“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.” BelieveStoriesFilmCultureI BelieveFantasySpecialHollywoodWesternTraditionalCostumesMixturesSamuraiWestern CultureRonin Author: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 make a new, epic film. My fear was gone when I met him.” IfsActionFilmGoneBalanceDramaMetsDirectVisualsEpic Author: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 Betrayal, 1994] directed by Kinji Fukasaku.” DoneFilmSawsTvsBetrayalRonin 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.” FirstsImportantHardFilmMovingCultureEnergyPerfectMetsSceneFirst TimeMovedIncrediblesComplicatedDialogueSpokesSurprisingSwitchingPronunciation 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.” KindDoneFilmCultureShotsTestsCamerasGlassesShockSamuraiCulture ShockKimonos Author:Hiroyuki Sanada
“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.” YearsFirstsFilmCultureNextBlackWhiteChangedSixExcitingSevenColourBlack And WhiteShockedSeven Years Author:Hiroyuki Sanada
“I've done a lot of Samurai film in Japan, and sometimes done the choreography by myself.” SometimesDoneFilmJapanChoreographySamurai Author:Hiroyuki Sanada
“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.” FilmNiceStyleWesternBootsEasternMixturesRonin Author: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.” IfsStoriesFeelingsFilmStrongAudienceToo MuchSamuraiRonin Author:Hiroyuki Sanada
“A lot of country making films in English, but in Japan we are very shy to speak English.” CountryFilmSpeakJapanShySpeak English Author:Hiroyuki Sanada
“I believe, the Japanese film industry must be open.” BelieveFilmI BelieveIndustryFilm Industry Author: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 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.” ThinkingDifferentFilmStyleProducers Author:Hiroyuki Sanada
