Makoto Shinkai
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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 200…
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Макото Шінкай · しんかい まこと · Makoto Niitsu · 新海 誠 · Shinkai Makoto · Макото Ниицу
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Known For
Your Name.
2016 · Movie
Suzume
2022 · Movie
Weathering with You
2019 · Movie
5 Centimeters per Second
2007 · Movie
The Garden of Words
2013 · Movie
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
2004 · Movie
She and Her Cat: Everything Flows
2016 · TV
Anime Supernova
2017 · TV
Children Who Chase Lost Voices
2011 · Movie
Ani*Kuri15
2007 · TV
5 Centimeters per Second
2025 · Movie
Voices of a Distant Star
2002 · Movie