Makoto Shinkai

Writer · Cast · Director

Born

February 9, 1973 · Koumi, Japan

Birth name

Makoto Niitsu

Makoto Shinkai is a Japanese filmmaker and novelist known for his visually stunning anime films produced with CoMix Wave Films. Starting as a video game animator, he gained recognition with Voices of a Distant Star (2002) and The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004). His major hits include Your Name (2016), Weathering with You (2019), and Suzume (2022), collectively called the “Disaster trilogy,” all among Japan’s highest-grossing films.