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Oshii elaborates on his next project - The Sky Crawlers Mon, 25 Jun 2007

Anime News Network has published a further collection of statements from anime director Mamoru Oshii concerning his newest movie, The Sky Crawlers. The film will be a shade different from Oshii's previous efforts ("Ghost in the Shell", "Patlabor"), given that at it's heart, Sky Crawlers concerns two young war-time aeroplane pilots and hence, is intended to speak to a younger generation than that his typically middle-aged work.

    "This gets into my personal affairs a bit, but I [recently] met with my daughter again for the first time in 20 years. Thanks to that experience, I began to feel closer to younger people. The experience helped me realize that after 55 years of life, I'm living in a place where I can live life my way. I want to convey that feeling—to speak honestly about it. I don't want to preach to young people or talk about my hopes. All I want to say is that simply living life has worth to it. In reality, I think we get few choices as to how we live our lives. Life is tough, but if we prepare for the unhappy moments, that preparation becomes our reason for living. I think experiencing hardships is one of the points of life and living."

Read the full statement over at Anime News Network, where Oshii describes his feelings about the film and it's intended audience.

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