Makoto Shinkai

Makoto Shinkai

WriterArt DepartmentDirector
Born
February 9, 1973
Awards
10 wins, 37 nominations

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…

Biography

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.

Actor

Voices of a Distant StarVoices of a Distant Star(2002)as Noboru Terao (original version)
She and Her Cat: Their Standing PointsShe and Her Cat: Their Standing Points(1999)as Her Cat

Art Department

SuzumeSuzume(2022)
Weathering with YouWeathering with You(2019)
Your Name.Your Name.(2016)
Cross RoadCross Road(2014)
The Garden of WordsThe Garden of Words(2013)

Camera and Electrical Department

Your Name.Your Name.(2016)
Children Who Chase Lost VoicesChildren Who Chase Lost Voices(2011)
Ani*Kuri15Ani*Kuri15(2007)
5 Centimeters per Second5 Centimeters per Second(2007)

Self

Beau gesteBeau geste(2023)as Self
Días de cineDías de cine(1991)as Self - Interviewee
CliqueClique(2013)as Self
Shinkai Makoto Interview(2007)as Self

Known for

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Makoto Shinkai at an event for The Garden of Words (2013)Makoto Shinkai at an event for The Garden of Words (2013)Makoto Shinkai at an event for Your Name. (2016)