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Makoto Shinkai

Director • Born 1973

Makoto Shinkai

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About

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...

Known for

Your Name. posterYour Name.Movie • 2016Suzume posterSuzumeMovie • 2022Weathering with You posterWeathering with YouMovie • 2019She and Her Cat: Everything Flows posterShe and Her Cat: Everything FlowsAnime • 20165 Centimeters per Second poster5 Centimeters per SecondMovie • 2007The Garden of Words posterThe Garden of WordsMovie • 2013Children Who Chase Lost Voices posterChildren Who Chase Lost VoicesMovie • 2011Ani*Kuri15 posterAni*Kuri15Anime • 20075 Centimeters per Second poster5 Centimeters per SecondMovie • 2025The Place Promised in Our Early Days posterThe Place Promised in Our Early DaysMovie • 2004She and Her Cat: Everything Flows posterShe and Her Cat: Everything FlowsMovie • 2016Voices of a Distant Star posterVoices of a Distant StarMovie • 2002Cross Road posterCross RoadMovie • 2014Ani*Kuri15 posterAni*Kuri15Movie • 2008Someone's Gaze posterSomeone's GazeMovie • 2013She and Her Cat posterShe and Her CatMovie • 1999Other Worlds posterOther WorldsMovie • 1999