![]() First time as a producer, first time as a leading man in a Hollywood show. Now finally, after 20 years, I’ve got the title and the team. Before that, I was always just one person struggling with this responsibility on my shoulders. Costumers, wig specialists and set designers. We hired Japanese cast and crew, who have a long career in samurai movies. But, for the first time I had the right, officially, to say something. I discussed these things a lot with Justin Marks about how to make it work for today’s audiences and still be authentic. You are referring to “Shogun” - a series based on another Western-written book about Japan - in which you play feudal Lord Toranaga ![]() And, last year, finally, I got the title of the producer of a show. Since then, I’ve been doing that for every movie. I didn’t have any official title, but they listened to me. I was on set every day, often before the director, checking things. In “Minamata” the director asked me to consult on the set design and the costumes of the extras. I’ve found directors and producers have always listened respectfully to my suggestions and that has never been awkward on set. But if they are getting things culturally incorrect, then I have to say something. I say, “Thank you for making this movie and bringing the story to the world.” I always take this stance. In that case, if it is an important theme, having a Western filmmaker do it is welcome. Some themes are considered too sensitive or delicate that Japanese filmmakers will not touch them. Do you worry that they are inaccurate or they’re Western-skewed interpretations of Japanese society? Many of the roles you’ve taken - “Minamata,” “The Railway Man,” “Bullet Train” - speak about Japanese culture - but are not necessarily made by Japanese filmmakers. Plus, there is a big entertainment industry here. It has cities, great restaurants, the ocean and mountains. I have an exciting job and a peaceful life. So, I needed the relaxing time in between and have now found a good work-life balance. I started taking English lessons, then doing auditions and lots of meetings. was much harder than working in Japanese in Japan. But I also realized that I needed that time, because working in the U.S. in 2005, it was harder for me to get roles. No official holidays in the year, working almost every day. I think I used to be a workaholic, especially when I was living in Japan. Lately, I read the script, talk with the director and if we see that we have the same goals, I’ll jump in. But, of course, for many years before that I had to audition. These days, luckily, I mostly get offered roles. It was like a dream come true.Īs a Japanese actor in Hollywood, do you have to audition much? And I was really happy to be reunited with Keanu and Chad, the stunt guys and the choreographer. I was so excited, this time I said, “I’ll see you on set.” It was a quick decision. Finally, Chad called me and said he’d created a role for me, as an old friend of John Wick. I said “good luck” and watched the whole series in the movie theater. ![]() Were you ready for that?īefore he created “John Wick” and at the end of “47 Ronin” Keanu told me that his next project was a big action movie with Chad. If you want to check it out, it’s available in the App Store for free.As an action franchise, “John Wick” is pretty intense. And after creating an action scene, users can share the clip via Facebook or Email, or choose to save the video to the Camera Roll.Įven if you’re not an aspiring movie-maker, Action Movie FX is quite entertaining. Other effects are available as in-app purchases for $0.99.Īs you can see in the video, the app doesn’t just create realistic visuals, but also top-notch sound effects. The app itself is free, and comes with two special effects: Missile Attack and Car Smash. Now you too can create blockbuster action movies with Action Movie FX. The company is responsible for some of the year’s biggest box office hits, including Super 8 and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. The recently-released app turns your iPhone into a bonafide action movie-maker, allowing you to add high-quality digital effects to your videos like explosions and car crashes…Īction Movie FX is the first iOS app from Bad Robot Interactive. Applications can turn a smartphone into a swiss army knife, enabling it to do a number of things outside of its native scope of abilities.Īction Movie FX is a perfect example of that.
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