BEST DIRECTORS ANIME
by geertssteven | created - 02 Aug 2017 | updated - 29 Apr 2018 | Public
1. René Laloux
Writer | La planète sauvage
René Laloux was born on July 13, 1929 in Paris, France. He was a writer and director, known for Fantastic Planet (1973), Time Masters (1982) and Les escargots (1966). He died on March 14, 2004 in Angoulême, Charente, France.
fantastic planet, time masters, gandahar
2. Hayao Miyazaki
Writer | Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan's greatest animation directors. The entertaining plots, compelling characters, and breathtaking visuals in his films have earned him international renown from critics as well as public recognition within Japan.
Miyazaki started his career in 1963 as an animator at the ...
nausica, princess mononoke, spirited away, howl's moving castle, kiki's delivery service, ponyo, my neighbor totoro, laputa castle in the sky, the castle of cagliostro (lupin III), the wind rises
3. Makoto Shinkai
Writer | Suzume no Tojimari
Makoto Shinkai is a Japanese director, writer, producer, animator, editor, cinematographer, voice actor, manga artist and former graphic designer. Shinkai studied Japanese literature at Chuo University where he was a member of juvenile literature club where he drew picture books. In 1999, Shinkai ...
Voices of a distant star, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, 5 centimeters per second, ANI-KURI15 (GATHERING OF CATS), Children who chase lost voices, The garden of words, Your name
-SHORTS : SHE AND HER CAT (1999 5min short), SOMEONE'S GAZE (2013), SHE AND HER CAT : EVERYTHING FLOWS (2016 4ep miniseries of 8min/ep)
-SHORTS 2 DOWNLOAD NOW!!!!!! : OTHER WORLDS (1999), HIROMI IWASAKI : EGEAO (2003), A GATHERING OF CATS (Ani-kuri15) (2007), CROSS ROAD (2014 short)
4. Satoshi Kon
Writer | Tôkyô goddofâzâzu
Satoshi Kon was born in 1963. He studied at the Musashino College of the Arts. He began his career as a Manga artist. He then moved to animation and worked as a background artist on many films (including Roujin Z (1991) by 'Katsuhiro Otomo'). Then, in 1995, he wrote an episode of the anthology film ...
perfect blue, millennium actress, tokyo godfathers, paprika, magnetic rose (memories), paranoia agent
5. Ryôtarô Makihara
Animation_department | Samâ uôzu
Ryôtarô Makihara is known for Summer Wars (2009), Vampire in the Garden (2022) and The Empire of Corpses (2015).
HAL (HARU 2013), THE EMPIRE OF CORPSES (PROJECT ITOH)
6. Yasuhiro Yoshiura
Writer | Eve no jikan
Yasuhiro Yoshiura is known for Time of Eve (2010), Patema Inverted (2013) and Eve no jikan (2008).
Time of eve, PATEMA INVERTED : BEGINNING OF THE DAY, Patema inverted, HARMONIE (2014 short - anime mirai 2014 : harmonie) (young animator project), MOBILE POLICE PATLABOR REBOOT (2016 7min short)
7. Nina Paley
Director | Sita Sings the Blues
Nina Paley was born on May 3, 1968 in Champaign, Illinois, USA. She is a director and writer, known for Sita Sings the Blues (2008), Seder-Masochism (2018) and Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014). She was previously married to Liam.
SITA SINGS THE BLUES, THE PROPHET (2014)
8. Tomm Moore
Producer | WolfWalkers
Tomm Moore was born on January 7, 1977 in Newry, Northern Ireland, UK. He is a producer and writer, known for Wolfwalkers (2020), Song of the Sea (2014) and The Secret of Kells (2009). He is married to Liselott Olofsson. They have one child.
THE SECRET OF KELLS, THE PROPHET, SONG OF THE SEA, (THE BREADWINNER)
PUFFIN ROCK (director series c denk 2015-2016)
(-unreleased : WOLFWAKERS, THE INVENTORS)
9. Nora Twomey
Producer | WolfWalkers
Partner & Creative Director with Cartoon Saloon. ACADEMY AWARD® & GOLDEN GLOBE Nominated Director.
Nora's passion for visual storytelling began at an early age and has led her to explore the medium of animation with her collaborators in Cartoon Saloon in Kilkenny, Ireland. From the studio's early ...
THE SECRET OF KELLS, (SONG OF THE SEA), THE BREADWINNER
PUFFIN ROCK !!!! (creative producer)
10. Sam Fell
Director | Flushed Away
Sam Fell was born on November 22, 1965. He is a director and writer, known for Flushed Away (2006), ParaNorman (2012) and The Tale of Despereaux (2008).
FLUSHED AWAY, THE TALES OF DESPEREAUX, PARANORMAN
11. Travis Knight
Animation_department | Kubo and the Two Strings
Travis Knight was born on September 13, 1973 in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), ParaNorman (2012) and Missing Link (2019).
KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS,
-(unreleased : BUMBLEBEE (2018) )
12. Mamoru Hosoda
Director | Samâ uôzu
Mamoru Hosoda is a Japanese film director and animator. Formerly employed at Toei Animation, he went to work at Madhouse from 2005 to 2011. Hosoda left Madhouse in 2011 to establish his own animation studio, Studio Chizu. He first came to public attention in the early 2000s with the first two films...
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