'Kimi to Boku' PR Event - "I had no worries at all"

As an excuse to post this rather lovely photo of Maaya and Aoi Nakamura together with the Ginougo cats, Takashi Kubota (director of the movie) said the following of casting Maaya in the film:

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“Regarding Ms. Sakamoto, I had no worries at all. When I heard it for the first time during recording my heart was struck by the purity and innocence of her voice, so I’m glad that she was able to join this production.”

Source: ENTAME-TERE Film News

EDIT: Another report of the interview and photos of the event at CloseUp NetTube.
EDIT no.2: Zenzouren.com report - apparently one of the cats plays Ginougo, the other is that cat's kitten.