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Makoto Shinkai

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Makoto Shinkai

Makoto Shinkai is a director born on February 9, 1973 in Koumi, Nagano, Japan. He is known for Your Name., Weathering with You and The Garden of Words. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Directing
Born
February 9, 1973
Place of birth
Koumi, Nagano, Japan
Also known as
Макото Шінкай · しんかい まこと · Makoto Niitsu

Biography

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.

Filmography

  1. 2026Memories of a Springas Himself
  2. 2024Making Documentary of "Suzume"as Self
  3. 2022SuzumeDirector · Editor · Screenplay
  4. 2020The Making of Weathering with Youas Self
  5. 2019Weathering with YouDirector · Editor · Writer
  6. 2017Anime Supernovaas Self · 1 episode
  7. 2016Your Name.Director · Cinematography · Editor · Screenplay
  8. 2016She and Her Cat: Everything Flowsas Chobi (voice)
  9. 2016She and Her Cat: Everything Flowsas Chobi (voice) · 1 episode
  10. 2014Cross RoadDirector · Cinematography · Writer · Editor
  11. 2013The Garden of WordsDirector · Cinematography · Editor · Screenplay
  12. 2013Someone's GazeEditor · Writer · Director · Cinematography
  13. 2011Children Who Chase Lost VoicesProducer · Editor · Director · Cinematography · Screenplay
  14. 2008Ani*Kuri15Director · Writer · Cinematography
  15. 2007A Gathering of CatsDirector
  16. 2007Ani*Kuri15Director · Cinematography
  17. 20075 Centimeters per SecondDirector · Producer · Editor · Cinematography · Screenplay
  18. 2004The Place Promised in Our Early DaysDirector · Editor · Cinematography · Producer · Screenplay
  19. 2003SmileDirector
  20. 2002Voices of a Distant Staras Noboru Terao (voice) · Director · Editor · Producer · Cinematography · Writer
  21. 1999She and Her Catas Her Cat (voice) · Director · Editor · Cinematography · Producer · Screenplay
  22. 1999Other WorldsDirector · Editor · Cinematography · Writer
  23. 1998Enclosed WorldEditor · Cinematography · Director · Screenplay · Writer