Makoto Shinkai
Makoto Shinkai (Japanese: 新海 誠, Hepburn: Shinkai Makoto), born as Makoto Niitsu (新津 誠, Niitsu Makoto, born 9 February 1973), is a Japanese movie director, writer, producer, animator, editor, cinematographer, voice actor, manga artist and former graphic designer. He directed the highest-earning anime movie Your Name.
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| Born | Makoto Niitsu 9 February 1973 Koumi, Nagano, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Director, writer, producer, animator, editor, cinematographer, voice actor, manga artist |
| Known for | Voices of a Distant Star The Place Promised in Our Early Days 5 Centimeters per Second Children Who Chase Lost Voices The Garden of Words Your Name. Weathering with You |
| Spouse | Misaka Ikko |
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Biography
Shinkai was born in Nagano Prefecture. He went to Chuo University where he studied Japanese literature. He was a part of the literature club there and he drew picture books there. He said that he liked creating because he had read manga, novels and had watched anime when he was young. After finishing university in 1994, he got a job at Falcom. It is a video game company. He worked there for 5 years by making video clips.[1]
In 1999, Shinkai released She and Her Cat. It is a five-minute short movie that is black and white. It won many awards. It won the grand prize at the 12th DoGA CG Animation contest (2000). The short movie is about the life of a cat. It is from the cat's point of view.[2] Shinkai quit his job at Falcom after winning the prize. He began making a new movie about a girl in space, which was called Voices of a Distant Star. After, he released his first full movie. It was called The Place Promised in Our Early Days and was released in Japan on November 20, 2004. His next movie was called 5 Centimeters per Second and was released on 3 March 2007. It consists of three short films called Cherry Blossom, Cosmonaut, and 5 Centimeters per Second.
In 2009, he started to work on his next movie. Shinkai said that the movie he was making would be his longest movie that he made and said the story was a "lively" animated movie that would have adventure, action, and romance.[3] He revealed that his next movie would be called Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below. The movie was released on 7 May 2011.[4][5] His next movie, The Garden of Words, was released on 31 May 2013. On 26 August 2016, he released Your Name, which was praised by audiences. It became the highest-grossing anime movie.[6] Shinkai directed the 2019 anime movie Weathering With You.[7][8]
Works
Movies
| Title | Year | Credited as | Role | Notes | ||||
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| Director | Writer | Producer | Other | Actor | ||||
| The World be Enclosed (囲まれた世界 Kakomareta sekai) | 1998 | Yes | Animator | Short film | ||||
| Other Worlds (遠い世界 Tooi Sekai) | 1998 | Yes | Animator | Short film | ||||
| She and Her Cat (彼女と彼女の猫 Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko) | 1999 | Yes | Yes | Animator | Yes | Her cat (Voice over) | Short film | |
| Voices of a Distant Star (ほしのこえ Hoshi no Koe) | 2002 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Noboru Terao (Voice over) | Short film | |
| Egao (みんなのうた「笑顔」 Minna no Uta "Egao") | 2003 | Yes | Short film | |||||
| The Place Promised in Our Early Days (雲のむこう、約束の場所 Kumo no Mukō, Yakusoku no Basho) | 2004 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| 5 Centimeters per Second (秒速5センチメートル Byōsoku Go Senchimētoru) | 2007 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Children Who Chase Lost Voices (星を追う子ども Hoshi o Ou Kodomo) | 2011 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Someone's Gaze (だれかのまなざし Dareka no Manazashi) | 2013 | Yes | Short film | |||||
| The Garden of Words (言の葉の庭 Kotonoha no Niwa) | 2013 | Yes | Yes |
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| Your Name. (君の名は Kimi no na wa.) | 2016 | Yes | Yes |
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| Weathering with You (天気の子 Tenki no Ko.) | 2019 | Yes | Yes |
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| Suzume (すずめの戸締まり Suzume no Tojimari) | 2022 | Yes | Yes |
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Video games
| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | ||
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| Director | Animator | Other | |||
| The Legend of Heroes V: A Cagesong of the Ocean | 1999 | Yes (Opening) | As Makoto Niitsu | ||
| Ys 2 Eternal | 2000 | Yes (Opening) | As Makoto Niitsu | ||
| Bittersweet Fools | 2001 | Yes (Trailer & Opening) | |||
| Wind: A Breath of Heart | 2002–04 | Yes (Trailer & Opening) | Yes | ||
| Haru no Ashioto | 2004 | Yes (Trailer & Opening) | |||
| Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two | 2006 2008 | Yes (Trailer & Opening) | |||
Books
| Title | Year | Publisher | Notes |
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| Slug | 1994 | — | Picture-book |
| 5 Centimeters per Second | 2007 | Media Factory | Novel |
| The Garden of Words | 2014 | Kadokawa Shoten | Novel |
| Your Name. | 2016 | Kadokawa | Novel |
Manga
| Title | Year | Publisher(s) | Notes |
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| Beyond the Tower | 2002 | — | |
| Voices from a Distant Star | 2004 | Kodansha | |
| The Place Promised in Our Early Days | 2006 | Kodansha | |
| 5 Centimeters per Second | 2010–11 | Kodansha Vertical, Inc. (English) | |
| Children who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below | 2011 | Media Factory | |
| The Garden of Words | 2013 | Kodansha Vertical, Inc. (English) | |
| Your Name. | 2016 | Media Factory |
References
Other websites
Media related to Makoto Shinkai at Wikimedia Commons
Quotations related to Makoto Shinkai at Wikiquote- Official website Archived 2021-02-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- Makoto Shinkai on IMDb
- Makoto Shinkai at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
