Studio Ghibli Producer Suzuki, Director Miyazaki Share Reaction to 'your name.' 

Studio Ghibli Producer Suzuki, Director Miyazaki Share Reaction to \'your name.\'

as the highest grossing anime film worldwide. Miyazaki is known for his harsh criticism of certain types of animation, but he had remained silent about Shinkai\'s hit film since it opened in Japan on August 26. However,

recently shared some of the director\'s thoughts on Shinkai\'s latest film.

magazine featured an interview with Suzuki on Thursday. Regarding the trope of "a girl losing her way in a different world" seen in films like

, Suzuki said, "I had a prediction that someone would make that sometime." Miyazaki apparently agreed with Suzuki\'s sentiment. The director said, "Yeah, that\'s right. I won\'t do it, but [the film] goes just like I thought."

Suzuki also commented, "The term \'another world\' is used successfully time and again, and I had a hunch that

." The former producer praised Shinkai\'s film, adding that "It\'s made so that all the characters in the drama, lines, and music make the background stand out." "The high fall sky that seems like it could be breathed in was especially impressive," he said.

compared the film to Rene Magritte\'s 1959 painting

for its "enduring persuasive power with audacity." Although Iwai noted Magritte\'s painting is a much "higher" work, he was impressed by Shikai\'s accomplishment. Anime theme song lyricist and

Shinkai\'s film returned to the top spot in the Japanese box office for the January 21-22 weekend. The blockbuster film has set theatrical screening records across Asia. According to Box Office Mojo, the film had earned US$306,795,190 worldwide as of January 17.

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