We depict hatred, but it is to depict that there are more important things. We depict a curse, to depict the joy of liberation.

Modern life is so thin and shallow and fake. I look forward to when developers go bankrupt, Japan gets poorer and wild grasses take over.

Always believe in yourself. Do this and no matter where you are, you will have nothing to fear.

I think talent decides everything. More than the method, what's important is the talent using it. There's nothing inherently wrong or right about a method, whether it be pencil drawings or 3-D CG. Pencil drawings don't have to go away, but those who continue to use the medium lack talent. So sadly, it will fade away.

I'm not going to make movies that tell children, "You should despair and run away".

Those are shrines. Some people believe spirits live in them.

At the time, sword and sorcery stories were quite popular. There were female warriors waving swords around as well, but the genre is populated entirely with people who have absolutely no responsibility to anyone, so I knew my story would have to be completely different from any of these.