I Don't Intentionally Make Deep Movies.

Well, Yes. I Believe That Children's Souls Are The Inheritors Of Historical Memory From Previous Generations. It's Just That As They Grow Older And Experience The Everyday World That Memory Sinks Lower And Lower. I Feel I Need To Make A Film That Reaches Down To That Level. If I Could Do That I Would Die Happy.

In Fact, I Am A Pessimist. But When I'm Making A Film, I Don't Want To Transfer My Pessimism Onto Children. I Keep It At Bay. I Don't Believe That Adults Should Impose Their Vision Of The World On Children, Children Are Very Much Capable Of Forming Their Own Visions. There's No Need To Force Our Own Visions Onto Them.

I Think We Should Stop Using Nuclear Power Plants Because It's An Old System That We Can't Control.

Almost All Japanese Animation Is Produced With Hardly Any Basis Taken From Observing Real People, You Know. It's Produced By Humans Who Can't Stand Looking At Other Humans. And That's Why The Industry Is Full Of Otaku!

I Get Inspiration From My Everyday Life.