Makoto Shinkai

Age: 51

Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Actor

Director

Director of Photography

Storyboard Designer

Writer

Biography

Makoto Niitsu (新津誠, Niitsu Makoto), also known as Makoto Shinkai (新海誠, Shinkai Makoto), is a Japanese animator, filmmaker and manga artist best known for directing Your Name and 2019's Weathering With You, among other works such as The Garden of Words, Children Who Chase Lost Voices and 5 Centimeters per Second.