![]() ![]() S.: Let’s say that whenever I reach 100 million yen, I’m more or less free to do whatever I want. ![]() Let’s quantify that “financially independent”. Of course, making your own film can give you more freedom, particularly if you manage to raise the money yourself and are financially independent. S.: From a creative perspective they’re not all that different. How do cinema and TV differ from each other? You have worked on both feature films and for TV (commercials, dramas and other programmes). At the same time, though, I was making short 8mm films with my friends, and when the time came to decide what to do with my life, I thought that working with a camera would give me a better chance to make a living. Or a comic artist, as I liked to draw very much. Iwai Shunji: Well no, I actually wanted to be a novelist. When you were at university, did you have any particular dreams? Did you already know you wanted to become a film director? Zoom Japan visited Iwai in his studio to talk about the film, animation in general, and the nature of creativity. Ten years after Hana & Alice (the 2004 film that consolidated his fame as one of Japan’s top directors), Iwai Shunji has finally managed to fulfil his dream of making another work featuring the same two quirky junior-high-school girls. On the release his new picture The Murder Case of Hana & Alice, the filmmaker reveals what motivates his work. ![]()
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