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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.
Makoto Shinkai is a Japanese director, writer, producer, animator, editor, cinematographer, voice actor, manga artist and former graphic designer. Shinkai studied Japanese literature at Chuo University where he was a member of juvenile literature club where he drew picture books.
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Apr 1, 2024 · With Makoto Shinkai’s films hitting the Criterion Channel, we spun through the anime director’s major works and ranked them all, from ‘Voices of a Distant Star’ to ‘Your Name’ and...
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Makoto Shinkai Directs 'Suzume no Tojimari' Anime Film for Fall 2022. A new anime film titled Suzume no Tojimari (Suzume's Locking-Up) by Makoto Shinkai was announced at the director's new work press conference at the Imperia... read more.
- Kimi no Na wa. (Your Name.) MAL Rated 9.38, Ranked #1 | Aired Summer 2016. Kimi no Na wa recorded a mega hit in 2016. A girl in countryside and a guy living in Tokyo realize that their bodies and minds sometimes happen to be exchanged while they're dreaming.
- Kotonoha no Niwa (The Garden of Words) MAL Rated 8.35, Ranked #188 | Aired Spring 2013. If just looking at these pics dazzles you, then you must watch the film in order to appreciate it in its whole glory and beauty.
- Byousoku 5 Centimeter (5 Centimeters per Second) MAL Rated 8.10, Ranked #414 | Aired Winter 2007. Probably one of the saddest Shinkai Makoto's works, this is a story about first love and the distance between people that is growing larger and larger every second, or more precisely, 5 centimeters per second.
- Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho (The Place Promised in Our Early Days) MAL Rated 7.89, Ranked #694 | Aired Fall 2004. This is a sci-fi and military anime film about an alternate reality and a mysterious tower related to a boy and girl.
1. Your Name. 2016 1h 46m. 8.4 (326K) Rate. 81 Metascore. Two teenagers share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. Things manage to become even more complicated when the boy and girl decide to meet in person. Director Makoto Shinkai Stars Ryunosuke Kamiki Mone Kamishiraishi Ryo Narita. 2. Suzume. 2022 2h 2m PG.
Apr 13, 2023 · Now, audiences were waiting to see if Makoto Shinkai would become the next Hayao Miyazaki. Thankfully, Shinkai has decided to pave his way and become the only Makoto Shinkai, focusing on the distance between people, Japanese myths, and adolescent love.
