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Yoshiaki Nishimura

Name in Native Language: "西村義明" (Japanese/JA)
Film Producer / Film Director / Animator / Businessperson | * 09/25/1977 (46) | Tokyo (Japan)
Yoshiaki Nishimura (西村 義明, Nishimura Yoshiaki, born September 25, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese lead film producer formerly of Studio Ghibli and founder of the company Studio Ponoc. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2014 for The Tale of Princess Kaguya and received a consecutive Oscar nomination at the 88th Academy Awards for When Marnie Was There in the same category. ()

Yoshiaki Nishimura is a Japanese animation producer. Formerly with Studio Ghibli, he is founder of the company Studio Ponoc.

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

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Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives ther ...

When Marnie Was There

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2014 | 4.0/5 | 1h 43min
Animation, Drama, Kids & Family
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While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking ...

The Boy and the Heron

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2023 | 3.7/5 | 2h 5min
Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
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The son of a sailor, 5-year-old Sosuke, lives a quiet life on an oceanside cliff with his mother Lisa. One fateful day, he finds a beautiful goldfish trapped in a bottle on the beach and upon rescuing ...

Ponyo

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2008 | 3.9/5 | 1h 40min
Animation, Fantasy, Kids & Family
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Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But, ...

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

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2013 | 4.1/5 | 2h 17min
Animation, Drama, Fantasy
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Awards & Nominations for Yoshiaki Nishimura

Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2x Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
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Movies with Yoshiaki Nishimura as Actor(3)

as himself2019 The Modest Heroes of Studio Ponoc
as himself2014 Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya
as himself2013 The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

Movies with Yoshiaki Nishimura as Crew(8)

Production/Producer2023 The Imaginary
Production/Co-Producer2023 The Boy and the Heron
Production/Producer2021 Tomorrow's Leaves
Writing/Story2021 Tomorrow's Leaves
Production/Producer2018 Modest Heroes
Production/Producer2017 Mary and The Witch's Flower
Production/Producer2014 When Marnie Was There
Production/Producer2013 The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

Full Name: Yoshiaki Nishimura
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Sunday, 09/25 1977 (September) in Tokyo (Japan) (current age: 46 years + 213 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN), Japanese (JA)
Educated at: Yokohama National University
Employer: Studio Ghibli, Studio Ponoc
Other names for Yoshiaki Nishimura (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"西村義明"
"にしむら よしあき" (Kana/Japanese)
Yoshiaki Nishimura frequently works together with these people:
Hayao Miyazaki (10x, Crew)
Hiromasa Yonebayashi (8x, Crew)
Koji Kasamatsu (7x, Crew)
Takatsugu Muramatsu (6x, Crew)
Yoshiyuki Momose (6x, Crew)
Masashi Ando (6x, Crew)
Shinji Hashimoto (6x, Crew)
Tomotaka Kubo (6x, Crew)
Akihiko Yamashita (6x, Crew)
Toshio Suzuki (5x, Crew)
Kazuo Oga (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:636249, Added: 10/24/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024