Makoto Shinkai

Director and editor. Born 9 February 1973 in Koumi, Nagano, Japan.

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9 February 1973, Koumi, Nagano, Japan

Biography

Makoto Shinkai is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, editor and novelist. Born Makoto Niitsu on 9 February 1973 in Koumi, Nagano, he studied Japanese literature at Chuo University.

He began his career as a video game animator at Nihon Falcom in 1996. Recognition followed with the 1999 short She and Her Cat, after which he founded CoMix Wave Films. Early works include the 2002 OVA Voices of a Distant Star and the 2004 feature The Place Promised in Our Early Days.

Shinkai is best known for the features Your Name. (2016), Weathering with You (2019) and Suzume (2022), on which he also served as editor. The films form part of a series frequently termed the “Disaster trilogy” and rank among Japan’s highest-grossing releases.

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Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Makoto Shinkai is known for Your Name. (2016), Weathering with You (2019), The Garden of Words (2013), 5 Centimeters per Second (2007), Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011), The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004), Voices of a Distant Star (2002) and She and Her Cat (1999).

Suzume

2022 · Director, Editor