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Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birth DateJul 10, 1973 (53 years old)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthIshikawa, Japan
Career Span1998 – Present (29 yrs)
Known Credits27 Titles
Official Links
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DirectingPopularity Score 1.1

Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Also known as:Maro米林 宏昌麻呂
Total Works

27

5 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

7.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Spirited Away
8.5
Spirited Away
2001•anime
Role: Key Animation
Howl's Moving Castle
8.4
Role: Key Animation
Ponyo
7.8
Ponyo
2008•anime
Role: Key Animation
The Wind Rises
7.8
The Wind Rises
2013•anime
Role: Key Animation

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 27 titles featuring Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Spirited Away
8.5
Spirited Away
2001•anime

Role: Key Animation

Howl's Moving Castle
8.4

Role: Key Animation

Ponyo
7.8
Ponyo
2008•anime

Role: Key Animation

The Wind Rises
7.8
The Wind Rises
2013•anime

Role: Key Animation

Arrietty
7.7
Arrietty
2010•anime

as Additional Voices (voice)

The Boy and the Heron
7.4

Role: Key Animation

When Marnie Was There
7.9

Role: Screenplay

From Up on Poppy Hill
7.5

Role: Key Animation

Haikyu!!
8.6
Haikyu!!
2014•anime

Role: Key Animation

Mary and The Witch's Flower
7.2

Role: Director

Monster
8.5
Monster
2004•anime

Role: Key Animation

Serial Experiments Lain
8.2

Role: Key Animation

Modest Heroes
6.6
Modest Heroes
2018•anime

Role: Key Animation

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
7.6

as Self

The Deer King
6.8
The Deer King
2021•anime

Role: Key Animation

The Imaginary
7.6
The Imaginary
2023•anime

Role: Key Animation

Mei and the Kittenbus
7.2

Role: Animation Director

Iblard Time
6.6
Iblard Time
2007•anime

Role: Key Animation

Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
7.8

as Self

Master Keaton
7.2
Master Keaton
1998•anime

Role: Key Animation

Ghiblies
5.4
Ghiblies
2000•anime

Role: Key Animation

Imaginary Flying Machines
6.4

Role: Animation Director

Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
8.4

as Self

Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director
9.0

as Self

The Nippon Television Special of Spirited Away
10.0

as Self

With All Our Hearts
7.0

Role: Director

The Theory of Evolution
7.0

Role: Director