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Mamoru Hosoda

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Mamoru Hosoda
Kenji, an young math genius, takes a summer job to be near his crush, Natuski. While getting involved with Natsuki and her family, he discovers a mathematical equation that is causing a parallel world's collision with earth.
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Mamoru Hosoda is a Japanese film director and animator. Formerly employed at Toei Animation, he went to work at Madhouse from 2005 to 2011. Hosoda left Madhouse in 2011 to establish his own animation studio, Studio Chizu. He first came to public attention in the early 2000s with the first two films in the Digimon Adventure series and the sixth film in the One Piece series.

In the later 2000s, he diversified more with other films, including 2006's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, 2009's Summer Wars, and 2012's Wolf Children.
BornSeptember 19, 1967
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BornSeptember 19, 1967
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 24 wins & 30 nominations total

    Known for

    Summer Wars (2009)
    Summer Wars
    7.4
    • Director
    • 2009
    Riisa Naka in La traversée du temps (2006)
    La traversée du temps
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2006
    Les enfants loups, Ame & Yuki (2012)
    Les enfants loups, Ame & Yuki
    8.1
    • Director
    • 2012
    Le garçon et la bête (2015)
    Le garçon et la bête
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2015

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    Director



    • Scarlet et l'éternité (2025)
      Scarlet et l'éternité
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Kaho Nakamura and Takeru Satoh in Belle (2021)
      Belle
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Miraï, ma petite soeur (2018)
      Miraï, ma petite soeur
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Le garçon et la bête (2015)
      Le garçon et la bête
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Les enfants loups, Ame & Yuki (2012)
      Les enfants loups, Ame & Yuki
      8.1
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Dejimon Adobenchâ 3D: Dejimon Guran Puri! (2009)
      Dejimon Adobenchâ 3D: Dejimon Guran Puri!
      5.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Summer Wars (2009)
      Summer Wars
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Riisa Naka in La traversée du temps (2006)
      La traversée du temps
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Ayako Kawasumi, Kazuya Nakai, and Ginpei Sato in Samurai chanpurû (2004)
      Samurai chanpurû
      8.5
      TV Series
      • opening credits (as Katsuwo Hashimoto)
      • 2004–2005
    • One Piece: Le Baron Omatsuri et l'Île aux secrets (2005)
      One Piece: Le Baron Omatsuri et l'Île aux secrets
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Hiroaki Hirata, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Mayumi Tanaka, and Kappei Yamaguchi in One Piece (1999)
      One Piece
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Ashita no Nadja (2003)
      Ashita no Nadja
      7.3
      TV Series
      • ending sequence
      • opening (uncredited, uncredited)
      • 2003–2004
    • Superflat Monogram (2003)
      Superflat Monogram
      6.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Fushigi Sekai Atagoul Monogatari (2003)
      Fushigi Sekai Atagoul Monogatari
      Short
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Spiral: Les liens du raisonnement (2002)
      Spiral: Les liens du raisonnement
      7.0
      TV Series
      • opening
      • 2002–2003

    Art Department



    • Ashita no Nadja (2003)
      Ashita no Nadja
      7.3
      TV Series
      • ending sequence
      • opening sequence
      • storyboard artist
      • 2003–2004
    • Spiral: Les liens du raisonnement (2002)
      Spiral: Les liens du raisonnement
      7.0
      TV Series
      • opening animation
      • 2002–2003
    • Magical Dorémi (1999)
      Magical Dorémi
      6.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2002–2003
    • Digimon : Digital Monsters (1999)
      Digimon : Digital Monsters
      7.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1999
    • Dejimon Adobenchâ (1999)
      Dejimon Adobenchâ
      7.6
      Short
      • storyboard artist
      • 1999
    • Himitsu no Akko-chan (1998)
      Himitsu no Akko-chan
      6.9
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1998
    • La fillette révolutionnaire Utena (1997)
      La fillette révolutionnaire Utena
      8.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Katsuyo Hashimoto)
      • 1997
    • Gegege no Kitarô (1996)
      Gegege no Kitarô
      7.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1997

    Animation Department



    • Le garçon et la bête (2015)
      Le garçon et la bête
      7.6
      • character designer
      • 2015
    • Dragon Ball Z: The Movie (1998)
      Dragon Ball Z: The Movie
      7.4
      • key animator
      • 1998
    • Ginga tetsudô Three-Nine: Eternal Fantasy (1998)
      Ginga tetsudô Three-Nine: Eternal Fantasy
      6.2
      • animator
      • 1998
    • La fillette révolutionnaire Utena (1997)
      La fillette révolutionnaire Utena
      8.1
      TV Series
      • key animator (as Katsuyo Hashimoto)
      • 1997
    • Gegege no Kitarô daikaiju (1996)
      Gegege no Kitarô daikaiju
      6.1
      • key animator
      • 1996
    • Dragon Ball : L'Armée du Ruban Rouge (1996)
      Dragon Ball : L'Armée du Ruban Rouge
      7.2
      • key animator
      • 1996
    • Bishôjo senshi Sêrâ Mûn super S: Sêrâ 9 senshi shûketsu! Burakku dorîmu hôru no kiseki (1995)
      Bishôjo senshi Sêrâ Mûn super S: Sêrâ 9 senshi shûketsu! Burakku dorîmu hôru no kiseki
      7.4
      • key animator
      • 1995
    • Supesharu purezento: Ami-chan no hatsukoi: Bishôjo senshi Sêrâ Mûn SuperS Gaiden (1995)
      Supesharu purezento: Ami-chan no hatsukoi: Bishôjo senshi Sêrâ Mûn SuperS Gaiden
      7.8
      Short
      • key animator
      • 1995
    • Slam Dunk: Hoero Basketman Tamashii! Hanamichi to Rukawa no Atsuki Natsu (1995)
      Slam Dunk: Hoero Basketman Tamashii! Hanamichi to Rukawa no Atsuki Natsu
      7.2
      Short
      • key animator
      • 1995
    • Slam Dunk: Suramu danku (1993)
      Slam Dunk: Suramu danku
      8.7
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • 1994–1995
    • Slam Dunk: Shôhoku Saidai no Kiki! Moero Sakuragi Hanamichi (1995)
      Slam Dunk: Shôhoku Saidai no Kiki! Moero Sakuragi Hanamichi
      7.2
      Short
      • key animator
      • 1995
    • Toshio Furukawa and Chiharu Kataishi in Crying Freeman (1988)
      Crying Freeman
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • key animator
      • 1992–1994
    • Gosuto Suipa Mikami - Gokuraku Daisakusen! (1994)
      Gosuto Suipa Mikami - Gokuraku Daisakusen!
      6.3
      • key animator
      • 1994
    • Slam Dunk: Zenkoku Seiha da! Sakuragi Hanamichi (1994)
      Slam Dunk: Zenkoku Seiha da! Sakuragi Hanamichi
      7.7
      • animator
      • 1994
    • Yu Yu Hakusho - Film 2: La légende du royaume des ombres (1994)
      Yu Yu Hakusho - Film 2: La légende du royaume des ombres
      6.7
      • key animator
      • 1994

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      • Katsuwo Hashimoto
    • Born
      • September 19, 1967
      • Kamiichi, Japan
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      • ?? - present (2 children)

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      Japanese film director & animator.
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