Beyond Ghibli | Maquia & Mari @BeyondGhibli | Uploaded 4 years ago | Updated 1 minute ago
Maquia: When The Promised Flower Blooms is prolific writer Mari Okada's directorial debut - and in many ways it feels like the film her entire career has been building towards. In this video I take a look at Okada's difficult life and explore how it has influenced her work in the two decades she has spent shaping the anime industry.

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