I Make Films As A Business, Not

If You're Going To Retire, Retire Early.

If [hand-drawn Animation] Is A Dying Craft, We Can't Do Anything About It. Civilization Moves On. Where Are All The Fresco Painters Now? Where Are The Landscape Artists? What Are They Doing Now? The World Is Changing. I Have Been Very Fortunate To Be Able To Do The Same Job For 40 Years. That's Rare In Any Era.

I Believe Nostalgia Has Many Appearances And That It's Not Just The Privilege Of Adults. I Think Children Too Can Have Nostalgia. It's One Of Mankind's Most Shared Emotions. It's One Of The Things That Makes Us Human. When You Live, You Lose Things. It's A Fact Of Life. So It's Natural For Everyone To Have Nostalgia.

When You Watch The Subtitled Version You Are Probably Missing Just As Many Things. There Is A Layer And A Nuance You're Not Going To Get. Film Crosses So Many Borders These Days. Of Course It Is Going To Be Distorted.

People In Japan Have Experienced Many Tsunamis And Various Earthquakes Throughout The Ages.