Mamoru Hosoda

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In this Friday, Sept. 30, 2016 photo, Japanese animation director Mamoru Hosoda smiles during an interview with The Associated Press at his Chizu Studio in suburban Tokyo. Time warps, half-bestial children and parallel worlds are, for Hosoda, a natural way to pursue the universal coming-of-age story that has driven all his movies. A retrospective of his works, from his early shorts to his latest “The Boy and the Beast,” is highlighted at the upcoming Tokyo International Film Festival. (AP Photo/Koji Ueda)