But... you can’t be Miyazaki, you can only be the second Miyazaki, and that isn’t something to aim for. - Makoto Shinkai

Your Name's success told me movies still have the power to connect with society. As a medium, it still has a power that resonates.

It is a part of puberty that we just want to go somewhere far away. We only have a vague image, like behind that mountain or a place more beautiful...

I think most directors and people who make anime would agree that their latest film is probably the one they feel the most confident in, that they have done their best and put everything into.