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Sunday, February 1, 2015

Hiromasa Yonebayashi (米林 宏昌, Yonebayashi Hiromasa, born 1973 in Nonoichi, Ishikawa, Japan), nicknamed Maro, is a Japanese animator and director for Studio Ghibli. After his directorial debut with Studio Ghibli (The Secret World of Arrietty), he became the youngest director of a theatrical film produced by the studio.

He studied at the Kanazawa College of Art, where he majored in commercial design.

Works



Films

  • Princess Mononoke (1997), In between animation, clean-up animation
  • Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1998), In between animation
  • My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999), In between animation
  • Spirited Away (2001), Key animation
  • Mei and the Kittenbus (2003), Animation Director
  • Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Key animation
  • Tales from Earthsea (2006), Assistant Animation Director
  • Mizugumo Monmon (2006), Key animator
  • Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (2008), Key animation
  • The Secret World of Arrietty (2010), Director, Storyboards, Unit Director
  • From up on Poppy Hill (2011), Key animation
  • When Marnie Was There (2014), Director

Television

  • Serial Experiments Lain (1998), Key animation
  • Ghiblies (2000 special), Key animation
  • Monster (2004), Key animation

Original video animations

  • Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase (2007), Key animation

References



External links



  • Hiromasa Yonebayashi at the Internet Movie Database
  • Hiromasa Yonebayashi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
  • Ulike
  • Nipponcinema
  • Slashfilm


 
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