Hiromasa Yonebayashi
{{Short description|Japanese animator and animation director (born 1973)}}
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| name = Hiromasa Yonebayashi
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| alt = Portrait photo of a smiling Japanese man with glasses in a suit and tie
| caption = Yonebayashi in 2016
| birth_name = 米林 宏昌
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|07|10}}
| birth_place = Nonoichi, Ishikawa, Japan
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| occupation = Animator, animation director, director
| yearsactive = 1996–present
| notable_works = The Secret World of Arrietty
When Marnie Was There
Mary and the Witch's Flower
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{{Nihongo|Hiromasa Yonebayashi|米林 宏昌|Yonebayashi Hiromasa|born July 10, 1973 in Nonoichi, Ishikawa, Japan}},{{cite news|url=http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20091217-OHT1T00039.htm|script-title=ja:宮崎監督「バクチ」…来夏公開最新作にジブリ最年少監督|trans-title=Director Miyazaki "Gamble"...Breaking news about next summer debut for Ghibli's youngest director|date=December 17, 2009|language=ja|newspaper=Sports Hochi|access-date=April 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219165538/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20091217-OHT1T00039.htm|archive-date=December 19, 2009}} nicknamed {{nihongo|Maro|麻呂}}, 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{{cite web | url = http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/mh/credits.html | title = Princess Mononoke: Credits | publisher = The Hayao Miyazaki Web | access-date = April 6, 2010}}
- Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1998), in between animation{{cite web | url = http://www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/15_/s03_/index.html | title = Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade: STAFF & CAST | publisher = Production I.G | access-date = April 6, 2010}}
- My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999), in between animation{{cite web | url = http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/yamada/credits.html | title = My Neighbors the Yamadas: Credits | publisher = The Hayao Miyazaki Web | access-date = April 6, 2010}}
- Spirited Away (2001), key animation{{cite news | url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-12-16/ghibli-next-film-adapts-mary-norton-the-borrowers | title = Ghibli's Next Film Adapts Mary Norton's The Borrowers (Updated) | work = Anime News Network | date = December 16, 2009 | access-date = April 6, 2010}}
- 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, screenplay[http://en.rocketnews24.com/2013/12/12/new-studio-ghibli-movie-revealed-for-2014-when-marnie-was-there%E3%80%90newsflash%E3%80%91/ New 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, screenplay[http://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/studio-ponoc-aims-bring-ghibli-magic-mary-witch-flower/ Studio 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{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-27/studio-ponoc-reveals-anime-short-anthology-project-by-ghibli-veterans/.129591 |title=Studio Ponoc Reveals Anime Short Anthology Project by Ghibli Veterans |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |date=March 27, 2018 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=June 23, 2018 }}
- The Boy and the Heron (2023), key animation{{cite web |url= https://twitter.com/MaroYonebayashi/status/1692387528807252370?t=9rQfXeE4qj6krWnvsjuUxg&s=19 |title=場面写真を公開したようなので。この近辺担当しました。ペリカン の群れとか。#君たちはどう生きるか |date= August 17, 2023|website=Twitter |access-date=November 12, 2023 }}
=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
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External links
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