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 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.

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

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

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.

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

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.