, nicknamed , 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. 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.
Works Films Princess Mononoke (1997), in between animation, clean-up animation Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1998), in between animation My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999), in between animation Spirited Away (2001), key animation Mei and the Kittenbus (2003), animation director Howl's Moving Castle (2004), key animation Tales from Earthsea (2006), assistant animation director Mizugumo Monmon (2006), key animation Ponyo (2008), key animation The Secret World of Arrietty (2010), director, storyboards, unit director From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), key animation The Wind Rises (2013), key animation When Marnie Was There (2014), director, screenplayNew Studio Ghibli movie revealed for 2014: When Marnie Was There【Newsflash】 | RocketNews24. En.rocketnews24.com (2013-12-12). Retrieved on 2014-05-12. Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017), director, screenplayStudio Ponoc aims to bring the Ghibli magic with Mary And The Witch's Flower | Empire. www.empireonline.com (2016-12-15). Retrieved on 2016-12-24. Modest Heroes (2018), director, screenplay The Boy and the Heron (2023), key animation
Television Serial Experiments Lain (1998), key animation Ghiblies (2000 special), key animation Monster (2004), key animation Welcome to the Ballroom (2017), key animation
Original video animations Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase (2007), key animation
References
External links
Nipponcinema Slashfilm