In a 29 January 1950 newspaper article he had declared that if The Member of the Wedding was not a play, he wanted to direct more nonplays […]

It's just a rental, so I don't need to take very good care of it.

Like many Ukiyo-e artists, Jacoulet hires woodcarvers and printers to convert his ideas into prints.

The magical girl starts out as a typical schoolgirl. Her transformation—via a glamorous costume, and amplified by special powers—gives her a new identity.