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Mamoru Hosoda

Name in Native Language: "細田 守" (Japanese/JA)
Film Director / Animator / Screenwriter / Animation Director / Illustrator | * 09/19/1967 (56) | Nakaniikawa District, Toyama (Japan)
Mamoru Hosoda (細田 守, Hosoda Mamoru, born September 19, 1967) is a Japanese film director and animator.He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Animated Feature Film at the 91st Academy Awards for his seventh film Mirai. ()

Mamoru Hosoda (細田 守 Hosoda Mamoru, born September 19, 1967) is a Japanese film director and animator. He started out working for Toei Animation, before moving to MADHOUSE in 2005. He worked for MADHOUSE until 2011, when he decided to leave in order to establish Studio Chizu along with co-founder Yuichiro Saito.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Fantasy | Action

Known for these Movies & Shows

When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to, quite literally, "leap" backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon r ...

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

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2006 | 3.9/5 | 1h 38min
Fantasy, Animation, Drama, Science Fiction
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Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu ...

The Boy and the Beast

PG-13

2015 | 4.0/5 | 1h 59min
Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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A student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday. ...

Summer Wars

PG

2009 | 3.8/5 | 1h 54min
Animation
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After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be ...

Wolf Children

PG

2012 | 4.1/5 | 1h 57min
Animation, Drama, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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Awards & Nominations for Mamoru Hosoda

Sitges Grand Honorary Award
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Movies with Mamoru Hosoda as Actor(2)

as himself2023 Hand-Drawn: Documentary
as himself2021 Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist

Movies with Mamoru Hosoda as Crew(31)

Directing/Director2021 Belle
Writing/Screenplay2021 Belle
Directing/Director2018 Mirai
Writing/Screenplay2018 Mirai
Writing/Original Story2018 Mirai
Directing/Director2015 The Boy and the Beast
Visual Effects/Character Designer2015 The Boy and the Beast
Writing/Writer2015 The Boy and the Beast
Directing/Director2012 Wolf Children
Writing/Writer2012 Wolf Children
Directing/Director2009 Summer Wars
Writing/Original Story2009 Summer Wars
Directing/Director2006 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Directing/Director2005 One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
Directing/Director2003 Superflat Monogram
Writing/Writer2003 Superflat Monogram
Directing/Director2000 Digimon: The Movie
Directing/Director2000 Digimon Adventure: Our War Game
Directing/Director2000 Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix!
Art/Storyboard Artist1999 Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena
Directing/Director1999 Digimon Adventure
Visual Effects/Key Animation1998 Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
Visual Effects/Key Animation1996 Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
Visual Effects/Key Animation1995 Slam Dunk 3: Crisis of Shohoku School
Visual Effects/Key Animation1995 Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie: Black Dream Hole
Visual Effects/Key Animation1994 Yu Yu Hakusho: Poltergeist Report
Visual Effects/Key Animation1994 Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming
Visual Effects/Key Animation1994 Ghost Sweeper Mikami
Visual Effects/Key Animation1994 Slam Dunk 2: National Tournament
Visual Effects/Key Animation1994 Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice
Visual Effects/Key Animation1993 Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan

Additional Information

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Full Name: Mamoru Hosoda
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Tuesday, 09/19 1967 (September) in Nakaniikawa District, Toyama (Japan) (current age: 56 years + 221 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: Japanese (JA)
Educated at: Kanazawa College of Art
Other names for Mamoru Hosoda (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"호소다 마모루"
"Katsuwo Hashimoto"
"Katsuyo Hashimoto"
"Chiaki Shirai"
"Мамору Хосода"
"細田 守"
"细田 守"
"ほそだ まもる" (Kana/Japanese)
Mamoru Hosoda frequently works together with these people:
Takaaki Yamashita (13x, Crew)
Hideki Hamazu (11x, Crew)
Tadashi Sakazaki (11x, Crew)
Michio Fukuda (10x, Crew)
Hiroyuki Aoyama (9x, Crew)
Ryô Horibe (9x, Crew)
Hideki Takahashi (8x, Crew)
Yoshio Obara (7x, Crew)
Kazue Kinoshita (7x, Crew)
Kagetsu Aizawa (7x, Crew)
Shigeru Nishiyama (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:53061, Added: 05/17/2018, Last updated: 04/23/2024