Fellow animators and others in the Japanese entertainment industry have expressed their sorrow and solidarity with Kyoto Animation, the well-respected anime studio that suffered a horrific arson attack and the deaths of dozens of staffers.
“We are all fellows in the same boat. If we continue to create without being afraid, we will find solace – and that’s what we should do,” said “Your Name” director Makoto Shinkai, as he prepared for Friday’s launch of his new film “Weathering With You.” “Everyone in Kyoto Animation please take care,” he added.
The deliberately set fire killed 33 people and injured many others. A suspect named as Shinji Aoba, who might have been motivated by a desire for revenge, has been arrested and identified by authorities in Japan, a country where such outbreaks of extreme violence are almost unheard-of.
“I don’t know what I should be thinking now,” said Yutaka Yamamoto,...
“We are all fellows in the same boat. If we continue to create without being afraid, we will find solace – and that’s what we should do,” said “Your Name” director Makoto Shinkai, as he prepared for Friday’s launch of his new film “Weathering With You.” “Everyone in Kyoto Animation please take care,” he added.
The deliberately set fire killed 33 people and injured many others. A suspect named as Shinji Aoba, who might have been motivated by a desire for revenge, has been arrested and identified by authorities in Japan, a country where such outbreaks of extreme violence are almost unheard-of.
“I don’t know what I should be thinking now,” said Yutaka Yamamoto,...
- 7/19/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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