The Brooklyn Rail has posted a terrific little interview with Death Note director Shusuke Kaneko.

“At the same time the creepiest part of shooting was when Light was actually writing down the name. I was focusing on his hand; it’s only writing but at the same time it means he’s killing someone, it kind of symbolizes the death of another person. So for me it was a stressful procedure just to shoot that particular scene.”

What’s especially gratifying about it is the interviewer’s knowledge of the director’s intriguing career choices and Kaneko’s willingness to talk about it. They run through Kaneko’s past as a director on roman-porno, his miraculous revamp of Gamera, their favourite kaiju, and even talk about Death Note a little. The only thing missing is a discussion of Kaneko’s Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, possibly the best of the Millennium Era entries.

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