“In order to avoid sentimentality and to be able to write the screenplay with the kind of humor and irony necessary to keep the story moving, I needed to distance myself as much as I could from the characters, to try to get to a point where I could view them objectively.” WritingTryingKindCharacterStoriesAbleMovingOrderViewsNeededDistanceIronyScreenplaysSentimentalityDistance Myself Author:Hirokazu Koreeda
“As far as documentaries go, I believe unreservedly that they serve an important function in our culture. I'd love to be able to make both documentaries and feature films simultaneously, but so far that hasn't happened.” BelieveImportantAbleFilmCultureI BelieveHappenedFunctionFeaturesDocumentaries Author:Hirokazu Koreeda
