‘Suzume’ Director Makoto Shinkai On Structuring A Comedic Film Before Adding “Disaster Elements”

In many of his recent films, director Makoto Shinkai has been influenced by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. With Suzume, Shinkai wanted to create a film with a disaster backdrop, but have the story been structured in a more comedic way to engage a wider audience. Suzume follows Suzume…

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