“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
“This is almost the most famous story The last samurai - Samurai story - in Japan.” StoriesLastsJapanSamurai Author: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 been so many changes. Only around a temple can we shoot.” HardDoneLastsTemplesJapanNew ZealandSamurai 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
“I've done a lot of Samurai film in Japan, and sometimes done the choreography by myself.” SometimesDoneFilmJapanChoreographySamurai 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
