Makoto Shinkai
Born February 9, 1973 in Koumi, Nagano, Japan (age 53)
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.
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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.
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Directed 12
Suzume2022
Weathering with You2019
Your Name.2016
LearningCross Road2014
The Garden of Words2013
Children Who Chase Lost Voices2011
LearningA Gathering of Cats2007
5 Centimeters per Second2007
The Place Promised in Our Early Days2004
LearningVoices of a Distant Star2002
LearningShe and Her Cat1999
LearningX1996
Acted in 3
Wrote 10
Produced 5
Other credits 11
- Suzume2022 · Director, Editor, Screenplay
- Weathering with You2019 · Director, Editor, Writer
- Your Name.2016 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Screenplay
- LearningCross Road2014 · Director, Director of Photography, Writer, Editor
- The Garden of Words2013 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Screenplay
- Children Who Chase Lost Voices2011 · Producer, Editor, Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay
- 5 Centimeters per Second2007 · Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Screenplay
- The Place Promised in Our Early Days2004 · Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Screenplay
- LearningVoices of a Distant Star2002 · Actor, Director, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography, Writer
- LearningShe and Her Cat1999 · Actor, Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Screenplay
- LearningX1996 · Director, Director of Photography