Mamoru Hosoda

Also known as Hosoda Mamoru

Japanese anime director

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Nakaniikawa District, Toyama, Japan

Mamoru Hosoda (細田守, Hosoda Mamoru, born September 19, 1967) is a Japanese film director and animator. He is known for the short films that made up Digimon: The Movie (2000), The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) and Summer Wars (2009). He was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Animated Feature Film category at the 91st Academy Awards for his eighth film Mirai (2018). Description above…

Known for

ANIME SANCTUARIES — Self - Director of Wolf Children2024
ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION — Self (archive footage)2023
Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist — Self2021
Hand-Drawn: Documentary — Self

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Key facts

Born: ( 1967-09-19 ) September 19, 1967 (age 58) , Kamiichi , Toyama , Japan
Other names: Hashimoto, Katsuyo ( 橋本カツヨ ) Sodama, Moruho ( 遡玉洩穂 ) Shirai, Chiaki ( 白井千秋 )
Alma mater: Kanazawa College of Art
Occupations: Animator film director screenwriter storyboard artist novelist
Years active: 1991–present
Employers: Toei Animation (1991–2005) Studio Chizu (2011–present)
Notable work: Digimon Adventure (1999) Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! (2000) The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) Summer Wars (2009) Wolf Children (2012) The Boy and the Beast (2015) Mirai (2018) Belle (2021) Scarlet (2025)

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Japan
Place of birth: Kamiichi
Occupation: director
Educated at: Kanazawa College of Art
Languages spoken: Japanese
Official website: www.studio-chizu.jp/index.html
Image: Mamoru-Hosoda (cropped).jpg

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name in kana: ほそだまもる
date of birth: 1967-09-19
name in native language: 細田守
related category: Category:Films directed by Mamoru Hosoda
Commons category: Mamoru Hosoda
ethnic group: Japanese people
social media followers: 209733
birth name: 細田守
start of work period: 1989-00-00
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature

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Encyclopedic overview

Mamoru Hosoda (細田守, Hosoda Mamoru; born September 19, 1967) is a Japanese filmmaker and animator. He is known for the short films that made up Digimon: The Movie (2000), The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) and Summer Wars (2009). He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Animated Feature Film at the 91st Academy Awards for his seventh film Mirai (2018).

Life and career

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