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I always come to conclusions very fast. Well, that is one way of thinking, and the other way would be that I lack the necessary perseverance to stick to one thing that really fits me. I don't know if it's a good thing or bad thing.

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I don't really expect much from my life. So when I heard my films are premiering in film festival circuits I was glad of course but I thought it was lucky accident.

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I intentionally shoot violence to make the audience feel real pain. I have never and I will never shoot violence as if it's some kind of action video game.

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I paint for the sheer joy of painting. I have never sold any of my paintings. I'd rather give them to people for free.

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Humour is like violence. They both come to you unexpectedly, and the more unpredictable they both are, the better it gets.

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For me comedy and violence has a lot in common. Just as you expect, comedy always lurks behind the most unexpected of circumstances.

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I do all these various activities like painting and writing, comedy and films probably because not that I'm good at everything but because I'm not good at any of these things.

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One thing I hate in movies is when the camera starts circling around the characters. I find that totally fake.

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Sword fighting in film is not about how good the fighter is, but how good the actor receiving the blows is.

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When people tell me I'm an artist, I say, 'What?' It's impossible for me to take the idea seriously.

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Biography

Nationality: Japanese

Type: Actor

Born: January 18th, 1947

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