Episode 75 — Michael Arias
November 3, 2014 — 2 hours, 19 mins
Tekkonkinkreet director Michael Arias joins us to share a few of his many film, anime, and manga influences, what it’s like living and working in Japan as a part of the Asian film industry, and a few tidbits about working with the Wachowskis to produce The Animatrix and collaborating with James Cameron on The Abyss.
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“If you stumble upon perfection [in Japan], it’s not the result of brute force. Usually, it’s the result of some kind of very unpredictable chemical reaction. Whereas I think in Hollywood, filmmakers have gotten very adept at channeling resources to create the most seamless, kind of ‘perfect’ filmed art that’s possible.”