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

47 Ronin is a very special movie for me. Not only a Samurai thing. Not only a Hollywood fantasy. It has a very special mixture between Japanese traditional culture and Western culture for the costume, set, story. Everything. I believe it will be a very special film that no one has ever seen.

I think it's very hard to direct foreign language actors, but Carl Rinsch found a great way. A special super visional way.

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

Action is just one of my skills.

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.