‘I was really moved’ says Brad Pitt after attending Buddhist ritual in Tokyo for new movie promotion

Record ID: 1685781

  • Title: ‘I was really moved’ says Brad Pitt after attending Buddhist ritual in Tokyo for new movie promotion
  • Date: 22nd August 2022
  • Summary: TOKYO, JAPAN (AUGUST 22, 2022) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF TEMPLE EXTERIOR WHILE RITUAL HAPPENING INSIDE (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, BRAD PITT, SAYING: "This is just one more example for me of just how beautiful it is here, how beautiful the culture is. And I just... to everyone out there I just say thank you. Every time I come here, it's so warm and loving and I just have the sense of freedom here, so my message is thank you - Thank you very much (Japanese)." MEDIA SESSION IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON, SAYING: "I am so overwhelmed by how moving that was. It was so beautiful and it felt exceptional. I mean it's my first time here in Japan so this was extraordinary to see the Buddhist monks do such a beautiful ritual and ceremony to bless our character Ladybug here."
  • Embargoed: 5th September 2022 14:23
  • Keywords: Brad Pitt Bullet Train Japan Tokyo entertainment movie
  • Location: TOKYO, JAPAN / UNIDENTIFIED FILMING LOCATIONS
  • City: TOKYO, JAPAN / UNIDENTIFIED FILMING LOCATIONS
  • Country: Japan
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Film
  • Reuters ID: LVA003982222082022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Actor Brad Pitt said he felt "really moved" after attending a Buddhist ritual ceremony at a temple in Tokyo on Monday (August 22), to pray for his latest film "Bullet Train."
    The film, Bullet Train, based on Kotaro Isaka's novel 'Maria Beetle', stars Pitt as unlucky assassin Ladybug - a hired gun who fights off a range of assassins on a high-speed train while traveling across Japan.
    Pitt said he thought it was a fun thing to hold a ritual to bless the film character. The Buddhist monks performed the ceremony to ward off bad luck.
    "I was really moved in there. It’s so beautiful. The temple itself is so beautiful. The monks themselves were beautiful and I don’t know, I almost got teary. I was really moved by it. So I really thank you for the experience and it's one that I will not forget," said Pitt.
    David Leitch, the film's director and a former stunt double for Pitt in films such as "Fight Club" and "Troy" said the ritual was really special for him as a filmmaker.
    "Beautiful and moving and one of the many reasons why I love to come here and shoot this beautiful culture and beautiful spirit of this country. Every step you take, it's overwhelming," Leitch said.
    "Bullet Train" is scheduled to go on screen in Japan from September 1.
    (Production: Irene Wang, Sophia Wang)
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