Mark Schilling talks 'Assault Girls' with Mamoru Oshii

Describing the genesis of "Assault Girls" in a recent interview with The Japan Times, Oshii denied having any master plan. Instead the process of assembling the various bits and pieces into a single film was more accumulative.

"While I'm making one film, I'm thinking about how to make another, even while on the set," he said. "I remember (those ideas) and when I get the next chance (to make a film), I use them, with the same characters and the same world."

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