Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Hiromasa Yonebayashi (米林 宏昌, Yonebayashi Hiromasa, born 1973 in Nonoichi, Ishikawa, Japan), nicknamed Maro, is a Japanese animator and director 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.

Contents

• Hiromasa Yonebayashi Characterising Surroundings CRISWELL Cinema Cartography
• How to pronounce hiromasa yonebayashi
• Films
• Television
• Original video animations
• References

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

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 on the Cliff by the Sea (2008), Key animation

The Secret World of Arrietty (2010), Director, Storyboards, Unit Director

From up on Poppy Hill (2011), Key animation

When Marnie Was There (2014), Director

Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017), Director

Television

Serial Experiments Lain (1998), Key animation

Ghiblies (2000 special), Key animation

Monster (2004), Key animation

Original video animations

Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase (2007), Key animation