Hiromasa Yonebayashi (米林 å®æ˜Œ, 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