Bio: Makoto Niitsu (新津 誠, Niitsu Makoto), known as Makoto Shinkai (新海 誠, Shinkai Makoto) is a Japanese animation director, author, and manga artist. Shinkai began his career as a video game animator with Nihon Falcom in 1996, and gained recognition as a filmmaker with the release of the original video animation (OVA) She and Her Cat (1999)
Makoto Shinkai was 40 in The Garden of Words as 'Storyboard Artist, Director, Background Designer, Director of Photography, Editor, Color Designer, Original Story, Screenplay'.
Makoto Shinkai was 38 in Children Who Chase Lost Voices as 'Editor, Director, Screenplay, Producer, Storyboard Artist, Background Designer, Color Designer, Director of Photography, Original Story'.
Makoto Shinkai was 35 in Ani*Kuri15 as 'Director, Writer, Storyboard Artist, Color Designer, Director of Photography, Background Designer, Art Direction'.
Makoto Shinkai was 34 in 5 Centimeters per Second as 'Director, Background Designer, Color Designer, Original Story, Character Designer, Storyboard Artist, Producer, Editor, Art Direction, Screenplay, Sound Director, Director of Photography'.
Makoto Shinkai was 31 in The Place Promised in Our Early Days as 'Editor, Director, Producer, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Color Designer, Background Designer, Art Designer, Sound Director, Original Story'.
Makoto Shinkai was 28 in Voices of a Distant Star as 'Director, Editor, Art Direction, Producer, Director of Photography, Storyboard Artist, Character Designer, Animation Director, Animation, Original Story, Screenplay'.
Makoto Shinkai was 26 in She and Her Cat as 'Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Storyboard Artist, Art Direction, Producer, Animation, Screenplay'.
