Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Portrait photo of a smiling Japanese man with glasses in a suit and tie
Yonebayashi in 2016
Born
米林 宏昌

(1973-07-10) July 10, 1973 (age 51)
Occupation(s)Animator, animation director, director
Years active1996–present
Notable workThe Secret World of Arrietty
When Marnie Was There
Mary and the Witch's Flower

Hiromasa Yonebayashi (米林 宏昌, Yonebayashi Hiromasa, born July 10, 1973 in Nonoichi, Ishikawa, Japan),[1] nicknamed Maro (麻呂), is a Japanese animator and director, formerly 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.[2] He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2015 for his second film, When Marnie Was There.

Together with Ghibli producer Yoshiaki Nishimura, Yonebayashi left Studio Ghibli in December 2014 after 18 years, and established Studio Ponoc in June 2015. His first film as director at Studio Ponoc is Mary and the Witch's Flower.

He studied at the Kanazawa College of Art, where he majored in commercial design.[1]

  1. ^ a b 宮崎監督「バクチ」…来夏公開最新作にジブリ最年少監督 [Director Miyazaki "Gamble"...Breaking news about next summer debut for Ghibli's youngest director]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). December 17, 2009. Archived from the original on December 19, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ANN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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