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name: "Taro Maki"
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roles: ["Producer"]
born: "23 May 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-17T06:34:21.447535+00:00"
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# Taro Maki

Producer. Born 23 May 1955 in Gifu, Japan.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 23 May 1955, Gifu, Japan
- **Active:** 2002–2003
- **Also known as:** Tarou Maki, 真木 太郎
- **Works often with:** [Satoshi Kon](https://film.one/person/satoshi-kon.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11583227, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538592/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/117620

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Millennium Actress*](https://film.one/film/millennium-actress.md) (86)
- **Tubi:** [*Tokyo Godfathers*](https://film.one/film/tokyo-godfathers.md) (82)

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## Biography

Taro Maki is a Japanese anime and live-action film producer. He was born on 23 May 1955 in Takayama, Gifu. After graduating from Waseda University Faculty of Law, he worked at Tohokushinsha Film and Pioneer LDC before founding GENCO Inc. in 1997, where he serves as president.

Maki has produced numerous anime films and series. His credits include *Patlabor: The Movie* (1989), *Appleseed* (1988), *Serial Experiments Lain* (1998), *Millennium Actress* (2002), *Tokyo Godfathers* (2003), *Azumanga Daioh* (2002), *In This Corner of the World* (2016) and *PLUTO* (2023). He has also worked on live-action projects such as *Postman Blues* (1997) and *Downrange* (2018).

*Sources: imdb.com, animenewsnetwork.com, myanimelist.net.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Tokyo Godfathers* (2003), Fi1m 82, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/tokyo-godfathers.md)
- *Millennium Actress* (2002), Fi1m 86, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/millennium-actress.md)

## Also known for

- *Serial Experiments Lain* (1998), Producer
- *In This Corner of the World* (2016), Producer
- *Downrange* (2018), Producer, Executive Producer
- *PLUTO* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Patlabor: The Movie* (1989), Producer
- *Azumanga Daioh* (2002), Producer
- *Appleseed* (1988), Producer
- *Postman Blues* (1997), Producer

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