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Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Born	米林 宏昌 (1973-07-10) July 10, 1973 (age 45) Nonoichi, Ishikawa, Japan
Occupation	Animator, animation director, director
Years active	1996–present
Notable work	The Secret World of Arrietty When Marnie Was There

Hiromasa Yonebayashi (米林 宏昌, Yonebayashi Hiromasa, born 1973 in Nonoichi, Ishikawa, Japan),^[1] nicknamed Maro, 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.^[2] He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2015 for his second film, When Marnie Was There.

He studied at the Kanazawa College of Art, where he majored in commercial design.^[1]

Works

Films

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  Princess Mononoke (1997), In between animation, clean-up animation^[3]


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  Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1998), In between animation^[4]


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  My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999), In between animation^[5]


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  Spirited Away (2001), Key animation^[2]


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  Mei and the Kittenbus (2003), Animation Director^[2]


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  Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Key animation^[2]


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  Tales from Earthsea (2006), Assistant Animation Director^[2]


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  Mizugumo Monmon (2006), Key animation


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  Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (2008), Key animation^[2]


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  The Secret World of Arrietty (2010), Director, Storyboards, Unit Director^[2]


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  From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), Key animation


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  When Marnie Was There (2014), Director^[6]


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  Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017), Director^[7]


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  Modest Heroes (2018), Director^[8]

Television

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  Serial Experiments Lain (1998), Key animation


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  Ghiblies (2000 special), Key animation


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  Monster (2004), Key animation

Original video animations

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

References

External links

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  Hiromasa Yonebayashi on IMDb


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  Hiromasa Yonebayashi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia


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