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) She and Her Cat in 1999. Shinkai then released the science fiction OVA Voices of a Distant Star in 2002 as his first feature with CoMix Wave, followed by his debut feature film The Place Promised in Our Early Days in 2004. Shinkai's films have consistently received highly positive reviews from both critics and audiences, and he is considered to be one of Japan's most commercially successful filmmakers. His three most recent films Your Name in 2016, Weathering with You in 2019, and Suzume in 2022, collectively known as "Disaster trilogy", are all among the highest-grossing Japanese films of all time, both in Japan and worldwide at the time of their release. Description above from the Wikipedia article Makoto Shinkai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Directed 17
2020s
- 2022
2010s
- 2019
- 2016
- 2014
Cross Road
Director
- 2013
Someone's Gaze
Director
- 2011
2000s
- 2008
Ani*Kuri15
Director
- 2007
A Gathering of Cats
Director
- 2004
- 2003
Smile
Director
- 2002
1990s
- 1999
She and Her Cat
Director
Other Worlds
Director
- 1998
Enclosed World
Director
Wrote 17
2010s
- 2019
- 2016
She and Her Cat: Everything Flows
Original Story
- 2014
Cross Road
Writer
- 2013
Someone's Gaze
Writer
- 2011
2000s
- 2008
Ani*Kuri15
Writer
- 2007
- 2004
- 2002
1990s
- 1999
She and Her Cat
Screenplay
Other Worlds
Writer
- 1998
Enclosed World
Screenplay, Writer
Camera 13
2010s
- 2016
- 2014
Cross Road
Director of Photography
- 2013
Someone's Gaze
Director of Photography
- 2011
2000s
- 2008
Ani*Kuri15
Director of Photography
- 2007
- 2004
- 2002
1990s
- 1999
She and Her Cat
Director of Photography
Other Worlds
Director of Photography
- 1998
Enclosed World
Director of Photography
Edited 13
2020s
- 2022
2010s
- 2019
- 2016
- 2014
Cross Road
Editor
- 2013
Someone's Gaze
Editor
- 2011
2000s
- 2007
- 2004
- 2002
1990s
- 1999
She and Her Cat
Editor
Other Worlds
Editor
- 1998
Enclosed World
Editor
Art department 13
2020s
- 2022
2010s
- 2019
- 2016
- 2014
Cross Road
Art Direction, Background Designer
- 2013
Someone's Gaze
Storyboard Artist
- 2011
2000s
- 2008
Ani*Kuri15
Storyboard Artist, Background Designer, Art Direction
- 2007
- 2004
- 2002
1990s
- 1999
She and Her Cat
Storyboard Artist, Art Direction
Visual effects 12
2010s
- 2016
- 2013
- 2011
2000s
- 2008
Ani*Kuri15
Color Designer
- 2007
- 2004
Wind: A Breath of Heart
CG Artist
- 2002
Wind: A Breath of Heart - Christmas Special
Opening/Ending Animation
1990s
- 1999
She and Her Cat
Animation
Other Worlds
Animation
Produced 5
2010s
- 2011
2000s
- 2007
- 2004
- 2002
1990s
- 1999
She and Her Cat
Producer
Acted in 4
2010s
- 2016
She and Her Cat: Everything Flows
Chobi (voice) · 1 episode
2000s
- 2002
1990s
- 1999
She and Her Cat
Her Cat (voice)
Sound 2
Appearances3
2020s
- 2024
Making Documentary of "Suzume"
Self
- 2023
Voices
Self · 10 episodes
2010s
- 2017
Anime Supernova
Self · 1 episode
Thanked in the credits1
2010s
- 2013
Right Places: Where I Was Meant to Be at That Time
Thanks