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" Directing while overcoming differences of language and culture is a stimulating challenge. "
Hirokazu Kore-eda
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" Privacy is not really a concept in Japan. "
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" My mother was really against it when I said I wanted to make films. She said that I should be a civil servant because that was safe, and it had security. But my mother was always very proud of my movies and would give videocassettes of them to all the neighbours. "
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" I have never made a film to praise or to criticize something. That kind of filmmaking is nothing but propaganda. "
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" When I make films, I don't think of any other directors or their work in terms of the rhythm of the editing or the tenor of the performances. "
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" I am very happy that Japanese film can cross borders. "
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" Reflecting on the past, where the film industry became united with 'national interest' and 'national policy,' I tend to think that keeping a clear distance from government authority is the right thing to do. "
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" Yes, a family is interesting. You can get a lot of drama in the conflicts there. It's like the sea. It seems calm, but inside there is conflict. "
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" My mother loved films! She adored Ingrid Bergman, Joan Fontaine, Vivien Leigh. We couldn't afford to go together to the cinema, but she was always watching their movies on TV. "
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" When I watch an actress say a line, I watch how they deliver the lines with gestures. "
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