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

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

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.

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

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.

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

I believe, the Japanese film industry must be open.