The Inquisition: Tetsuya Nakashima, Japanese director
Japanese director sees nothing wrong with the lack of likeable characters in his latest film, The World of Kanako
I believe that must be the case somewhere, although probably not everywhere.
You saw that many parental figures in my films fail to understand what their children are really up to, but this is indeed a common scenario that you can also find between partners and among friends. That's why although the characters in the films believe that they have a good understanding of others, that perception can't be any further from the truth. I take it as a fact that this lack of understanding is a prevalent condition for the human race. It takes effort to know a person. It's my view that, with most people, it's enough that you know only the basics about them.
If you put it like that, perhaps I could say that I was more of an optimist in the past. As time has gone by, my mentality has changed. I think I'm now more capable of expressing my inner thoughts through my films.