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Biography
Hiromasa Yonebayashi , nicknamed Maro (麻呂), is a Japanese animator and director, formerly for Studio Ghibli. After his directorial debut with Studio Ghibli, he became the youngest director of a theatrical film produced by the studio. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2015 for his second film, When Marnie Was There.
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Awards & recognition
- Japan Movie Critics Award — Best Animation Director · 2015
- Japan Academy Prize — Animation of the Year · 2011
- Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2016 · nominated
Filmography16 titles
Haikyu!!
2014Key Animation
2014Key Animation
Monster
2004Key Animation
2004Key Animation
Spirited Away
2001Key Animation
2001Key Animation
Howl's Moving Castle
2004Key Animation
2004Key Animation
Serial Experiments Lain
1998Key Animation
1998Key Animation
When Marnie Was There
2014Director, Screenplay
2014Director, Screenplay
The Wind Rises
2013Key Animation
2013Key Animation
Ponyo
2008Key Animation
2008Key Animation
The Secret World of Arrietty
2010Director
2010Director
The Imaginary
2023Key Animation
2023Key Animation
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
2013as Self
2013as Self
From Up on Poppy Hill
2011Key Animation
2011Key Animation
The Boy and the Heron
2023Key Animation
2023Key Animation
Mary and the Witch's Flower
2017Director, Screenplay
2017Director, Screenplay
The Deer King
2021Key Animation
2021Key Animation
Modest Heroes
2018Director, Key Animation, Screenplay
2018Director, Key Animation, Screenplay