Miyazaki Talks to the Guardian

BrainGeyser writes to tell us The Guardian is running an interesting summary of an interview with Hayao Miyazaki, proclaimed 'God' of anime. In the interview Miyazaki discusses a wide range of issues from his distribution deal with Disney to the future of anime. From the article: 'There is a rumor that when Harvey Weinstein was charged with handling the US release of Princess Mononoke, Miyazaki sent him a samurai sword in the post. Attached to the blade was a stark message: "No cuts."' While it was actually Miyazaki's producer, Miyazaki did 'go to New York to meet this man, this Harvey Weinstein, and [..] was bombarded with this aggressive attack, all these demands for cuts. He [Miyazaki] smiles. "I defeated him."'

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Miyazaki makes Pixar look like

[duckpoopy]

Disney. John Lasseter could learn a few things about creativity from this man.

Re:The REAL question is...

[fm6]

Jeez, don't even mention an artists like Miyazaki and a hack like Tarentino in the same breath!

God of Anime???

[fishbowl]

Because he makes material with enough mainstream appeal, or is lucky enough to have his material promoted by the largest marketing machine on the planet, he puts more asses in the theatre seat, that makes him "God?"

This is like saying the Backstreet Boys are better than Beethoven because they sell more CDs!