“Bullet Train” star Hiroyuki Sanada on how John Wayne, Steve McQueen and Gene Kelly paved the way – The movie that ignited my fuse

The Film That Lit My Fuse is a Deadline video series that aims to create an antidote to the uncertainty of industry headlines by bringing the conversation back to the creative ambitions, formative influences and inspirations of some of Deadline’s artists on today’s big screen. .

Each episode asks the same five questions. Today’s topic is Hiroyuki Sanada, who is currently starring in a film with Brad Pitt. High speed train. Unsurprisingly, Tokyo-born Sanada became a global action star, later starring opposite Keanu Reeves. john wick 4. He was finally discovered at the age of five and made his film debut. An opportunity to play. He played the son of action hero Sonny Chiba in this film and two sequels. He learned martial arts and became Chiba’s protege, slowly learning to overcome the language barrier in a very unusual way: by joking in Shakespeare’s King Lear in Britain. His work in Hong Kong action film has seen him in high demand in Hollywood, starring in films such as The last samurai, the white countessDirected by Chen Kai natureY Glutton. It is attached to the star and produces shogun A new version of the miniseries on FX. That’s how the star found her acting mojo.