Makoto Shinkai
Directing
February 9, 1973 (53 years old)
Koumi, Nagano, Japan
9
Acting Credits
17
Directed
Biography
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) Sh...
Known For
Filmography
Memories of a Spring
2026
as Himself
Making Documentary of "Suzume"
2024
as Self
Voices
2023
as Self
The Making of Weathering with You
2020
as Self
Anime Supernova
2017
as Self
8
She and Her Cat: Everything Flows
2016
as Chobi (voice)
6.8
She and Her Cat: Everything Flows
2016
as Chobi (voice)
6.9
Voices of a Distant Star
2002
as Noboru Terao (voice)
6.5
She and Her Cat
1999
as Her Cat (voice)
6.7