A lot of country making films in English, but in Japan we are very shy to speak English.

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

I've been wearing kimono for several years, and armor.

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.

It was a black and white film [at first]. And then it changed to colour film, and I was surprised and culture shocked when I was six or seven years old. And then HD, then 3D now. So what's going? What's coming next? It's so exciting.

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.

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