“Japanese feel an intimacy with the dead, at least for people up to my ...” — Hirokazu Kore-eda Quote

“Japanese feel an intimacy with the dead, at least for people up to my generation.”

“All my mother ever wanted to talk about was what she hated about my father and the times he cheated on her when he was younger. It really irritated me, and I told them they had to sort things out between themselves. Looking back on that, I see that it was really cold of me as a son.”

“My father did not have a lot of security in his life. He did odd jobs. He had a real struggle to make money. He lost a lot of time in his 20s, after the war, because he was sent to a forced-labour camp in Siberia.”

“Is it any wonder that for millions of men the only intimacy is physical, silent, and predictable?”

“I've often thought that my lack of intimacy with those around me is the fault of those around me.”

“Intimacy, as I am using it, is sharing my reality with you.”