Hiroyuki Sanada
Hiroyuki Sanada
Hiroyuki Sanada, MBEon October 12, 1960) is a Japanese actor...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth12 October 1960
CityTokyo, Japan
CountryJapan
black-and-white years culture
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.
children years long
I was a child actor, so when I started filming when I was five years old, it was a long time ago.
brother eight years
When I was eight or nine years old, I saw the TV version of 47 Ronin, played by Toshiro Mifune. He played Oishi. That was my first experience. I watched every week with my brother. "Who plays Oishi tonight? Who will play Kira tonight?" And we fought every week.
years kimonos armor
I've been wearing kimono for several years, and armor.
hard
It's hard for me to perform in English.
almost tv
Sometimes I'm doing a big movie, or sometimes I'm doing a TV show, but as an actor, it's almost the same thing for me. If I'm doing action, or comedy, or something more heartfelt, it's a different approach, but it's all acting for me.
watched
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.
If there is an action scene, I want to do everything myself.
proud glad industry
I am glad to be here to create a new history in our industry. I'm very proud of this.
drama epic balance
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.
thinking special actors
I think it's very hard to direct foreign language actors, but Carl Rinsch found a great way. A special super visional way.
nice style mixtures
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.
skills action just-one
Action is just one of my skills.
fans nervous bigs
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.