“Danger doesn’t always come from the enemy.”

I wanted to convey the message to children that this life is worth living.

Yet, even amidst the hatred and carnage, life is still worth living. It is possible for wonderful encounters and beautiful things to exist.

There are all kinds of values within the films but I don’t make message films.

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

Humans have both the urge to create and destroy.

Problems begin the moment we’re born. We’re born with infinite possibilities, only to give up on one after another. To choose one thing means to give up another. That’s inevitable. But what can you do? That’s what it is to live.

When I start creating a villain, I start liking the villain and so the villain is not really evil.

People in Japan have experienced many tsunamis and various earthquakes throughout the ages.

The love of weaponry is often a manifestation of infantile traits in an adult.

In the middle of hatred and killings, there are things worth living for.

Since I am a person who starts work without clear knowledge of a storyline, every single scene is a pivotal scene.

You may not like what’s happening, but just accept it, and let’s try to live together.

My process is thinking, thinking and thinking – thinking about my stories for a long time.

I think we should stop using nuclear power plants because it’s an old system that we can’t control.

Do everything by hand, even when using the computer.

Yet once being born there is no turning back.

The real joy in life comes from finding your true purpose and aligning it with what you do every single day.

If you love something, set it free. And if it really loves you, it will find a way to come back.

For me, the pleasure of writing comes with inventing stories.

I’ve heard tell that what you imagine sometimes comes true.

I generally think if you do good things for people in the world, that comes back and you benefit from it over time.

You have to have trust in someone you’re working with; otherwise, you’re not gonna come out with something that’s really you.

Failure comes part and parcel with invention. It’s not optional.

It may feel like God has forgotten about you, but your time is coming.