Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Hiromasa Yonebayashi, nicknamed Maro, is a Japanese animator and director, formerly for Studio Ghibli. After his directorial debut with Studio Ghibli, 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, in between animation, clean-up animationJin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, in between animationMy Neighbors the Yamadas, in between animationSpirited Away, key animationMei and the Kittenbus, animation directorHowl's Moving Castle, key animationTales from Earthsea, assistant animation directorMizugumo Monmon, key animationPonyo, key animationThe Secret World of Arrietty, director, storyboards, unit directorFrom Up on Poppy Hill, key animationThe Wind Rises, key animationWhen Marnie Was There, director, screenplayMary and the Witch's Flower, director, screenplayModest Heroes, director, screenplayThe Boy and the Heron, key animation
Television
Serial Experiments Lain, key animationGhiblies, key animationMonster, key animationWelcome to the Ballroom, key animation
Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase, key animation