I've been playing these schoolgirl roles in all my movies. Every time I went to the set, it felt like I was going to school.

I didn't understand the American fascination with the Japanese schoolgirl. No, I don't think I can, really.

I've been playing these schoolgirl roles in all my movies. Every time I went to the set, it felt like I was going to school.

Julie Dryfus and I were both afraid of heights and in one scene, I had to be quite high up and I was rather terrified, but Julie was very kind, encouraging me and we got through that together.

I think probably like seeing women fight because we're generally not thought to be strong, especially in the case of this movie.

Japan is very much a TV-centered entertainment industry. So, when you talk about big stars in Japan, generally they are people who are on television. I work mostly in movies.

Up until doing this movie, I hadn't really paid a huge amount of attention to those genres, but after finishing this movie, it really gave me a different sense of appreciation of the way the movies play out.