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Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Directing

Born July 10, 1973 · Ishikawa, Japan

Also known as Maro · 米林 宏昌 · 麻呂

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hiromasa Yonebayashi (born 1973 in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan), nicknamed Maro, is a Japanese animator and director for Studio Ghibli. Making his directing debut with them in the film The Borrower Arrietty, he became the youngest director of a Studio Ghibli film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hiromasa Yonebayashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Japan Movie Critics AwardBest Animation Director · 2015
  • Japan Academy PrizeAnimation of the Year · 2011
  • Academy AwardBest Animated Feature · 2016 · nominated

Filmography15 titles