“But… you can’t be Miyazaki, you can only be the second Miyazaki, and that isn’t something to aim for.”

—  Makoto Shinkai

Interviewed on Little White Lies http://lwlies.com/interviews/makoto-shinkai-your-name/ <br class="br">About Your Name

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