“Your Names success told me movies still have the power to connect with society. As a medium, it still has a power that resonates.”

— Makoto Shinkai

Interviewed on Entertainment Weekly http://ew.com/article/2016/12/06/your-name-makoto-shinkai-interview/
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Japanese anime director and former graphic designer 1973

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