Makoto Shinkai

Born in 1973 in Nagano, Japan. He studied Japanese literature in university. He worked as graphic designer for Falcom, a video game company. After three award-winning short and two feature length animation films, he has often been called as “the new Miyazaki”.

Filmography:

Kanojo to kanojo no neko (She and Her Cat, 1999, short)
Hoshi no koe (Voices of a Distant Star, 2003, short)
Egao (The Smile, 2003, short)
Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho (The Place Promised in Our Early Days, 2004)
Byôsoku 5 senchimêtoru (5 Centimeters per Second, 2007)

Movies:

5 Centimeters per Second