Magical Holy Moment: This dialogue between Holy Monsters Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki is the pinnacle of world cinema.

There are absolutely magical encounters and sequences that make every one of us a movie buff. But above all, immortal followers on video, such as this interview between two of the great talents of the 7th art: Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki, discovered by the X DepressedBergman report. Two Holy Monsters discuss the importance of story in their work.

“Do you draw them after you write your script?” asked Miyazaki. “Most of the time, yes, but sometimes it happens at the same time” Kurosawa answers. Who will add: “It’s very strange, when I was young I wanted to be a designer, my dream was to have my own shop in Paris. I had the opportunity to give a conference in Paris, at the Louvre Museum, I said: “I’m not a professional artist!”

Mr. Umehara He said my drawings were brilliant. The thing is, I never tried to be good when I was doing the scripts. I draw them only with the perspective of making a film.”

My Neighbor Totoro, one of Kurosawa’s favorite films

Kurosawa and Miyazaki had a great respect and admiration for each other. Kurosawa would also tell the Studio Ghibli mastermind that one of his favorite films was My Neighbor Totoro. The latter slipped 7 samurai Among his ten favorite films.

In fact, the sequence where the two masters talk about the story is a short excerpt from a 1993 documentary on Nippon TV (NTV), which then came up with the idea of ​​bringing the two legends together for a lengthy discussion.

The channel sent Miyazaki to Kurosawa as part of a show called Miyazaki meets Kurosawa. While Miyazaki finished filming his classic Porco Rosso in 1992, Kurosawa’s last film, Madadayo, was released a month before they met.

Miyazaki-san moved on

It is during this discussion that Kurosawa talks about his love My neighbor Totoro, cites the film as an example of what he would never achieve as a live-action director; He envied the freedom that animation offered to Miyazaki.

A recognition that always leaves a modest smile. “The fact is that I grew up in the city… after the war… when I only imagined Japan as a poor and desperate country. At least, that’s what we were always told. After my first trip abroad, I began to appreciate Japan’s natural environment.”

You can check out this great video footage here.