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Makoto Shinkai
Japanese
Artist
Born:
Feb 9
,
1973
Life
Me
People
Think
Work
You
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I think that's a universal theme, you know: we don't know who we're going to meet tomorrow. And that person might change your life entirely. There's always that possibility, and while you're not necessarily actively seeking it, you have that desire deep down.
Makoto Shinkai
Life
You
Change
Tomorrow
Down
Think
Meet
Possibility
Seeking
Entirely
Know
Always
Person
Going
While
Might
Theme
Your
Who
Deep
Deep Down
Actively
Necessarily
Universal
Desire
When I was working at the game company, I wasn't just doing graphic design, I was doing the entire product management, so I would do the graphic design, I would create the advertisements, even the catch copies. I would figure out what kind of packaging and design of the packaging, so I was basically doing total product management at that time.
Makoto Shinkai
Time
Game
Management
Design
Out
Kind
Would
Total
Entire
Catch
Advertisement
Doing
Just
Packaging
Create
Working
Product
Figure
Graphic
Graphic Design
Company
Even
Copies
Basically
I pay attention to the things that nobody else is looking at.
Makoto Shinkai
Looking
Pay
Pay Attention
Else
Attention
Nobody
Nobody Else
Things
Of course I'm happy when people mention his name and mine in the same breath. It's like a dream. But I know they are overpraising 'Your Name' because I am absolutely not at Miyazaki's level. Honestly, I really don't want Miyazaki to see it because he will see all its flaws.
Makoto Shinkai
Happy
People
Will
Breath
Honestly
Mine
Dream
See
Mention
Absolutely
Absolutely Not
He
Name
Like
Know
Course
Because
Am
His
Same
Want
Flaws
Really
Your
Level
I think it is really important to not only take advantage of these tools that you have at your disposal but also to really take the time to develop ideas within yourself and think about what you want to animate, and then you can use these tools to create what you want to create.
Makoto Shinkai
Time
You
Yourself
Take Advantage
Important
Think
Tools
About
Only
Take
Animate
Develop
Advantage
Ideas
Also
Within
Want
Then
Create
Really
Use
Your
Disposal
Miyazaki is a genius. He is the legend.
Makoto Shinkai
Genius
Legend
He
When I was young as a teenager, that was the biggest mystery in the world to me: Why don't people connect?
Makoto Shinkai
Me
People
World
Young
Teenager
Mystery
Biggest
Connect
Why
You learn a lot more from stories about getting rejected than stories about becoming happy.
Makoto Shinkai
You
Happy
About
More
Learn
Becoming
Lot
Than
Getting
Stories
Rejected
I do receive some offers for live-action, but I'm not really that interested. It's not something you can just try out and give it a go.
Makoto Shinkai
You
Try
Out
Some
Give
Something
Go
Offers
Just
Interested
Really
Receive
There are loads of novels that I really love, like Haruki Murakami's books, and when I read them, I do think about how they would work as an anime. But I do believe that those are great books because they work best as novels, or great manga work best in that form.
Makoto Shinkai
Work
Love
Best
Great
Believe
Think
Books
Those
Would
About
Anime
Like
Read
Because
How
Manga
Form
Them
Really
Novels
Loads
Ghibli is about craftsmanship. They draw characters and put life in it.
Makoto Shinkai
Life
Draw
Characters
About
Put
Craftsmanship
I think animation can tell more than live action.
Makoto Shinkai
Action
Live
Think
Tell
More
Animation
Than
Live Action
The first I paid to see with my own money was 'Laputa Castle In The Sky.' And I was like, wow! I really shocked by it. So I want to make movies that have a similar impact on the audience to that.
Makoto Shinkai
Money
Sky
First
Own
Wow
See
Impact
Similar
My Own
Castle
Like
Make
Audience
Shocked
Want
Movies
Really
Paid
I think love isn't doomed, of course, but in real life, love doesn't always work out.
Makoto Shinkai
Life
Work
Love
Real Life
Think
Out
Course
Always
Real
Doomed
Work Out
When we were doing 'Five Centimeters Per Second,' at that time, Japan was in an era when it felt nothing would ever change, so I wanted to make a movie that reflected that feeling.
Makoto Shinkai
Time
Change
Feeling
Nothing
Would
Per
Make
Felt
Era
Doing
Were
Reflected
Five
Movie
Wanted
Japan
Ever
Second
When I made 'Voices of a Distant Star,' I wanted to make money from making that movie, of course, but that wasn't my major reason.
Makoto Shinkai
Money
Made
Distant
Voices
Major
Make
Course
Making
Movie
Wanted
Reason
Star
As soon as I have the idea, I need to create as quickly as possible, because it's what's going on in society, and that's what connects me to my audience.
Makoto Shinkai
Me
Society
Possible
Idea
Soon
Because
Audience
Quickly
Going
Create
Connects
Need
I personally am not very interested in awards or the awards circuit.
Makoto Shinkai
Circuit
Am
Very
Interested
Personally
Awards
Miyazaki has a great talent, but I really struggle every time I create a new film and am far from Miyazaki.
Makoto Shinkai
Time
Great
Struggle
Every
Every Time
New
Talent
Great Talent
Am
Far
Create
Really
Film
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