When Le Guin first heard of Miyazaki's interest in adapting her work, she had not seen any of his films and associated animation with the output of Disney; as such, she turned down his request.
Cando Le Guin escoitou por primeira vez o interese de Miyazaki en adaptar a súa obra, non coñecía os seus filmes e asociaba a animación coa obra de Disney; sendo así, rexeitou a súa solicitude.