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I woke up early this morning.

Maybe I'm tense, but I don't realize it.

I came to see Ponyo. She's cute.

We've been lined up since this morning. I got tickets.

Don't film this stuff!

We must draw the line at a certain point.

I want to end on a high note.

A bluer shade.

Make the wavecaps whiter.

Ponyo seems more stable.

3 frames for 76 and 77.

It's more natural, right? Indeed.

OK.

You see, looks more delighted like this.

If the film is bad, everything will be a waste.

I don't want to embarrass myself.

I want to make a film that won't shame me.

The fish is notjust climbing. It's squirming.

"Suigyo" emerges like this.

"Suigyo" loses patience.

Do you understand now?

I'm not sure.

I'm a slave to movies.

I don't do it for fun.

This film is destined to be created a certain way.

What a bored face. Throw away.

No, not like that.

It doesn't work.

Not that way.

She has to hold him very tight. How can I draw it?

The lines I'm looking for are somewhere here.

There is a correct placement for these lines.

If I can find it, I can draw the embrace.

The foot...

it should stretch and spread out.

She has never worn shoes.

She hugs him tightly, so his jacket opens.

And there, it's tight.

She hugs him, she hugs him...

It helps me to understand.

For example, what expression should Ponyo have and when.

Each piece adds to the construction of a character.

I understand each of them little by little during the production.

Thank you for waiting.

I drew a lot of versions.

I can see Ponyo like that.

But I'm not sure.

If you say this is my next film, I could be in trouble.

It might collapse.

Fuki is Ponyo.

Ponyo, the fish-girl.

She can't hold the bottle or drink alone, yet.

We're still holding the bottle.

She's got a hell of a temper.

She is a terrible child.

Your story made Fuki's face look like this.

Fuki who can't hold a bottle.

What a cheeky girl!

I can't concentrate. I can't find the rhythm.

Will Ponyo be happy in the human world?

I have a scene in mind that might show this.

I think so, but I could be wrong.

I have to work harder than ever from now on.

It's hard.

For the first time, she gives something to humans.

That's a big step for a kid like her.

I realized that as I was drawing this. Interesting.

Some children feel they should not have been born.

Ponyo tells them that they are wrong.

That's why she's there.

Ponyo tells them that this is not true.

She can be a loving and caring child.

I was impressed with his imagination.

I realized, "He's amazing. A true one-off."

That thought stuck in my mind.

I want people to be entertained. That's my motivation.

This is because...

If I can entertain people,

then maybe I deserve to exist.

I have this pent-up need to feel useful.

It probably comes from my childhood.

I don't want to go into that.

I just like people to have fun.

I didn't want my life to end like that.

I wanted to be an animator.

But I didn't think I'd get the opportunity.

I knew I might not.

I think that's good.

It became a frightening movie.

Shoot.

Bang!

Damn, I have to do the storyboards too.

To be continued

- It's going backwards. - Yes, it is.

It doesn't matter whose fault it is.

Just fix it.

Are you okay?

Ms. Okuyama is dead.

- Really? Reiko ?

I'm really shocked.

She's gone.

I was sure that I would die before she did.

Yes.

I feel like a comb with missing teeth.

- It's an end-of-the-world light. - It's beautiful.

How beautiful it is!

When you're dead, you can't admire that anymore.

Work does not guarantee a fulfilling life.

Please don't say that.

Have you made any progress on the storyboards?

There is still a major obstacle.

It lacks wasabi (spice).

I'm not going to just follow the story.

The plot was decided for a long time.

What a pain!

I'm tired of it, I'm tired of it...

He's here!

Hello.

You are very tense.

Do you sit all day?

Not as much as before.

Let's say less than a third.

I have no energy left.

What does that mean?

I'm not motivated anymore. My whole body is tired.

I could still work, but I wouldn't be productive.

I don't have much time left.

- Why do you say that? - I just think so.

I have a vague feeling that I will be able to see her.

If I see my mother,

I hope she appears young and beautiful.

Television is useless.

So this is the weather station,

their forecasts are totally off.

It's crumpled.

What is this?

Like this.

Hello.

- What? - About scheduling.

It's about the second half.

Things are getting really tight.

It sucks.

Could you finish the storyboards by the end of this month?

Yes, I can.

I'd better go eat.

I'll go work on my storyboards.

These lines suck.

Logically, I can write a lots of lines, but I'll leave them out.

Meaningless for 5-year-olds.

No use writing logically for boring old men.

The storyboards will be finished.

Like the film and the world.

Good night.

He doesn't want to rush into anything.

He takes his time with the storyboards

to encounter scenes that he had never imagined.

Probably.

Yesterday, Mr. Hisaishi asked me if I had listened to his music.

I forgot.

I'd never listened to the whole song before.

"Let's go out for a walk."

"I like rainy days, too.

With a fashionable umbrella...

And with a raincoat on.

They're aren't here for me yet

They are here.

In the meantime, let me walk a little

I want to dance once more

And turn into a breeze"

Nice song.

I can't help recalling my mother.

"They aren't here for me yet

In the meantime, let me walk a little

I want to dance once more

And turn into a breeze"

I haven't yet clarified all my feelings towards my mother.

For example, could she have lived more fully?

Despite her ongoing illness, could she have had a fuller life?

It's not right.

It's complicated.

Films are your own mirror.

You can't hide anything.

I draw what's real.

I must believe what I am.

How can she walk?

She can really walk.

That's it for today.

I'm leaving.

Toki really hugs Sosuke

Let's take a break.

Thank you all!