FILM DIRECTOR

Makoto Shinkai

1973 - Today

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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 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, followed by his debut feature film The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Makoto Shinkai is the 357th most popular film director (down from 293rd in 2019), the 612th most popular biography from Japan (down from 417th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Japanese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Makoto Shinkai ranks 357 out of 2,041. Before him are Víctor Erice, Dušan Makavejev, Jean Rouch, George Albert Smith, Emilio Fernández, and Fernando Meirelles. After him are Edward Yang, Alexander Sokurov, Héctor Babenco, Eldar Ryazanov, Veljko Bulajić, and Chris Sanders.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Makoto Shinkai ranks 39. Before him are Ryan Giggs, Lena Headey, Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, Robert Pires, Roberto Martínez, and Ole Gunnar Solskjær. After him are Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Monica Seles, Varg Vikernes, Jay-Jay Okocha, Vera Farmiga, and Rogério Ceni.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Makoto Shinkai ranks 612 out of 6,245. Before him are Yuki Fushimi (1950), Hiroshi Katayama (1940), Sōsuke Uno (1922), Shigeo Yaegashi (1933), Fujiwara no Kamatari (614), and Takeda Sōkaku (1859). After him are Masako Nozawa (1936), Kusunoki Masashige (1294), Masaaki Hatsumi (1931), Shō Tai (1843), Soemu Toyoda (1885), and Hiraga Gennai (1728).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Makoto Shinkai ranks 14. Before him are Franklin J. Schaffner (1920), Nagisa Oshima (1932), Shohei Imamura (1926), Mamoru Oshii (1951), Hideaki Anno (1960), and Satoshi Kon (1963). After him are Kiyoshi Kurosawa (1955), Kinji Fukasaku (1930), Ishirō Honda (1911), Hirokazu Kore-eda (1962), Mikio Naruse (1905), and Kon Ichikawa (1915).

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