to an actor to be that ugly? that reprehensible on camera? >> what's beautiful, we talked about the film and what the messages of the film were. he understood that his part was to not represent japan because that character doesn't represent japan. but to represent the opposition and the aggression and the anger and violence that louis would then rise up against. he knew that the harder he threw down against him, the more it would matter for louis. he met louis and cared about him and spent time with him. so i think he knew -- he took seriously as a professional this is his job. his job was to go to the ugliest, darkest place he could find within himself. he told me -- you can't tell an actor where they find that. you tell them what they have to accomplish. he told me he thought about if someone tried to kill his family. and it's why he was -- he had -- i think it was so painful for