Ever since I was a child, I always had insecurity or suspicions about my own personal identity. That's why I started going to a lot of movie theaters….

We weep for a bird’s cry, but not for a fish’s blood. Blessed are those with a voice..

As well as Japanese animation, technology has a huge influence on Japanese society, and also Japanese novels. It's because before, people tended to t….

I do feel that there are things you can learn from an artist, but I think you need to be very close to that person, and to know that person fairly we….

I do have more directorial control over animation, because it's like trial and error: If something doesn't work, you can always go back and change ce….

I do have huge pressure in terms of making my animation, because a lot of audiences and producers are expecting me to make films with a lot of action….

I think overall, making a movie is like putting a stamp on the world. Every time I make a movie, I feed in elements to make sure that it's my movie. ….

Japanese animation tends to need high budgets. If I have a high budget for a movie, I usually make animation, but if the project has a low budget, th….

Blessed are those with a voice..

I was always interested in technology. When personal computers came out, I was one of the first to pick one up and begin playing with it. My hobbies ….

Eventually, I think, by using such elements as flocks of birds or biblical quotes, repeatedly I add meaning to my final product. I'm still exploring ….

If I really feel that I want to shoot live people and live backgrounds, then that movie will become live-action. If I don't have any particular actor….

Just because a movie is satisfactory means that the person who makes it is satisfactory. One can make a wonderful movie but still not be a wonderful ….