We are not trying to solve the world's problems... However, even in the midst of hatred and killing, there are things worth living for. A wonderful encounter, or a thing of beauty can still exist.

The single difference between films for children and films for adults is that in films for children, there is always the option to start again, to create a new beginning. In films for adults, there are no ways to change things. What happened, happened.

Currently computer graphics are used a great deal, but it can be excessive.

It’s disgusting. On trains, the number of those people doing that strange masturbation-like gesture is multiplying.

You always have to appeal to your audience. You always have to consider how well your project will do in terms of admissions. I abandoned many stories because of that. But I don't get too down about it. It's something I accepted from the time I decided to work in films. I could always do something else if I got sick of it, like draw manga, or make my own films. I found it pointless sitting in my house not working, though I'd like to go on extended vacations from time to time.

Nobody has the right to sit in judgment and decide what's good or bad for you.

Actually I think CGI has the potential to equal or even surpass what the human hand can do.