Directing
Makoto Shinkai
EN, JA cinema · 25 credits
Born
9 February 1973 (age 53)
Birthplace
Koumi, Nagano, Japan
Also known as Макото Шінкай · しんかい まこと · Makoto Niitsu · 新海 誠 · Shinkai Makoto · Макото Ниицу
Makoto Niitsu (新津 誠, Niitsu Makoto; born February 9, 1973), known as Makoto Shinkai (新海 誠, Shinkai Makoto), is a Japanese filmmaker and novelist. A founder of CoMix Wave Films, he is known for his anime feature films enriched with visually-appealing animation and romantic stories depicting teenagers and high school students. Shinkai began his career as a video game animator with Nihon Falcom in 1996, and gained recognition as a filmmaker with the release of the original video animation (OVA) She and Her Cat in 1999. Shinkai then released the science fiction OVA Voices of a Distant Star in 2002 as his first feature with CoMix Wave, followed by his debut feature film The Place Promised in Our Early Days in 2004. Shinkai's films have consistently received highly positive reviews from both critics and audiences, and he is considered to be one of Japan's most commercially successful filmmakers. His three most recent films Your Name in 2016, Weathering with You in 2019, and Suzume in 2022, collectively known as "Disaster trilogy", are all among the highest-grossing Japanese films of all time, both in Japan and worldwide at the time of their release. Description above from the Wikipedia article Makoto Shinkai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Your Name
Your Name
Original Film Writer
5 Centimeters per Second
Original Story
Suzume
Director, Editor, Storyboard Artist, Screenplay, Original Story
Weathering with You
Director, Storyboard Artist, Editor, Writer, Original Story
She and Her Cat: Everything Flows
as Chobi (voice), Original Story
Your Name.
Director, Compositing Artist, Director of Photography, Editor, Storyboard Artist, Original Story, Screenplay
Cross Road
Art Direction, Director, Director of Photography, Background Designer, Writer, Editor
The Garden of Words
Storyboard Artist, Director, Background Designer, Director of Photography, Color Designer, Editor, Original Story, Screenplay
Someone's Gaze
Editor, Writer, Director, Director of Photography, Storyboard Artist
Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Producer, Editor, Director, Storyboard Artist, Color Designer, Background Designer, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Original Story
Ani*Kuri15
Director, Writer, Background Designer, Color Designer, Storyboard Artist, Art Direction, Director of Photography
5 Centimeters per Second
Director, Background Designer, Color Designer, Character Designer, Storyboard Artist, Producer, Art Direction, Editor, Sound Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Original Story
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Color Designer, Art Designer, Background Designer, Sound Director, Screenplay, Original Story
Smile
Director
Voices of a Distant Star
as Noboru Terao (voice), Director, Editor, Producer, Art Direction, Director of Photography, Storyboard Artist, Animation, Character Designer, Animation Director, Writer, Original Concept
Wind: A Breath of Heart - Christmas Special
Opening/Ending Animation
She and Her Cat
as Her Cat (voice), Director, Editor, Art Direction, Storyboard Artist, Director of Photography, Producer, Animation, Screenplay
Other Worlds
Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Animation, Writer
Enclosed World
Editor, Director of Photography, Director, Screenplay, Writer