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Makoto Shinkai

  • Writer
  • Art Department
  • Director
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Makoto Shinkai at an event for Your Name. (2016)
AKA Hoshi no koe
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Makoto Shinkai is a Japanese director, writer, producer, animator, editor, cinematographer, voice actor, manga artist and former graphic designer.

Shinkai studied Japanese literature at Chuo University where he was a member of juvenile literature club where he drew picture books. In 1999, Shinkai released She and Her Cat, a five-minute short piece done in monochrome.

His best knows films are The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004), 5 Centimeters Per Second (2007), Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011), The Garden of Words (2013), and Your Name (2016).

His favorite anime is Castle in the Sky (1986) by Hayao Miyazaki.
BornFebruary 9, 1973
  • More at IMDbProContact info & Agent info
  • BornFebruary 9, 1973
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 27 nominations

    Photos

    Makoto Shinkai at an event for Koto no ha no niwa (2013)
    Makoto Shinkai at an event for Koto no ha no niwa (2013)

    Known for:

    Suzume (2022)
    Suzume
    7.7
    • Writer
    • 2022
    Your Name. (2016)
    Your Name.
    8.4
    • Writer
    • 2016
    Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho (2004)
    Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 2004
    Koto no ha no niwa (2013)
    Koto no ha no niwa
    7.4
    • Writer
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Your Name
      • original idea
      • In Development
    • Suzume (2022)
      Suzume
      7.7
      • original story
      • screenplay
      • storyboards ...
      • 2022
    • Weathering with you (2019)
      Weathering with you
      7.5
      • original work
      • script
      • written by
      • 2019
    • Your Name. (2016)
      Your Name.
      8.4
      • original story
      • screenplay
      • 2016
    • Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows (2016)
      Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • original work
      • short film
      • 2016
    • Cross Road (2014)
      Cross Road
      6.9
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 2014
    • Koto no ha no niwa (2013)
      Koto no ha no niwa
      7.4
      • original story
      • screenplay
      • written by
      • 2013
    • Dareka no manazashi (2013)
      Dareka no manazashi
      7.2
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 2013
    • Hoshi o Ou Kodomo (2011)
      Hoshi o Ou Kodomo
      7.1
      • original story
      • screenplay
      • 2011
    • Ani*Kuri15 (2007)
      Ani*Kuri15
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Byôsoku 5 senchimêtoru (2007)
      Byôsoku 5 senchimêtoru
      7.5
      • original story
      • scenario
      • screenplay
      • 2007
    • Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho (2004)
      Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho
      6.9
      • original story
      • screenplay
      • 2004
    • Hoshi no koe (2002)
      Hoshi no koe
      7.1
      Short
      • original concept
      • written by
      • 2002
    • Kanojo to kanojo no neko (1999)
      Kanojo to kanojo no neko
      7.1
      Video
      • Writer
      • 1999
    • Tôi sekai (1999)
      Tôi sekai
      5.7
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1999
    • The World be Enclosed
      4.4
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1998

    Art Department

    • Suzume (2022)
      Suzume
      7.7
      • storyboard artist
      • 2022
    • Weathering with you (2019)
      Weathering with you
      7.5
      • image board
      • storyboard artist
      • 2019
    • Your Name. (2016)
      Your Name.
      8.4
      • storyboard artist
      • 2016
    • Cross Road (2014)
      Cross Road
      6.9
      Short
      • storyboard artist
      • 2014
    • Koto no ha no niwa (2013)
      Koto no ha no niwa
      7.4
      • color key
      • storyboard artist
      • 2013
    • Dareka no manazashi (2013)
      Dareka no manazashi
      7.2
      Short
      • storyboard artist
      • 2013
    • Hoshi o Ou Kodomo (2011)
      Hoshi o Ou Kodomo
      7.1
      • color key
      • storyboard artist
      • 2011
    • Ani*Kuri15 (2007)
      Ani*Kuri15
      6.5
      TV Series
      • color designer
      • storyboard artist
      • 2007
    • Byôsoku 5 senchimêtoru (2007)
      Byôsoku 5 senchimêtoru
      7.5
      • color designer
      • storyboard artist
      • 2007
    • Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho (2004)
      Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho
      6.9
      • art
      • background art
      • color designer ...
      • 2004
    • Hoshi no koe (2002)
      Hoshi no koe
      7.1
      Short
      • character designer
      • storyboard artist
      • 2002
    • Kanojo to kanojo no neko (1999)
      Kanojo to kanojo no neko
      7.1
      Video
      • storyboard artist
      • 1999

    Director

    • Suzume (2022)
      Suzume
      7.7
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Weathering with you (2019)
      Weathering with you
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Your Name. (2016)
      Your Name.
      8.4
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Cross Road (2014)
      Cross Road
      6.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Koto no ha no niwa (2013)
      Koto no ha no niwa
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Dareka no manazashi (2013)
      Dareka no manazashi
      7.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Hoshi o Ou Kodomo (2011)
      Hoshi o Ou Kodomo
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Ani*Kuri15 (2007)
      Ani*Kuri15
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Byôsoku 5 senchimêtoru (2007)
      Byôsoku 5 senchimêtoru
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho (2004)
      Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Hiromi Iwasaki: Egao (2003)
      Hiromi Iwasaki: Egao
      6.0
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Hoshi no koe (2002)
      Hoshi no koe
      7.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Kanojo to kanojo no neko (1999)
      Kanojo to kanojo no neko
      7.1
      Video
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Tôi sekai (1999)
      Tôi sekai
      5.7
      Short
      • Director (as Makoto Niitsu)
      • 1999
    • The World be Enclosed
      4.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 1998

    Videos1

    Voices of a Distant Star
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    Voices of a Distant Star

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • Twitter
    • Alternative name
      • Makoto Niitsu
    • Born
      • February 9, 1973
      • Koumi, Japan
    • Spouse
      • Chieko Misaka? - present (1 child)
    • Children
      • Chise Niitsu

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Japanese animator & author.
    • Quotes
      The thing about getting rejected is that you reflect and think and analyze about why you got turned down. You learn a lot more from stories about getting rejected than stories about becoming happy. That's why I prefer those stories.
    • Trademarks
        His films usually include the weather as a very prominent element.
    • Nickname
      • The New Hayao Miyazaki

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