is a Japanese lead film producer formerly of
Studio Ghibli
is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Koganei, Tokyo."Studio Ghibli Collection - Madman Entertainment". ''Studio Ghibli Collection - Madman Entertainment''. Retrieved 2020-12-14. It is best known for its animated feature films, and h ...
and founder of the company
Studio Ponoc
is a Japanese animation studio based in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in April 2015 by Yoshiaki Nishimura, former lead film producer of Studio Ghibli. Its first feature film, ''Mary and The Witch's Flower'', was released on Ju ...
.
He was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2014 for ''
The Tale of Princess Kaguya''
and received a consecutive Oscar nomination at the
88th Academy Awards
The 88th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2015 and took place on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m. PST. Dur ...
for ''
When Marnie Was There
is a 2014 Japanese animated psychological drama film co-written and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, produced by Studio Ghibli and distributed by Toho. It is based on Joan G. Robinson's 1967 novel of the same name.
The film follows Anna Sas ...
'' in the same category.
Filmography
* 2004: ''
Howl's Moving Castle (film)
is a 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is loosely based on the 1986 novel of the same name by English author Diana Wynne Jones. The film was produced by Toshio Suzuki, animated by Studio Ghibli ...
''
* 2013: ''
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness''
* 2013: ''
The Tale of Princess Kaguya''
* 2014: ''
When Marnie Was There
is a 2014 Japanese animated psychological drama film co-written and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, produced by Studio Ghibli and distributed by Toho. It is based on Joan G. Robinson's 1967 novel of the same name.
The film follows Anna Sas ...
''
* 2017: ''
Mary and the Witch's Flower
is a 2017 Japanese animated fantasy film co-written and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, produced by Studio Ponoc founder Yoshiaki Nishimura, animated by Studio Ponoc, and distributed by Toho in Japan. Based on the 1971 book ''The Little Bro ...
''
* 2018: ''
Modest Heroes
is a 2018 Japanese animated anthology film produced by Studio Ponoc. The film is the first volume in the studio's ''Ponoc Short Films Theatre'' anthology, and includes films written and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiyuki Momose, and Akih ...
''
* 2021: ''
Tomorrow's Leaves
''Tomorrow's Leaves'' is a 2021 hand-drawn Japanese animated short film which is produced by Studio Ponoc. The Olympic Foundation of Culture (OFCH) commissioned Studio Ponoc for this film project to commemorate the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, on ahead o ...
''
* 2023: ''
The Imaginary''
See also
*
List of Asian Academy Award winners and nominees
This is a list of Academy Award winners and nominees who are from Asia, i.e., who are nationals of a country situated in Asia (including people with dual citizenship). The Best International Feature Film (Best Foreign Language Film) here include ...
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Studio Ponoc
is a Japanese animation studio based in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in April 2015 by Yoshiaki Nishimura, former lead film producer of Studio Ghibli. Its first feature film, ''Mary and The Witch's Flower'', was released on Ju ...
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1977 births
Japanese animators
Japanese animated film producers
Japanese film producers
Living people
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