixtures Samurai Western Culture Ronin

Author:Hiroyuki Sanada

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

Stories Lasts Japan Samurai

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“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 make a new, epic film. My fear was gone when I met him.”

Ifs Action Film Gone Balance Drama Mets Direct Visuals Epic

Author: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 was my first experience. I watched every week with my brother. "Who plays Oishi tonight? Who will play Kira tonight?" And we fought every week.”

Years Firsts Play Saws Week Brother Tvs Eight Nine Versions My Brother Tonight Nine Years Kira Ronin

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“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.”

Done Film Saws Tvs Betrayal Ronin

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

World Culture Difficult Introducing

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“I've done Last Samurai in Japan, in LA, in New Zealand. Even in Japan it is very hard to shoot, because there's been so many changes. Only around a temple can we shoot.”

Hard Done Lasts Temples Japan New Zealand Samurai

Author: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 a lot. And also he learned Japanese. It's incredible. On the set, switching between the Japanese and English, even for us, is very hard. It's complicated. But the first time Keanu spoke in Japanese it was a very important scene between us, and more than the dialogue's meaning, I was moved. His energy for the film, completely perfect Japanese pronunciation. It was moving, surprising, respecting.”

Firsts Important Hard Film Moving Culture Energy Perfect Mets Scene First Time Moved Incredibles Complicated Dialogue Spokes Surprising Switching Pronunciation

Author: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.”

Thinking Way Hard Actors Found Language Special Direct Foreign Language

Author: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 myself in 3D. Oh my god. Especially for a Samurai film. I've never seen that. It's kind of a culture shock.”

Kind Done Film Culture Shots Tests Cameras Glasses Shock Samurai Culture Shock Kimonos

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

Years Children Long Actors Five Long Time Five Years Long Time Ago Five Year Olds Child Actors

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“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.”

Years Firsts Film Culture Next Black White Changed Six Exciting Seven Colour Black And White Shocked Seven Years

Author:Hiroyuki Sanada

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

Sometimes Done Film Japan Choreography Samurai

Author:Hiroyuki Sanada

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

Years Armor Kimonos

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“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.”

Film Nice Style Western Boots Eastern Mixtures Ronin

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“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.”

Ifs Stories Feelings Film Strong Audience Too Much Samurai Ronin

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

Kind Culture Good Things Something New Mixing

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

Country Film Speak Japan Shy Speak English

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“I believe, the Japanese film industry must be open.”

Believe Film I Believe Industry Film Industry

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

Industry Proud Glad

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“The difference between working on Asian and American films is in the producer and director; everyone has their own style. But, Hollywood has a lot more money; they can spend a lot on films, and time. In Europe, there's a small budget and thinking about commercial. Only budget and taste is different between there and Hollywood.”

Thinking Different Film Style Producers

Author: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 brief lives is the pride our children feel when they speak our names.”

Knows Feels Children Long Life Is Death Names Left Speak Know How Dying Pride Our Children Brief Life

Author:Hiroyuki Sanada

About the Author

Born: October 12, 1960
Known for: Actor
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