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{{Short description|Japanese filmmaker and animator (born 1973)}}
{{Eastern name order|Shinkai Makoto}}
{{use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| native_name        = {{nobold|新海 誠}}
| native_name_lang   = ja
| image              = Makoto Shinkai, 2023.jpg
| caption            = Shinkai at the [[73rd Berlin International Film Festival|2023 Berlin International Film Festival]]
| birth_name         = Makoto Niitsu
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1973|2|9|mf=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Koumi, Nagano|Koumi]], Japan
| occupation         = {{Unbulleted list|[[screenwriter]]|[[storyboard artist]]|[[animator]]|[[Film editing|video editor]]|[[Film director|director]]|[[novelist]]|[[manga artist]] (only one short comic)}}
| years_active       = 1996–present
| education          = [[Chuo University]]
| spouse             = {{ill|Chieko Misaka|ja|三坂知絵子}}
| children           = {{ill|Chise Niitsu|ja|新津ちせ}}
| website            = {{url|http://shinkaimakoto.jp}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023}}<br />{{url|http://shinkaiworks.com}}
| known_for          = ''[[Your Name]]''<br />''[[Weathering with You]]''<br />''[[Suzume]]''
| module             = {{Infobox Chinese/Japanese
| kanji              = 新海 誠
| kana               = しんかい まこと
| romaji             = ''Shinkai Makoto''}}
| signature          = Signature of Makoto Shinkai (without "Thank you" remark).svg
}}
{{nihongo|'''Makoto Niitsu'''|新津 誠|Niitsu Makoto|born February 9, 1973}}, known as
{{nihongo|'''Makoto Shinkai'''|新海 誠|Shinkai Makoto}}, is a Japanese filmmaker and [[novelist]]. He is known for his anime feature films produced with studio [[CoMix Wave Films]].

Shinkai began his career as a [[video game]] animator with [[Nihon Falcom]] in 1996, and gained recognition as a filmmaker with the release of the [[original video animation]] (OVA) ''[[She and Her Cat]]'' (1999). Shinkai then released the science-fiction OVA ''[[Voices of a Distant Star]]'' in 2002 as his first feature with CoMix Wave, and followed this with his debut feature film ''[[The Place Promised in Our Early Days]]'' (2004).

Shinkai's films have consistently received highly positive reviews from both critics and audiences, and he is considered to be one of Japan's most commercially successful filmmakers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schilling |first=Mark |date=2023-02-20 |title='Suzume' Director Shinkai Makoto on Hand-Drawn Animation and the Importance of Original Stories |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/suzume-shinkai-makoto-animation-1235528766/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> His three most recent films ''[[Your Name]]'' (2016), ''[[Weathering with You]]'' (2019), and ''[[Suzume]]'' (2022) are all among the [[List of highest-grossing Japanese films|highest-grossing Japanese films of all time]] both in Japan and worldwide at the time of their release.<ref name="Independent.co.uk">{{cite news |last=Shepherd |first=Jack |date=2017-01-17 |title='Your Name' beats 'Spirited Away' to become highest-grossing anime ever |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/your-name-spirited-away-highest-grossing-anime-of-all-time-a7530876.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210180022/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/your-name-spirited-away-highest-grossing-anime-of-all-time-a7530876.html |archive-date=2017-12-10 |access-date=2017-05-10 |newspaper=[[The Independent]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2016-05-05 |title=Makoto Shinkai – 'Distant Star' creator now in view |url=https://variety.com/gallery/10-animators-to-watch-2016/#!8/makoto-shinkai-10-animators-to-watch |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513003731/http://variety.com/gallery/10-animators-to-watch-2016/#!8/makoto-shinkai-10-animators-to-watch |archive-date=2016-05-13 |access-date=2016-05-10 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brzeski |first=Patrick |date=2023-03-27 |title=China Box Office: Makoto Shinkai's Anime Hit 'Suzume' Soars With $50M Opening |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/china-box-office-makoto-shinkais-anime-suzume-50m-opening-1235361248/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early life==
A native of [[Nagano Prefecture]], Shinkai studied [[Japanese literature]] at [[Chuo University]], where he was a member of the juvenile literature club and drew picture books. He traces his passion for creation to the [[manga]], anime and [[novel]]s he was exposed to in middle school. His favorite anime films are ''[[Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]'', ''[[Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film)|Nausicaä]]'' and ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro]]'' by [[Hayao Miyazaki]], ''[[The End of Evangelion]]'' by [[Hideaki Anno]] and ''[[Patlabor 2]]'' by [[Mamoru Oshii]].

== Career ==
After graduating from [[Chuo University]] Faculty of Literature in March 1996,<ref>{{Cite web|title=新海誠監督×川田十夢氏、母校で対談 {{!}} 中央大学グローバル人材育成推進事業|url=http://globalization.chuo-u.ac.jp/global_person/special/taidan4/|website=globalization.chuo-u.ac.jp|access-date=2020-05-02}}</ref> he got a job at [[Falcom]], a [[video game]] company. He worked there for 5 years, making video clips for games and graphic design including web content.<ref name="ANN Interview 2011">{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2011-08-16/interview-makoto-shinkai|title=Interview: Makoto Shinkai|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Manry|first=Gia|date=2011-08-17|access-date=2018-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217085711/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2011-08-16/interview-makoto-shinkai|archive-date=2015-02-17|url-status=live}}</ref> During this time he met musician [[Tenmon (composer)|Tenmon]], who later scored many of his movies.

In 1999, Shinkai released ''[[She and Her Cat]]'', a five-minute short piece done in monochrome. It won several awards, including the grand prize at the 12th DoGA CG Animation contest (2000). DoGA is an independent nonprofit company set up to encourage entry-level animators with software and advice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doga.co.jp/english/top.html|title=Project Team DoGA|website=DoGA|access-date=2011-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807070720/http://www.doga.co.jp/english/top.html|archive-date=2009-08-07|url-status=live}}</ref> The short details the life of a cat, entirely from the cat's perspective, as it passes time with its owner, a young woman.

After winning the grand prize, Shinkai began thinking about a follow-up while he continued working for Falcom. In June 2000, Shinkai was inspired to begin ''[[Voices of a Distant Star]]'' by drawing a picture of a girl in a cockpit grasping a [[cell phone]]. Some time later, he was contacted by ''Manga Zoo'' (today a smartphone app), which offered to work with him, giving him a grant to turn his idea into an anime they could sell. In May 2001, he quit his job at Falcom and began to work on ''Voices''. In an interview, Shinkai noted that production took around seven months of "real work".<ref name="ANN Interview 2011"/>

''Voices of a Distant Star'' was followed by the 90-minute ''[[The Place Promised in Our Early Days]]'', which was released nationwide in Japan on November 20, 2004. It was critically acclaimed, winning many honors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japanspeakerbureau.com/en/speakers/makoto-shinkai/|title=Makoto Shinkai|publisher=Japan Speaker Bureau|access-date=2018-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810235424/https://www.japanspeakerbureau.com/en/speakers/makoto-shinkai/|archive-date=2018-08-10|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/glowing-visuals-sweetly-emotional-tale-mark-strong-anime-feature-debut/|title=Glowing visuals, sweetly emotional tale mark strong anime feature debut|newspaper=[[The Seattle Times Company|The Seattle Times]]|last=Shannon|first=Jeff|date=2005-06-17|access-date=2018-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810235713/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/glowing-visuals-sweetly-emotional-tale-mark-strong-anime-feature-debut/|archive-date=2018-08-10|url-status=live}}</ref> Shinkai's next project was ''[[5 Centimeters per Second]]'' and premiered on 3 March 2007. It consists of three short films: ''Cherry Blossom'', ''Cosmonaut'', and ''5 Centimeters per Second''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/reviews/five-centimeters-per-second-1200536043/|title=Five Centimeters Per Second|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Scheib|first=Ronnie|date=2008-03-06|access-date=2010-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224232641/http://variety.com/2008/film/reviews/five-centimeters-per-second-1200536043/|archive-date=2014-12-24|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2007, Nagano's leading newspaper, ''Shinano Mainichi Shinbun'', released a TV commercial animated by Shinkai.
[[File:Makoto Shinkai at Otakon 2011.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Shinkai at the [[Otakon]] Anime Convention in 2011]]
Shinkai spent 2008 in London, resting since the completion of ''5 Centimeters per Second''{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}. He returned to Japan in 2009 to start work on his next project. He released two concept drawings for this film in December 2009. Shinkai noted that it would be his longest animation film to date and described the story as a "lively" animated film with adventure, action, and romance centered on a cheerful and spirited girl on a journey to say "farewell".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-12-24/distant-star-shinkai-posts-images-from-next-anime/ |title=Distant Star's Shinkai Posts Images for Next Anime |publisher=Anime News Network |last=Loo |first=Egan |date=2009-12-24 |access-date=2010-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819131217/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-12-24/distant-star-shinkai-posts-images-from-next-anime |archive-date=2010-08-19 |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2010, he revealed that his next work would be titled ''[[Children Who Chase Lost Voices|Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below]]''. A teaser trailer was released on November 9, and the film was released on May 7, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-02/paradise-kiss-mardock-scramble-gon-promos-streamed |title=Paradise Kiss, Mardock Scramble, Gon Promos Streamed (Makoto Shinkai's latest work, Hoshi o Ou Kodomo, to have teaser on November 9) |publisher=Anime News Network |last=Loo |first=Egan |date=2010-11-02 |access-date=2010-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104052331/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-02/paradise-kiss-mardock-scramble-gon-promos-streamed |archive-date=2010-11-04 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-09/makoto-shinkai-hoshi-o-ou-kodomo-teaser-posted-in-hd |title=Makoto Shinkai's Hoshi o Ou Kodomo Teaser Posted in HD |publisher=Anime News Network |last=Loo |first=Egan |date=2010-11-09 |access-date=2010-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110204834/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-09/makoto-shinkai-hoshi-o-ou-kodomo-teaser-posted-in-hd |archive-date=2010-11-10 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Makoto Shinkhai in Moscow (cropped).JPG|upright|thumb|Shinkai in 2013]]
His next feature, ''[[The Garden of Words]]'', was released on May 31, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/350036|title=Video: Japanese anime movie 'Garden of Words' 5-min preview|publisher=Digital Journal|date=2013-05-12|access-date=2016-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104005750/http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/350036|archive-date=2014-11-04|url-status=live}}</ref>

On August 26, 2016, Shinkai released ''[[Your Name]].'' The film received widespread acclaim from audiences and critics,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/your-name|title='Your Name.' Reviews|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=2018-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625184332/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/your-name|archive-date=2018-06-25|url-status=live}}</ref> praising the film for its narrative, imagery, animation, music, emotional weight, and skillful use of post-postmodernist themes. The film was also a commercial success, becoming the [[List of highest-grossing films in Japan|fifth-highest-grossing film of all time in Japan]]. Then by 2019, the film became the [[List of highest-grossing anime films|highest-grossing anime film]] of all time worldwide, overtaking Miyazaki's ''[[Spirited Away]]''.<ref name="Independent.co.uk"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-anime-your-name-became-an-phenomenon-969255|title=How Anime 'Your Name' Became an Unlikely Phenomenon|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Blair|first=Gavin J.|date=2017-01-27|access-date=2017-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020175606/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-anime-your-name-became-an-phenomenon-969255|archive-date=2017-10-20|url-status=live}}</ref>

Shinkai's next project ''[[Weathering with You]]'' was released on July 19, 2019 in Japan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/226516/anime-directors-mamoru-hosoda-makoto-shinkai-working-new-films|title=Anime directors Mamoru Hosoda, Makoto Shinkai working on new films|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer|Inquirer.net]]|last=Bayle|first=Alfred|date=2017-05-18|access-date=2017-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171126151124/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/226516/anime-directors-mamoru-hosoda-makoto-shinkai-working-new-films|archive-date=2017-11-26|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/asia/your-name-director-makoto-shinkai-weathering-1203092067/|title='Your Name' Director Makoto Shinkai Readies 'Weathering'|last=Schilling|first=Mark|date=2018-12-18|access-date=2018-12-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219043932/https://variety.com/2018/film/asia/your-name-director-makoto-shinkai-weathering-1203092067/|archive-date=2018-12-19|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was also a commercial success, grossing $192.9 million worldwide and making it the [[List of highest-grossing Japanese films|tenth highest grossing Japanese film of all time]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weathering with You (天気の子) (2019) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Weathering-with-You-(2019-Japan) |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=The Numbers}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Weathering with You |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt9426210/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>

''[[Suzume (film)|Suzume]],'' Shinkai's seventh feature-length film, was released in Japan on November 11, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 15, 2021 |title=新海誠監督の最新作「すずめの戸締まり」2022年秋に全国公開！ 主人公は災いの元となる"扉"を閉めていく少女 |url=https://eiga.com/news/20211215/16/ |access-date=December 15, 2021 |publisher=Eiga.com |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Malhotra |first=Rahul |date=2021-12-15 |title='Your Name' Director Makoto Shinkai Announces New Film |url=https://collider.com/makoto-shinkai-new-movie-suzume-locking-up-doors/ |access-date=2021-12-18 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref> The film was a further critical and commercial success, grossing over $300 million worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Suzume (すずめの戸締まり) (2022) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Suzume-(2022-Japan) |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=The Numbers}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Shinkai has been called "The New [[Hayao Miyazaki|Miyazaki]]" in several reviews,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/09/makoto-shinkai-director-anime-your-name|title=Makoto Shinkai: Could the anime director be cinema's 'new Miyazaki'?|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|last=Rose|first=Steve|date=2016-11-09|access-date=2018-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811003948/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/09/makoto-shinkai-director-anime-your-name|archive-date=2018-08-11|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/04/movies/the-anime-master-of-missed-connections-makes-strong-contact-in-japan.html|title=The Anime Master of Missed Connections Makes Strong Contact in Japan|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|last=Rich|first=Motoko|date=2016-12-04|access-date=2018-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811002531/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/04/movies/the-anime-master-of-missed-connections-makes-strong-contact-in-japan.html|archive-date=2018-08-11|url-status=live}}</ref> including those by Anime Advocates and ActiveAnime—comparisons that Shinkai brushed off as "overestimation".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://activeanime.com/html/2005/09/27/makoto-shinkai-the-place-promised-in-our-early-days-director/ |title=Makoto Shinkai - 'The Place Promised in Our Early Days' Director |work=Active Anime |date=2005-09-27 |access-date=2011-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220065243/https://activeanime.com/html/2005/09/27/makoto-shinkai-the-place-promised-in-our-early-days-director/|archive-date=20 December 2011}}<!-- http://www.activeanime.com/html/content/view/1000/2/ --></ref>

Shinkai is married to retired actress and producer Misaka Chieko who is best known for starring in ''[[Versus (2000 film)|Versus]]'' by [[Ryuhei Kitamura]]; the couple has a daughter, child actress Chise Niitsu (born 2010).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nikkan-gendai.com/articles/view/geinox/191829/|title=君の名は。」新海誠監督の妻は女優・三坂知絵子だった|trans-title='Your Name' director Makoto Shinkai's wife, Misaka Chieko, was an actress|language=ja|website=[[Kodansha|Nikkan Gendai]]|date=2016-10-15|access-date=2017-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308231605/https://www.nikkan-gendai.com/articles/view/geinox/191829/|archive-date=2018-03-08|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-06-23/anime-director-makoto-shinkai-daughter-chise-niitsu-gets-1st-starring-film-role/.132915|title=Anime Director Makoto Shinkai's Daughter Chise Niitsu Gets 1st Starring Film Role|website=Anime News Network|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|date=2018-06-24|access-date=2018-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811034848/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-06-23/anime-director-makoto-shinkai-daughter-chise-niitsu-gets-1st-starring-film-role/.132915|archive-date=2018-08-11|url-status=live}}</ref>

An asteroid, [[55222 Makotoshinkai]], is named after him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=55222|title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser — 55222 Makotoshinkai (2001 RP63)|publisher=[[NASA]]|date=2001-09-12|access-date=2011-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412073334/https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=55222|archive-date=2018-04-12|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Works ==
===Film===
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|-  style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="4" | Credited as
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | 
|-
! scope="col" | Writer
! scope="col" | [[Film producer|Producer]]
! scope="col" | Actor
! scope="col" | Other
|-
! scope=row| ''The World Be Enclosed''<br />(囲まれた世界 ''Kakomareta Sekai'')
| style="text-align:center;" | 1998
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| {{yes|Animator}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Short film]]
|-
! scope=row| ''Other Worlds''<br />(遠い世界 ''Tōi Sekai'')
| style="text-align:center;" | 1998
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| {{yes|Animator}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| Short film
|-
! scope=row| ''[[She and Her Cat]]''<br />(彼女と彼女の猫 ''Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko'')
| style="text-align:center;" | 1999
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| {{yes|Animator}}
| Her cat ([[Voice acting|Voice over]])
| Short film
|-
! scope=row| ''[[Voices of a Distant Star]]''<br />(ほしのこえ ''Hoshi no Koe'')
| style="text-align:center;" | 2002
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Animator}}
| Noboru Terao (Voice over)
| Short film
|-
! scope=row| ''[[Minna no Uta]]'': "Egao"<br />(みんなのうた「笑顔」)
| style="text-align:center;" | 2003
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| Short film
|-
! scope=row| ''[[The Place Promised in Our Early Days]]''<br />(雲のむこう、約束の場所 ''Kumo no Mukō, Yakusoku no Basho'')
| style="text-align:center;" | 2004
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|
* Storyboards
* Background art
* Design
* Theme song lyrics}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|
|-
! scope=row| ''[[5 Centimeters per Second]]''<br />(秒速5センチメートル ''Byōsoku Go-Senchimētoru'')
| style="text-align:center;" | 2007
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|
* Storyboard
* Art director
* Color design}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|
|-
! scope=row| ''[[Children Who Chase Lost Voices]]''{{efn|group=upper-alpha|name=Children Chase Voice|Also known as ''Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below'' or ''Journey to Agartha''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Osmond|first=Andrew|title='Children Who Chase Lose Voices' Renamed 'Journey to Agartha'|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-05-26/children-who-chase-lose-voices-renamed-journey-to-agartha|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2012-05-26|access-date=2012-10-15}}</ref>}}<br />(星を追う子ども ''Hoshi o Ou Kodomo'')
| style="text-align:center;" | 2011
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|
* Cinematography
* Editing}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|
|-
! scope=row| ''[[Dareka no Manazashi|Someone's Gaze]]''<br />(だれかのまなざし ''Dareka no Manazashi'')
| style="text-align:center;" | 2013
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| Short film
|-
! scope=row| ''[[The Garden of Words]]''<br />(言の葉の庭 ''Kotonoha no Niwa'')
| style="text-align:center;" | 2013
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| {{yes|
* Photography
* Color design
* Editing}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|
|-
! scope=row| ''[[Your Name]]''<br />(君の名は。 ''Kimi no Na wa'')
| style="text-align:center;" | 2016
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| {{yes|
* Photography
* Color design
* Editing}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|
|-
! scope=row| ''[[Weathering with You]]''<br />(天気の子 ''Tenki no Ko'')<ref>{{cite news|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/makoto-shinkai-announces-new-anime-feature-1169357|title='Your Name' Director Makoto Shinkai Announces New Anime Feature|last=Blair|first=Gavin J.|date=2018-12-14|access-date=2018-12-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227123322/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/makoto-shinkai-announces-new-anime-feature-1169357|archive-date=2018-12-27|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 2019
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| {{yes|
* Photography
* Color design
* Editing}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|
|-
! scope=row| ''[[Suzume (film)|Suzume]]''<br />(すずめの戸締まり ''Suzume no Tojimari'')
| style="text-align:center;" | 2022
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| {{yes|
* Editing}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|
|}

=== Video games ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-  style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Year
! scope="col" colspan="3" |Credited as
! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
! scope="col"| Director
! scope="col"| Animator
! scope="col"| Other
|-
! scope=row| ''[[The Legend of Heroes III: Song of the Ocean]]''
| style="text-align:center;" | 1999
| {{yes|Yes <br />{{small|(Opening)}}}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| As Makoto Niitsu
|-
! scope=row| ''[[Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter|Ys II Eternal]]''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2000
| {{yes|Yes <br />{{small|(Opening)}}}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| As Makoto Niitsu
|-
! scope=row| ''[[Bittersweet Fools]]''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2001
| {{yes|Yes <br />{{small|(Trailer & Opening)}}}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|
|-
! scope=row| ''[[Wind: A Breath of Heart]]''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2002
| {{yes|Yes <br />{{small|(Trailer & Opening)}}}}
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|
|-
! scope=row| ''[[Haru no Ashioto]]''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2004
| {{yes|Yes <br />{{small|(Trailer & Opening)}}}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|
|-
! scope=row| ''[[Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two]]''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2006<br>2008
| {{yes|Yes <br />{{small|(Trailer & Opening)}}}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|
|}

=== Commercials ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-  style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Year
! scope="col" colspan="3" |Credited as
! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
! scope="col"| Director
! scope="col"| Editor
! scope="col"| Other
|-
! scope=row| {{Nihongo|Bosphorus Tunnel|ボスポラス海峡トンネル|Bosuporasu Kaikyō Ton'neru||lead=no}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 2011
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| {{yes|
*Background art}}
| TV commercial released by [[Taisei Corporation]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://shinkaimakoto.jp/taisei | title = Other voices-遠い声- » 大成建設テレビCM | trans-title = Other voices - Taisei TV CM | language = ja | publisher = Makoto Shinkai / CoMix Wave Films | access-date = October 10, 2014 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141010033343/http://shinkaimakoto.jp/taisei | archive-date = October 10, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>
|-
! scope=row| {{Nihongo|Sri Lanka Highway|スリランカ高速道路|Suriranka Kōzokudōro||lead=no}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 2013
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|
* Storyboards
* Photography}}
| TV commercial released by Taisei Corporation, featuring the theme song {{nihongo|"Fight"|ファイト|Faito}} by [[Anri Kumaki]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://shinkaimakoto.jp/taisei2 | title = Other voices-遠い声- » 大成建設テレビCM「スリランカ高速道路」篇 | trans-title = Other voices - Taisei TV CM "Sri Lanka highway" | language = ja | publisher = Makoto Shinkai / CoMix Wave Films | access-date = October 10, 2014 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141010033502/http://shinkaimakoto.jp/taisei2 | archive-date = October 10, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>
|-
! scope=row|{{Nihongo|Vietnam Noi Bai Airport|ベトナム・ノイバイ空港|Betonamu Noibai Kūkō||lead=no}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 2014
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|
* Storyboards
* Shooting}}
| TV commercial released by Taisei Corporation<ref>{{cite web | url = http://shinkaimakoto.jp/taisei3 | title = Other voices-遠い声- » 大成建設テレビCM「ベトナム・ノイバイ空港」篇 | trans-title = Other voices - Taisei TV CM "Vietnam Noi Bai Airport" | language = ja | publisher = Makoto Shinkai / CoMix Wave Films | access-date = October 10, 2014 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141010033220/http://shinkaimakoto.jp/taisei3 | archive-date = October 10, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>
|-
! scope=row| {{Nihongo|Z-Kai: Cross Road|Z会 「クロスロード」|Z-Kai Kurosu Rodo||lead=no}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 2014
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| {{yes|
* Storyboards
* Screenplay
* Production
* Supervision}}
| TV commercial released by Z-Kai<ref>{{cite web | url = http://shinkaimakoto.jp/Zkai | title = Other voices-遠い声- » Z会「クロスロード」 | trans-title = Other voices - Z-Kai: Cross Road | language = ja | publisher = Makoto Shinkai / CoMix Wave Films | access-date = October 10, 2014 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141016231517/http://shinkaimakoto.jp/Zkai | archive-date = October 16, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>
|-
! scope=row| {{Nihongo|Thomson–East Coast MRT Line|MRTトムソン・イーストコースト線|MRT Tomuson īsuto Kōsuto-sen||lead=no}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|
* Storyboards}}
|TV commercial released by Taisei Corporation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/acclaimed-your-name-director-makoto-shinkai-directs-tv-ad-on-thomson-east-coast-line|title=Acclaimed 'Your Name' director Makoto Shinkai directs TV ad on Thomson-East Coast Line|last=Lam|first=Lydia|date=2018-05-07|website=[[The Straits Times]]|access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row| {{Nihongo|New Yangon Specialist Hospital|ヤンゴン新専門病院|Yangon Shin Senmon Byōin||lead=no}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 2020
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|
* Storyboards}}
|TV commercial released by Taisei Corporation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sojapan.jp/2020/03/makoto-shinkai-highlights-myanmar-in-new-ad-for-taisei-corporation|title=Makoto Shinkai highlights Myanmar in new ad for Taisei Corporation|website=So Japan|publisher=[[Anime Festival Asia]]|last=Freakpool|date=2020-03-21|access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref>
|}

=== Literary works ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-  style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" |Title
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Publisher
! scope="col" |Notes
|-
! scope="row" | ''Slug''
| style="text-align:center;" | 1994
| {{N/A}}
| Picture-book
|-
! scope="row" | ''5 Centimeters per Second''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2007
| [[Media Factory]]
| Novel
|-
! scope="row" | ''The Garden of Words''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2014
| [[Kadokawa Shoten]]
| Novel
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Your Name (novel)|Your Name]]''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2016
| [[Kadokawa Corporation|Kadokawa]]
| Novel
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Your Name (novel)|Your Name. Another Side: Earthbound]]''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2016
| Kadokawa
| Light novel; co-written with Arato Kanou.
|-
! scope="row" | ''Weathering with You''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2019
| [[Kadokawa Corporation|Kadokawa]]
| Novel
|-
! scope="row" | ''Suzume''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2022
| [[Kadokawa Corporation|Kadokawa]]
| Novel
|}

=== Manga ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-  style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" |Title
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Publisher(s)
! scope="col" |Notes
|-
! scope="row" | ''Beyond the Tower''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2002
| {{N/A}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Voices of a Distant Star''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2004
| [[Kodansha]]
| Illustrated by [[Sumomo Yumeka|Mizu Sahara]]
|-
! scope="row" | ''The Place Promised in Our Early Days''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2006
| Kodansha
| Illustrated by Mizu Sahara
|-
! scope="row" | ''5 Centimeters per Second''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2010–11
| Kodansha <br />[[Vertical (company)|Vertical, Inc.]] {{small|(English)}}
| Illustrated by Yukiko Seike
|-
! scope="row" | ''Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2011
| Media Factory
| 
|-
! scope="row" | ''The Garden of Words''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2013
| Kodansha <br />Vertical, Inc. {{small|(English)}}
| Illustrated by Midori Motohashi
|-
! scope="row" | ''Your Name''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2016
| Media Factory
| Illustrated by Ranmaru Kotone
|-
! scope="row" | ''Weathering with You''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2019
| {{N/A}}
| Illustrated by Watari Kubota
|}

=== Illustrations ===
* {{Nihongo|''I Dream to Protect You''|きみを守るためにぼくは夢をみる|Kimi o Mamoru Tame ni Boku wa Yume o Miru}} — Illustrator (2003–2011)

== Accolades ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work/Nominee
! Result
! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| align="center" | 2003
| 8th AMD Award
| Best Director
| ''[[Voices of a Distant Star]]''
| rowspan="2" {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://amd.or.jp/award/09_01/index.html#08|title=Digital Contents of the Year '02／第8回 AMD アワード|trans-title=Digital Contents of the Year '02 / 8th AMD Award|language=ja|website=Amd.or.jp|date=2003-02-05|access-date=2018-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812213037/https://amd.or.jp/award/09_01/index.html#08|archive-date=2018-08-12|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" | 2016
| 29th [[Tokyo International Film Festival]]
| Arigatō Award
| rowspan="9" | ''[[Your Name]]''
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/asia/yesterday-takes-top-prize-at-tokyo-film-festival-1201908344/|title='Yesterday' Takes Top Prize at Tokyo Film Festival|magazine=Variety|last=Schilling|first=Mark|date=2016-11-03|access-date=2018-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629211451/https://variety.com/2016/film/asia/yesterday-takes-top-prize-at-tokyo-film-festival-1201908344/|archive-date=2018-06-29|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 41st [[Hochi Film Award]]
| Best Director
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://pixiin.com/award-hochi-eigashou-all/|title=報知映画賞ノミネート歴代受賞結果まとめ|publisher=Pick Scene|language=ja|access-date=2020-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226123847/https://pixiin.com/award-hochi-eigashou-all/|archive-date=2020-02-26|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 29th [[Nikkan Sports Film Award]]
| [[Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{cite needed|date=February 2024}}
|-
| rowspan="6" align="center" | 2017
| [[44th Annie Awards]]
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature Production|Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production]]
| rowspan="4" {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/02/07/annie-awards-2016-winners-list/|title=Annie Awards 2016 winners list: 'Inside Out' takes top prizes|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|last=Coggan|first=Devan|date=2016-02-07|access-date=2018-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812213823/https://ew.com/article/2016/02/07/annie-awards-2016-winners-list/|archive-date=2018-08-12|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 59th [[Blue Ribbon Awards]]
| [[Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director|Best Director]]
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/01/26/blue-ribbon-awards-crowns-shin-godzilla-best-japanese-film-of-2016|title=Blue Ribbon Awards Crowns "Shin Godzilla" Best Japanese Film of 2016|work=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=2017-01-26|access-date=2020-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826113702/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/01/26/blue-ribbon-awards-crowns-shin-godzilla-best-japanese-film-of-2016|archive-date=2018-08-26|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[11th Asian Film Awards]]
| Best Screenplay
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://asianfilmfestivals.com/2017/01/12/11th-asian-film-awards-nominees-2017/|title=11th Asian Film Awards – Nominees 2017|publisher=Asian Film Festivals|date=2017-01-12|access-date=2020-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819192533/https://asianfilmfestivals.com/2017/01/12/11th-asian-film-awards-nominees-2017/|archive-date=2017-08-19|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[40th Japan Academy Prize]]
| [[Japan Academy Film Prize for Director of the Year|Director of the Year]]
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/asia/our-little-sister-nominations-japanese-awards-1201682563/|title=Kore'eda's 'Our Little Sister' Scores Record Nominations For Japanese Awards|magazine=Variety|last=Schilling|first=Mark|date=2016-01-18|access-date=2018-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812213308/https://variety.com/2016/film/asia/our-little-sister-nominations-japanese-awards-1201682563/|archive-date=2018-08-12|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Tokyo Anime Award Festival]] 2017
| [[Tokyo Anime Award#Best Director|Best Director]]
| rowspan="2" {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-23/yuri-on-ice-a-silent-voice-win-tokyo-anime-award-festival-top-prizes/.112594|title=Yuri!!! on Ice, A Silent Voice Win Tokyo Anime Award Festival's Top Prizes|work=[[Anime News Network]]|first=Egan|last=Loo|date=2017-02-23|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref>
|-
| 26th [[Japanese Movie Critics Awards|Japan Movie Critics Awards]]
| Best Animation Director
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://jmcao.org/past-awards.html|script-title=ja:第26回受賞作品|trans-title=The 26th Winning Work|website=Japan Movie Critics Awards Official Website|language=ja|date=2017-05-16|access-date=2018-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812213421/http://jmcao.org/past-awards.html|archive-date=2018-08-12|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" | 2020
| rowspan="2" | [[47th Annie Awards]]
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature Production|Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production]]
| rowspan="3" | ''[[Weathering with You]]''
| rowspan="2" {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | <ref name="Annie 2020">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2020-annie-award-winners-complete-list-1258805/item/best-animated-feature-2020-annie-award-winners-1269738|title=2020 Annie Award Winners {{!}} Complete List|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=2020-01-25|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref>
|-
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature Production|Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production]]
|-
| [[Tokyo Anime Award Festival]] 2020
| [[Tokyo Anime Award#Best Director|Best Director]]
| rowspan="2" {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/02/05-1/weathering-with-you-demon-slayer-win-anime-of-the-year-at-tokyo-anime-awards-festival-2020|title=Weathering With You, Demon Slayer Win Anime of the Year at Tokyo Anime Awards Festival 2020|first=Daryl|last=Harding|work=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=2020-02-05|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 2023
| [[Celebration of Cinema and Television]]
| International Animation Award
| rowspan="3" | ''[[Suzume]]''
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jaden |title=America Ferrera, Colman Domingo and Greta Lee Among Critics Choice Association Honorees for Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/critics-choice-celebration-america-ferrera-colman-domingo-2023-1235789595/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=November 13, 2023 |access-date=January 11, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" | 2024
| rowspan="2" | [[51st Annie Awards]]
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in a Feature Production|Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in a Feature Production]]
| rowspan="2" {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |last=Flores |first=Terry |title=Netflix's ''Nimona'' Leads Annie Awards 2024 Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2024/awards/awards/nimona-netflix-lead-annie-awards-2024-nominations-1235868314/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=January 11, 2024 |access-date=January 11, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature Production|Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production]]
|}

== Notes ==
{{notelist-ua}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons}}
{{Wikiquote}}
* [http://shinkaimakoto.jp/ Makoto Shinkai's Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210094615/http://shinkaimakoto.jp/ |date=February 10, 2021 }} {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://en.shinkaiworks.com/ Makoto Shinkai's Official Portal]
* {{IMDb name|1396121}}
* {{Rotten-tomatoes-person|makoto_shinkai}}
* {{ann|people|3487}}
* [http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/shinkai_makoto Entry] in [[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]]

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