We get strength and encouragement from watching children.

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

I've never studied psychology.

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.

Engineers turn dreams into reality.

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.

Chihiro, huh? Her real name's Chihiro? Can't beat the power of love.