Makoto Shinkai
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 9, 1973
- Birthplace
- Koumi, Nagano, Japan
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.
Filmography
- Untitled Makoto Shinkai Film
Untitled Makoto Shinkai Film TBA
Director, Writer
- Your Name
Your Name TBA
Original Film Writer
- Memories of a Spring
Memories of a Spring 2026
as Himself
5 Centimeters per Second 2025
Original Story
Making Documentary of "Suzume" 2024
as Self
Suzume 2022
Director, Editor, Storyboard Artist, Screenplay, Original Story
- The Making of Weathering with You
The Making of Weathering with You 2020
as Self
Weathering with You 2019
Director, Storyboard Artist, Editor, Writer, Original Story
Your Name. 2016
Director, Compositing Artist, Director of Photography, Editor, Storyboard Artist, Original Story, Screenplay
She and Her Cat: Everything Flows 2016
as Chobi (voice), Original Story
Cross Road 2014
Art Direction, Director, Director of Photography, Background Designer, Writer, Editor
Right Places: Where I Was Meant to Be at That Time 2013
Thanks
The Garden of Words 2013
Storyboard Artist, Director, Background Designer, Director of Photography, Color Designer, Editor, Original Story, Screenplay
Someone's Gaze 2013
Editor, Writer, Director, Director of Photography, Storyboard Artist
Children Who Chase Lost Voices 2011
Producer, Editor, Director, Storyboard Artist, Color Designer, Background Designer, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Original Story
Ani*Kuri15 2008
Director, Writer, Background Designer, Color Designer, Storyboard Artist, Art Direction, Director of Photography
A Gathering of Cats 2007
Director
5 Centimeters per Second 2007
Director, Background Designer, Color Designer, Character Designer, Storyboard Artist, Producer, Art Direction, Editor, Sound Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Original Story
The Place Promised in Our Early Days 2004
Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Color Designer, Art Designer, Background Designer, Sound Director, Screenplay, Original Story
Smile 2003
Director
Wind: A Breath of Heart - Christmas Special 2002
Opening/Ending Animation
Voices of a Distant Star 2002
as Noboru Terao (voice), Director, Editor, Producer, Art Direction, Director of Photography, Storyboard Artist, Animation, Character Designer, Animation Director, Writer, Original Concept
She and Her Cat 1999
as Her Cat (voice), Director, Editor, Art Direction, Storyboard Artist, Director of Photography, Producer, Animation, Screenplay
Other Worlds 1999
Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Animation, Writer
Enclosed World 1998
Editor, Director of Photography, Director, Screenplay, Writer
Credits from TMDB.