Makoto Shinkai
Directing
Born: February 9, 1973 (age 53) · Koumi, Nagano, Japan
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Your Name.
2016
Weathering with You
2019
The Garden of Words
2013
5 Centimeters per Second
2007
Suzume
2022
Children Who Chase Lost Voices
2011
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
2004
Voices of a Distant Star
2002
She and Her Cat
1999
Someone's Gaze
2013
Cross Road
2014
She and Her Cat: Everything Flows
2016
Photos (3)
Movies (3)
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (3)
Directing (17)
Your Name.
Director
Suzume
Director
Weathering with You
Director
5 Centimeters per Second
Director
The Garden of Words
Director
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Director
Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Director
Ani*Kuri15
Director
Voices of a Distant Star
Director
She and Her Cat
Director
Other Worlds
Director
Someone's Gaze
Director
Cross Road
Director
Ani*Kuri15
Director
Smile
Director
Enclosed World
Director
A Gathering of Cats
Director
Writing (26)
Your Name.
Original Story
Your Name.
Screenplay
Suzume
Screenplay
Suzume
Original Story
Weathering with You
Writer
Weathering with You
Original Story
5 Centimeters per Second
Screenplay
5 Centimeters per Second
Original Story
The Garden of Words
Original Story
The Garden of Words
Screenplay
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Screenplay
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Original Story
Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Screenplay
Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Original Story
She and Her Cat: Everything Flows
Original Story
5 Centimeters per Second
Original Story
Voices of a Distant Star
Writer
Voices of a Distant Star
Original Concept
She and Her Cat
Screenplay
Other Worlds
Writer
She and Her Cat: Everything Flows
Original Story
Someone's Gaze
Writer
Cross Road
Writer
Ani*Kuri15
Writer
Enclosed World
Screenplay
Enclosed World
Writer
Producing (5)
Other Crew (69)
Your Name.
Compositing Artist
Your Name.
Director of Photography
Your Name.
Editor
Your Name.
Storyboard Artist
Suzume
Editor
Suzume
Storyboard Artist
Weathering with You
Storyboard Artist
Weathering with You
Editor
5 Centimeters per Second
Background Designer
5 Centimeters per Second
Color Designer
5 Centimeters per Second
Character Designer
5 Centimeters per Second
Storyboard Artist
5 Centimeters per Second
Editor
5 Centimeters per Second
Art Direction
5 Centimeters per Second
Sound Director
5 Centimeters per Second
Director of Photography
The Garden of Words
Storyboard Artist
The Garden of Words
Background Designer
The Garden of Words
Director of Photography
The Garden of Words
Editor
The Garden of Words
Color Designer
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Editor
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Director of Photography
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Color Designer
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Background Designer
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Art Designer
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Sound Director
Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Editor
Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Storyboard Artist
Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Background Designer
Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Color Designer
Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Director of Photography
Ani*Kuri15
Director of Photography
Ani*Kuri15
Storyboard Artist
Ani*Kuri15
Color Designer
Ani*Kuri15
Background Designer
Ani*Kuri15
Art Direction
Voices of a Distant Star
Editor
Voices of a Distant Star
Art Direction
Voices of a Distant Star
Director of Photography
Voices of a Distant Star
Storyboard Artist
Voices of a Distant Star
Character Designer
Voices of a Distant Star
Animation Director
Voices of a Distant Star
Animation
She and Her Cat
Editor
She and Her Cat
Director of Photography
She and Her Cat
Storyboard Artist
She and Her Cat
Art Direction
She and Her Cat
Animation
Other Worlds
Editor
Other Worlds
Director of Photography
Other Worlds
Animation
Wind: A Breath of Heart
CG Artist
Someone's Gaze
Editor
Someone's Gaze
Director of Photography
Someone's Gaze
Storyboard Artist
Cross Road
Art Direction
Cross Road
Director of Photography
Cross Road
Background Designer
Cross Road
Editor
Ani*Kuri15
Storyboard Artist
Ani*Kuri15
Color Designer
Ani*Kuri15
Director of Photography
Ani*Kuri15
Background Designer
Ani*Kuri15
Art Direction
Right Places: Where I Was Meant to Be at That Time
Thanks
Enclosed World
Editor
Enclosed World
Director of Photography
Wind: A Breath of Heart - Christmas Special
Opening/Ending Animation