Directing
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Born 1973-07-10
Ishikawa, Japan
Department: Directing
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hiromasa Yonebayashi (born 1973 in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan), nicknamed Maro, is a Japanese animator and director for Studio Ghibli. Making his directing debut with them in the film The Borrower Arrietty, he became the youngest director of a Studio Ghibli film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hiromasa Yonebayashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Hiromasa Yonebayashi
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Spirited Away
2001
TMDB4.3
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Howl's Moving Castle
2004
TMDB4.2
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Ponyo
2008
TMDB3.9
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The Wind Rises
2013
TMDB3.9
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Arrietty
2010
TMDB3.9
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The Boy and the Heron
2023
TMDB3.7
TV
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Haikyu!!
2014
TMDB4.3
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When Marnie Was There
2014
TMDB4.0
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From Up on Poppy Hill
2011
TMDB3.8
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Monster
2004
TMDB4.3
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (33 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature | Self | Movie | 2025 |
 | Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron | Self | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Imaginary | Key Animation | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Boy and the Heron | Key Animation | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Deer King | Key Animation | Movie | 2021 |
 | With All Our Hearts | Director | Movie | 2021 |
 | Modest Heroes | Key Animation | Movie | 2018 |
| Modest Heroes | Director | Movie | 2018 |
| Modest Heroes | Screenplay | Movie | 2018 |
 | Mary and The Witch's Flower | Director | Movie | 2017 |
| Mary and The Witch's Flower | Screenplay | Movie | 2017 |
 | When Marnie Was There | Director | Movie | 2014 |
| When Marnie Was There | Screenplay | Movie | 2014 |
 | Haikyu!! | Key Animation | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness | Self | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Wind Rises | Key Animation | Movie | 2013 |
 | From Up on Poppy Hill | Key Animation | Movie | 2011 |
 | Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director | Himself | Movie | 2010 |
 | Arrietty | Director | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Theory of Evolution | Storyboard | Movie | 2008 |
| The Theory of Evolution | Screenplay | Movie | 2008 |
| The Theory of Evolution | Director | Movie | 2008 |
 | Ponyo | Key Animation | Movie | 2008 |
 | Iblard Time | Key Animation | Movie | 2007 |
 | Howl's Moving Castle | Key Animation | Movie | 2004 |
 | Monster | Key Animation | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Imaginary Flying Machines | Animation Director | Movie | 2002 |
 | Mei and the Kittenbus | Animation Director | Movie | 2002 |
 | Spirited Away | Key Animation | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Nippon Television Special of Spirited Away | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2001 |
 | Ghiblies | Key Animation | Movie | 2000 |
 | Master Keaton | Key Animation | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Serial Experiments Lain | Key Animation | TV Series | 1998 |