# Ronin Query

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronin-query/385936>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 29, 2006, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronin-query/385936 "2006-12-29T00:46:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bryanmaguire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@bryanmaguire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bryanmaguire)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronin-query/385936/1 "2006-12-29T00:46:11Z")

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I’m watching Ronin again for the umpteenth time and something struck me. The old guy that Jean Reno takes De Niro to (the guy with the samurai figures) seems to have a very close with Jean Reno. And I mean VERY close. More than just friends. Has anybody else noticed this?

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**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronin-query/385936/2 "2006-12-29T00:50:40Z")

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Dude… they’re French.

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**Author:** ![5que](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/3bc359/32.png) [@5que](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5que)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronin-query/385936/3 "2006-12-29T01:56:27Z")

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And you’re reading way, way to much into it. Besides, that’s the dude who caught the Jackal.