Director
Makoto Shinkai
Born 9 February 1973 · Koumi, Nagano, Japan
Makoto Shinkai is a Japanese anime director, writer and novelist, and a founder of CoMix Wave Films. He is known for luminous, detailed visuals and romantic stories about young people. His films Your Name., Weathering with You and Suzume made him one of Japan's most commercially successful filmmakers.
Key films
Voices of a Distant Star (2002)
Short sci-fi work that made his name as an independent creator, with Shinkai doing much of the production himself.
5 Centimeters per Second (2007)
Wistful three-part romance that established his signature style of longing, distance and richly detailed backgrounds.
The Garden of Words (2013)
Short feature set in rainy Tokyo, admired for its painterly visuals and quiet, intimate story.
Your Name. (2016)
Body-swap romance that became his international breakthrough and a record-setting box-office hit.
Suzume (2022)
Road-movie fantasy about disaster and memory, completing his trilogy of films on natural calamity.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 22
- 1998Enclosed WorldDirector
- 1999She and Her Cat · as Her Cat (voice)Actor
- 1999She and Her CatDirector
- 1999Other WorldsDirector
- 2002Voices of a Distant Star · as Noboru Terao (voice)Actor
- 2002Voices of a Distant StarDirector
- 2003SmileDirector
- 2004The Place Promised in Our Early DaysDirector
- 20075 Centimeters per SecondDirector
- 2007A Gathering of CatsDirector
- 2008Ani*Kuri15Director
- 2011Children Who Chase Lost VoicesDirector
- 2013The Garden of WordsDirector
- 2013Someone's GazeDirector
- 2014Cross RoadDirector
- 2016Your Name.Director
- 2016She and Her Cat: Everything Flows · as Chobi (voice)Actor
- 2019Weathering with YouDirector
- 2020The Making of Weathering with You · as SelfActor
- 2022SuzumeDirector
- 2024Making Documentary of "Suzume" · as SelfActor
- 2026Memories of a Spring · as HimselfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.