A few days ago, the Asahi TV channel broadcast an interview with the director and screenwriter of Weathering with you, Makoto Shinkai, who discussed both the next film currently in production and the Japanese animation industry, with a special focus on the film Demon Slayer: Infinity Train.
Shinkai immediately claimed cannot examine any aspect of the new project, however, revealed that he started writing the script as soon as the Japanese government issued the state of emergency, which inevitably slowed down work with colleagues. Shinkai revealed that too The spirit of this particular historical period will be found in the filmwhose main theme will be exploring what could happen after the end, even in a “post-apocalyptic” sense.
“It’s a story where something very important happens that no power can counter. With this movie, I want some of the people to think,” Somehow we’re going to do it, right? “ These are the words of hope spoken by Shinkai who continued: “In another world, people can never find happiness in their lives. I want this film to be able to show what would happen after the apocalypse. Something will end. This is not a movie in which there is something that needs to be under control. What adventures could there be in the midst of a changed world? How will people deal with their feelings? How will they live and overcome the shock of change? I want to make a film that you represent the situations we may encounter after the end of the world. “
The second part of the interview instead looked at the animation industry and the formidable success of Demon Slayer: Infinity Train, which broke many records, including that of Weathering With You and in Japan it has also surpassed your name’s earnings and the enchanted city of the famous Ghibli studio. Shinkai commented on Demon Slayer’s success “No one could have foreseen that in 2020, when people were banned from gathering and congregating in one place, Japan’s box office record would be broken.”
“It’s a bit frustrating not to be able to achieve such a goal” Then he went on, emphasizing only after what had happened to Gotoge’s work made him better understand the meaning of the stories being told.
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