<a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-21/oshii-press-conference">Anime News Network has published</a> 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.
<ul>"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."</ul>
<a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-21/oshii-press-conference">Read the full statement over at Anime News Network,</a> where Oshii describes his feelings about the film and it's intended audience.
<ul>"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."</ul>
<a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-21/oshii-press-conference">Read the full statement over at Anime News Network,</a> where Oshii describes his feelings about the film and it's intended audience.