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Makoto Shinkai

Name in Native Language: "新津 誠" (Japanese/JA)
Film Director / Animator / Screenwriter / Cinematographer / Illustrator / Novelist / Writer / Film Producer | * 02/09/1973 (51) | Nagano Prefecture (Japan)
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Makoto Niitsu (新津 誠, Niitsu Makoto, born February 9, 1973), known asMakoto Shinkai (新海 誠, Shinkai Makoto), is a Japanese filmmaker and novelist. He is known for his anime feature films produced with studio CoMix Wave Films. 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 (1999). Shinkai then released the science-fiction OVA Voices of a Distant Star in 2002 as his first feature with CoMix Wave, and followed this with his debut feature film The Place Promised in Our Early Days (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 (2016), Weath..."> ()
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Makoto Niitsu (新津 誠, Niitsu Makoto, born February 9, 1973; Koumi), known as Makoto Shinkai (新海 誠, Shinkai Makoto) is a Japanese animation director, author, and manga artist.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 (1999). Beginning his longstanding association with CoMix Wave Films, Shinkai then released the science-fiction OVA Voices of a Distant Star in 2002, and followed this with his debut feature film The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004).Shinkai's second feature film, the romantic drama anthology 5 Centimeters Per Second (2007), gained critical acclaim, as did his subsequent releases, the dramas Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011) and The Garden of Words (2013). Shinkai's 2016 fantasy romance Your Name was a critical and commercial success, becoming the third highest-grossing anime film of all time. His 2019 film, Weathering with You, also achieved similar critical and commercial success. His seventh film, Suzume, was released in Japan in November 2022.

Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Drama | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for Makoto Shinkai

Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director
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Movies with Makoto Shinkai as Actor(4)

as 导演2003 Minna no Uta "Egao"
as Noboru Terao (voice)2002 Voices of a Distant Star
as Chobi / Narrator (voice)1999 She and Her Cat

Movies with Makoto Shinkai as Crew(95)

Writing/Story2023 Your Name
Art/Storyboard Artist2022 Suzume
Directing/Director2022 Suzume
Editing/Editor2022 Suzume
Writing/Story2022 Suzume
Writing/Screenplay2022 Suzume
Art/Storyboard Artist2019 Weathering with You
Directing/Director2019 Weathering with You
Editing/Editor2019 Weathering with You
Writing/Writer2019 Weathering with You
Art/Storyboard Artist2016 Your Name.
Camera/Director of Photography2016 Your Name.
Directing/Director2016 Your Name.
Editing/Editor2016 Your Name.
Visual Effects/Compositing Artist2016 Your Name.
Writing/Screenplay2016 Your Name.
Writing/Story2016 Your Name.
Art/Art Direction2014 Cross Road
Art/Background Designer2014 Cross Road
Directing/Director2014 Cross Road
Editing/Editor2014 Cross Road
Writing/Writer2014 Cross Road
Art/Storyboard Artist2013 The Garden of Words
Art/Background Designer2013 The Garden of Words
Camera/Director of Photography2013 The Garden of Words
Directing/Director2013 The Garden of Words
Editing/Editor2013 The Garden of Words
Visual Effects/Color Designer2013 The Garden of Words
Writing/Writer2013 The Garden of Words
Art/Storyboard Artist2013 Someone's Gaze
Camera/Director of Photography2013 Someone's Gaze
Directing/Director2013 Someone's Gaze
Editing/Editor2013 Someone's Gaze
Writing/Writer2013 Someone's Gaze
Art/Storyboard Artist2011 Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Art/Background Designer2011 Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Camera/Director of Photography2011 Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Directing/Director2011 Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Production/Producer2011 Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Visual Effects/Color Designer2011 Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Writing/Screenplay2011 Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Art/Storyboard Artist2008 Ani*Kuri15
Art/Background Designer2008 Ani*Kuri15
Art/Art Direction2008 Ani*Kuri15
Camera/Director of Photography2008 Ani*Kuri15
Directing/Director2008 Ani*Kuri15
Visual Effects/Color Designer2008 Ani*Kuri15
Writing/Writer2008 Ani*Kuri15
Art/Art Direction2007 5 Centimeters Per Second
Art/Background Designer2007 5 Centimeters Per Second
Art/Storyboard Artist2007 5 Centimeters Per Second
Camera/Director of Photography2007 5 Centimeters Per Second
Directing/Director2007 5 Centimeters Per Second
Editing/Editor2007 5 Centimeters Per Second
Production/Producer2007 5 Centimeters Per Second
Sound/Sound Director2007 5 Centimeters Per Second
Visual Effects/Color Designer2007 5 Centimeters Per Second
Visual Effects/Character Designer2007 5 Centimeters Per Second
Writing/Screenplay2007 5 Centimeters Per Second
Writing/Original Story2007 5 Centimeters Per Second
Art/Background Designer2004 The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Camera/Director of Photography2004 The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Production/Producer2004 The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Sound/Sound Director2004 The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Visual Effects/Color Designer2004 The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Directing/Director2003 Minna no Uta "Egao"
Art/Art Direction2002 Voices of a Distant Star
Art/Storyboard Artist2002 Voices of a Distant Star
Camera/Director of Photography2002 Voices of a Distant Star
Directing/Director2002 Voices of a Distant Star
Editing/Editor2002 Voices of a Distant Star
Production/Producer2002 Voices of a Distant Star
Visual Effects/Character Designer2002 Voices of a Distant Star
Visual Effects/Animation Director2002 Voices of a Distant Star
Visual Effects/Animation2002 Voices of a Distant Star
Writing/Writer2002 Voices of a Distant Star
Directing/Director1999 Other Worlds
Visual Effects/Animation1999 Other Worlds
Writing/Writer1999 Other Worlds
Art/Storyboard Artist1999 She and Her Cat
Art/Art Direction1999 She and Her Cat
Camera/Director of Photography1999 She and Her Cat
Directing/Director1999 She and Her Cat
Production/Producer1999 She and Her Cat
Visual Effects/Animation1999 She and Her Cat
Writing/Writer1999 She and Her Cat
Writing/Screenplay1999 She and Her Cat

Additional Information

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Full Name: Makoto Shinkai
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Friday, 02/09 1973 (February) in Nagano Prefecture (Japan) (current age: 51 years + 48 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: Japanese (JA, native language)
Educated at: Chuo University
Employer: Nihon Falcom
Spouses (current/former): Chieko Misaka
Children: Chise Niitsu
Other names for Makoto Shinkai (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"신카이 마코토"
"新海诚"
"Макото Шінкай"
"しんかい まこと" (Kana/Japanese)
"मकोतो शिनकाई"
"Makoto Niitsu"
"新海誠"
"新海 誠"
"新津 誠"
Makoto Shinkai frequently works together with these people:
Kenichi Tsuchiya (12x, Crew)
Youko Miki (11x, Crew)
Takayo Nishimura (11x, Crew)
Takumi Tanji (10x, Crew)
Tasuku Watanabe (9x, Crew)
Masayoshi Tanaka (9x, Crew)
Yojiro Noda (8x, Crew)
Akiko Majima (8x, Crew)
Hidetsugu Ito (5x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2612, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/24/2024