The native form of this personal name is Shinkai Makoto. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
In this Japanese name, the surname is Shinkai.
Makoto Shinkai
新海 誠
Shinkai at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival
Born
Makoto Niitsu
(1973-02-09) February 9, 1973 (age 51)
Koumi, Japan
Education
Chuo University
Occupations
screenwriter
storyboard artist
animator
video editor
director
novelist
manga artist (only one short comic)
Years active
1996–present
Known for
Your Name Weathering with You Suzume
Spouse
Chieko Misaka [ja]
Children
Chise Niitsu [ja]
Japanese name
Kanji
新海 誠
Kana
しんかい まこと
Transcriptions
Romanization
Shinkai Makoto
Website
shinkaimakoto.jp[dead link] shinkaiworks.com
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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. He is known for his anime feature films produced with studio CoMix Wave Films.
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 (1999). Shinkai then released the science-fiction OVA Voices of a Distant Star in 2002 as his first feature with CoMix Wave, and followed this with his debut feature film The Place Promised in Our Early Days (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.[1] His three most recent films Your Name (2016), Weathering with You (2019), and Suzume (2022) are all among the highest-grossing Japanese films of all time both in Japan and worldwide at the time of their release.[2][3][4]
^Schilling, Mark (February 20, 2023). "'Suzume' Director Shinkai Makoto on Hand-Drawn Animation and the Importance of Original Stories". Variety. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
^Shepherd, Jack (January 17, 2017). "'Your Name' beats 'Spirited Away' to become highest-grossing anime ever". The Independent. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
^"Makoto Shinkai – 'Distant Star' creator now in view". Variety. May 5, 2016. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
^Brzeski, Patrick (March 27, 2023). "China Box Office: Makoto Shinkai's Anime Hit 'Suzume' Soars With $50M Opening". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
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the highest-grossing anime film worldwide until it was overtaken by MakotoShinkai's 2016 film Your Name. Anime films represent a large part of the highest-grossing...
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