None of us knows how long he shall live or when his time will come. But soon, all that will be left of our brief lives is the pride our children feel when they speak our names.

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

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

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.

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

I believe, the Japanese film industry must be open.

Action is just one of my skills.