"I was already fourteen when Japan lost the war, so it was a very tragic event for me that the U.S. forces occupied Ja…"

"I think that the shock I received when my elder sister died when I was ten years old was the first personal knowledge…"

"One thing I can say is either to look at films very carefully, watch a lot of films, or don't see any films at all. J…"

"I think I have an advantage because I know what my husband is trying to create in a film from the preparation stage. …"

"Nature is something that lies above humans. Us, humans, have ended up damaging nature and destroying ecosystems for o…"

"I didn’t come into filmmaking from, as you say, watching other films and then wanting to be a director. Fundamentally…"

"My early works were shot mostly in 16mm and on Super 8. The great thing about Super 8 is that it captures details so …"

"I feel that copying western storytelling wouldn't help tell my story, to communicate who I am fully. You know maybe I…"

"I usually start with an outline and the basic idea. But I keep the idea simple enough so that everyone on set can hav…"

"I don’t think being able to see is the only thing cinema can offer. Other than that, it’s a media that lets you feel.…"