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
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 that ideology or religion were the things that actually changed people, but it's been proven that… — 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
