Shinkai Makoto

Makoto Shinkai (新海 誠), born Makoto Niitsu (新津 誠) (born February 9, 1973) is a Japanese anime director, animator, and principal voice actor. A native of the Nagano prefecture in Japan, he studied Japanese literature in university. He traces his passion for creation to the manga, anime, and novels he was exposed to while in middle school. His favorite anime is Castle in the Sky by Hayao Miyazaki. Shinkai has been called "The New Miyazaki" in several reviews including Anime Advocates and ActiveAnime, though he calls such a comparison "an overestimation".


-Works-

Long animation films:

Other voices (?)
5 Centimeters per Second (2007)
Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo (2011)
The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)
Voices of a Distant Star (2002)


Short animation films:

A Gathering of Cats (2008)
She and Her Cat (1999)

Game movies:

Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two. (2006)
Haru no Ashioto (2004)
Wind: A Breath of Heart (2002)
Bittersweet Fools (2001)


-Links-

Makoto Shinkai's website


Source: Wikipedia