Makoto Niitsu Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Makoto Shinkai (?? ?, Shinkai Makoto), born as Makoto Niitsu (?? ?, Niitsu Makoto, born February 9, 1973) is a Japanese director of anime and former graphic designer. A native of the Nagano Prefecture, Shinkai studied Japanese literature at Chuo University where he was a member of juvenile literature club where he drew picture books. He traces his passion for creation to the manga, anime, and novels he was exposed to while in middle school. His favorite anime is Castle in the Sky by Hayao Miyazaki. Shinkai has been called "The New Miyazaki" in several reviews including Anime Advocates and ActiveAnime, comparisons which he calls an "overestimation".
Full Name
Makoto Niitsu
Net Worth
$200,000
Date Of Birth
February 9, 1973
Place Of Birth
Nagano, Japan
Occupation
Film director, Producer, Writer, Animator, Voice actor, Manga artist
Profession
Writer, Art Department, Director
Nicknames
Makoto Shinkai, Shinkai Makoto
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Trademark
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His works feature a cat, his favourite pet animal.
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[Distance] Characters maintaining long distance relationships
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[Romance] Usually writes romance stories, often with science-fiction and/or fantasy elements
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[Cell Phones] Likes incorprating cell phones into his films
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Vibrant color palettes
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Vivid and detailed scenic art direction
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Quote
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Ever since I was a child I always had cats with me. I'm from the Nagano prefecture, and while living there I had cats, and after I came to Tokyo I also picked up some strays and started raising them. So I definitely always had cats with me.
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I am offered the chance sometimes to work with an anime series, and it is something I feel I should try and be a part of, but at the moment I do not feel like I am ready for it yet and that I have not done enough work. But I am really interested in doing an anime series one day.
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The first thing you make is a story. Then you decide where the location of the story will be, and how the story will develop. And then, when you think how the visuals will be in this process, then you finally think about how you take something from the setting and use it, how to depict it, and how to make the setting beautiful. That's when you begin to think that. So the story always comes first.
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If I must say something about Mari Okada...I love Toradora! (2008), which she wrote the screenplay for, a lot. And I think that Koto no ha no niwa (2013) is influenced by the way the characters express their emotions in Toradora. I really do think that.
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There is always a pendulum of desires: I made a realistic film this time, then I make a different film next time.
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In most of the world today people are interested in communication. They don't watch TV or play games that much; communication is becoming more of AN Entertainment form in itself. So when the society in which I live has this tendency that communication is so important, it has naturally become a central point of interest for my works.
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The thing about getting rejected is that you reflect and think and analyze about why you got turned down. You learn a lot more from stories about getting rejected than stories about becoming happy. That's why I prefer those stories.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kimi no na wa.
2016
based on his novel / screenplay
Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows
2016
TV Mini-Series short film
Koto no ha no niwa
2013
written by
Dareka no Manazashi
2013
Short
Hoshi o ou kodomo
2011
story and screenplay
Ani*Kuri15
2007
TV Series
5 Centimeters Per Second
2007
original story / scenario / screenplay
Neko no shukai
2007
Short
Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho
2004
screenplay / story
Hoshi no koe
2003
Short written by
Kanojo to kanojo no neko
1999
Video short
Art Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kimi no na wa.
2016
storyboard artist
Koto no ha no niwa
2013
color designer / storyboard artist
Hoshi o ou kodomo
2011
color designer
5 Centimeters Per Second
2007
color designer / storyboard artist
Neko no shukai
2007
Short color designer
Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho
2004
art / background art / color designer / storyboard artist
Hoshi no koe
2003
Short character designer / storyboard artist
Kanojo to kanojo no neko
1999
Video short storyboard artist
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kimi no na wa.
2016
Koto no ha no niwa
2013
Dareka no Manazashi
2013
Short
Hoshi o ou kodomo
2011
Ani*Kuri15
2007
TV Series 1 episode
5 Centimeters Per Second
2007
Neko no shukai
2007
Short
Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho
2004
Hiromi Iwasaki: Egao
2003
Video short
Hoshi no koe
2003
Short
Kanojo to kanojo no neko
1999
Video short
Other Worlds
1999
Short
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kimi no na wa.
2016
Koto no ha no niwa
2013
Dareka no Manazashi
2013
Short
Hoshi o ou kodomo
2011
5 Centimeters Per Second
2007
Neko no shukai
2007
Short
Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho
2004
director of photography
Hoshi no koe
2003
Short
Kanojo to kanojo no neko
1999
Video short
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kimi no na wa.
2016
Koto no ha no niwa
2013
Dareka no Manazashi
2013
Short
Hoshi o ou kodomo
2011
5 Centimeters Per Second
2007
Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho
2004
Hoshi no koe
2003
Short
Animation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Neko no shukai
2007
Short background artist / storyboard
Hoshi no koe
2003
Short animation director / animator
Kanojo to kanojo no neko
1999
Video short animator
Art Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kimi no na wa.
2016
5 Centimeters Per Second
2007
Neko no shukai
2007
Short
Hoshi no koe
2003
Short
Kanojo to kanojo no neko
1999
Video short
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hoshi o ou kodomo
2011
producer
5 Centimeters Per Second
2007
producer
Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho
2004
producer
Hoshi no koe
2003
Short producer
Kanojo to kanojo no neko
1999
Video short producer
Special Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
5 Centimeters Per Second
2007
CG work
Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho
2004
model designer: Bela Cielo / modeler
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hoshi no koe
2003
Short
Noboru Terao (original version) (voice)
Kanojo to kanojo no neko
1999
Video short
Her Cat (voice)
Sound Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
5 Centimeters Per Second
2007
sound director
Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho
2004
sound director
Visual Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
5 Centimeters Per Second
2007
3D CGI work
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
5 Centimeters Per Second
2007
camera operator
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho
2004
lyrics: "Kimi no Koe"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Shinkai Makoto Interview
2007
Video short
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
LAFCA Award
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Best Animation
Kimi no na wa. (2016)
2016
Anima't Award
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
Best Animated Feature Film
Kimi no na wa. (2016)
2005
Mainichi Film Concours
Mainichi Film Concours
Best Animation Film
Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho (2004)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2017
Annie
Annie Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Kimi no na wa. (2016)
2016
Best Film
London Film Festival
Official Competition
Kimi no na wa. (2016)
2013
Films from the South Award
Oslo Films from the South Festival
Best Feature
Koto no ha no niwa (2013)
2012
Cristal
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Best Feature
Hoshi o ou kodomo (2011)
2012
Golden Raven
Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film (BIFFF)
