Do everything by hand, even when using the computer.

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

I find it pointless sitting in my house not working, though I like to go on extended vacations from time to time.

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

It is the fate of modern life that we repeatedly lose touch with nature, the environment, the planet. But we try to regain it again and again. It's like a circle. In children's hearts and souls when they're born into the world, nature already exists deep inside them. So what I want to do in my work is tap into their souls

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

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.