Japanese animation tends to need high budgets. If I have a high budget for a movie, I usually make animation, but if the project has a low budget, then I would ask the producer to consider live action. — Mamoru Oshii Copy Share Image
Japanese animation tends to need high budgets. If I have a high budget for a movie, I usually make animation, but if the project… — Mamoru Oshii Copy Share Image
As well as Japanese animation, technology has a huge influence on Japanese society, and also Japanese novels. It's because before, people tended to think… — Mamoru Oshii Copy Share Image
I do have more directorial control over animation, because it's like trial and error: If something doesn't work, you can always go back and… — Mamoru Oshii Copy Share Image
We weep for a bird’s cry, but not for a fish’s blood. Blessed are those with a voice. — Mamoru Oshii Copy Share Image
I think overall, making a movie is like putting a stamp on the world. Every time I make a movie, I feed in elements… — Mamoru Oshii Copy Share Image
“We weep for the blood of a bird, but not for the blood of a fish. Blessed are those who have voice.” — Mamoru Oshii Copy Share Image
I was always interested in technology. When personal computers came out, I was one of the first to pick one up and begin playing… — Mamoru Oshii Copy Share Image
Eventually, I think, by using such elements as flocks of birds or biblical quotes, repeatedly I add meaning to my final product. I'm still… — Mamoru Oshii Copy Share Image
I do feel that there are things you can learn from an artist, but I think you need to be very close to that… — Mamoru Oshii Copy Share Image
Just because a movie is satisfactory means that the person who makes it is satisfactory. One can make a wonderful movie but still not… — Mamoru Oshii Copy Share Image
If I really feel that I want to shoot live people and live backgrounds, then that movie will become live-action. If I don't have… — Mamoru Oshii Copy Share Image
