People In Japan Have Experienced Many Tsunamis

But Remember This, Japanese Boy... Airplanes Are Not Tools For War. They Are Not For Making Money. Airplanes Are Beautiful Dreams. Engineers Turn Dreams Into Reality.

I Create Women Characters By Watching The Female Staff At My Studio. Half The Staff Are Women.

Many Of My Movies Have Strong Female Leads - Brave, Self-sufficient Girls That Don't Think Twice About Fighting For What They Believe In With All Their Heart. They'll Need A Friend, Or A Supporter, But Never A Savior. Any Woman Is Just As Capable Of Being A Hero As Any Man.

When I Say I Get Inspiration From My Real Life, I Think Of My Real Life As Extending About 300 Meters Radius Around Me. So What I See In That Area Is What Inspires Me.

In My Grandparents' Time, It Was Believed That Spirits Existed Everywhere - In Trees, Rivers, Insects, Wells, Anything. My Generation Does Not Believe This, But I Like The Idea That We Should All Treasure Everything Because Spirits Might Exist There, And We Should Treasure Everything Because There Is A Kind Of Life To Everything.