Two of cinema’s most imaginative voices came together at the Busan International Film Festival for an intimate conversation about their creative processes, revealing surprising connections between their work despite being separated by continents and cultures.

Guillermo del Toro and Yeon Sang-ho , both masters of blending the fantastical with deeply human stories, participated in a session at Netflix ‘s Creative Asia conference. The conversation offered insights into how both directors approach their craft.

Both filmmakers traced their creative origins to childhood encounters with monsters and Japanese animation. Speaking about his formative years, del Toro said: “I’m not a good outdoorsy guy. I’m an indoor observer, reader, consumer of audiovisual media, storyteller. You know, if

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