Jason Adams has posted the third installment from his visit to the 47 Ronin set at Pinewood Studios in June 2011 for JoBlo. In his post he focuses on cast members Keanu Reeves and Hiroyuki Sanada. Mr. Sanada said the following on working with Keanu:
He’s learned a lot, respecting the culture. I was surprised when I first met him. He knew a lot already and he learned a lot. Also, he learned Japanese. It’s incredible. On the set you saw, sometimes he’s switching to Japanese and English. Even for us, it’s very hard to switch back and forth. First time he spoke Japanese, it was a very important scene between us. More than that dialogue, I was moved by his energy. He had perfect Japanese pronunciation. It was moving and surprising. From that moment, we were close. The wall was gone. Walls of dialogue or language or color or age.
The post is here.