Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Appearance
Hiromasa Yonebayashi | |
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Born | 米林 宏昌 July 10, 1973 Nonoichi, Ishikawa, Japan |
Occupation(s) | Animator, animation director, director |
Years active | 1996–present |
Notable work | The Secret World of Arrietty Mei and the Kittenbus |
Hiromasa Yonebayashi (米林 宏昌, Yonebayashi Hiromasa, born 1973 in Nonoichi, Ishikawa, Japan),[1] nicknamed Maro, is a Japanese animator and director for Studio Ghibli. Making his directing debut with them in the film The Secret World of Arrietty, he became the youngest director of a theatrical Studio Ghibli film, and the second youngest overall.[2]
He is currently set to direct the sequel to Porco Rosso, written by Hayao Miyazaki. [3]
He studied at the Kanazawa College of Art, where he majored in commercial design.[citation needed]
Works
Films
- Princess Mononoke (1997), In between animation, clean-up animation[4]
- Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1998), In between animation[5]
- My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999), In between animation[6]
- Spirited Away (2001), Key animation[2]
- Mei and the Kittenbus (2003), Animation Director[2]
- Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Key animation[2]
- Tales from Earthsea (2006), Assistant Animation Director[2]
- Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (2008), Key animation[2]
- The Secret World of Arrietty (2010), Director, Storyboards, Unit Director[2]
- From up on Poppy Hill (2011), Key animation
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
- ^ "宮崎監督「バクチ」…来夏公開最新作にジブリ最年少監督" (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. December 17, 2009. Archived from the original on December 19, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
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- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/jul/07/first-sight-hiromasa-yonebayashi
- ^ "Princess Mononoke: Credits". The Hayao Miyazaki Web. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
- ^ "Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade: STAFF & CAST". Production I.G. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
- ^ "My Neighbors the Yamadas: Credits". The Hayao Miyazaki Web. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
External links
- Hiromasa Yonebayashi at IMDb
- Hiromasa Yonebayashi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Ulike
- Nipponcinema
- Slashfilm