Directed credits
6
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Directing
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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 0All crew credits: 22
TMDB ID: 144476
IMDb ID: nm0948488
Known for: Directing
Born: July 10, 1973
Age: 53
Place of birth: Ishikawa, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1998 - 2025
Years active: 28
Average TMDB rating: 7.65
Wikidata: Q2630715
Also known as
Maro • 米林 宏昌 • 麻呂
Frequent jobs
Director (4)Animation Director (2)Key Animation (15)Screenplay (1)
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hiromasa Yonebayashi (born 1973 in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan), nicknamed Maro, is a Japanese animator and director for Studio Ghibli. Making his directing debut with them in the film The Borrower Arrietty, he became the youngest director of a Studio Ghibli film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hiromasa Yonebayashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi.
Director
With All Our Hearts
2021 • Movie
Director
Mary and The Witch's Flower
2017 • Movie
Director
The Secret World of Arrietty
2010 • Movie
Director
The Theory of Evolution
2008 • Movie
Animation Director
Imaginary Flying Machines
2002 • Movie
Animation Director
Mei and the Kittenbus
2002 • Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Hiromasa Yonebayashi.
Key Animation
Spirited Away
2001 • Movie
Key Animation
Howl's Moving Castle
2004 • Movie
Screenplay
When Marnie Was There
2014 • Movie
Key Animation
Ponyo
2008 • Movie
Key Animation
The Wind Rises
2013 • Movie
Director
The Secret World of Arrietty
2010 • Movie
Key Animation
The Imaginary
2023 • Movie
as Self
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
2013 • Movie
Key Animation
From Up on Poppy Hill
2011 • Movie
Key Animation
The Boy and the Heron
2023 • Movie
Director
Mary and The Witch's Flower
2017 • Movie
Key Animation
The Deer King
2021 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Hiromasa Yonebayashi.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Hiromasa Yonebayashi.
Key Animation
Spirited Away
2001 • Movie
Key Animation
Howl's Moving Castle
2004 • Movie
Key Animation
Ponyo
2008 • Movie
Key Animation
The Boy and the Heron
2023 • Movie
Director
The Secret World of Arrietty
2010 • Movie
Key Animation
From Up on Poppy Hill
2011 • Movie
Key Animation
The Wind Rises
2013 • Movie
Director
Mary and The Witch's Flower
2017 • Movie
Screenplay
When Marnie Was There
2014 • Movie
Key Animation
The Imaginary
2023 • Movie
Key Animation
Modest Heroes
2018 • Movie
as Self
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
2024 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Hiromasa Yonebayashi.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Hiromasa Yonebayashi.
Key Animation
The Imaginary
2023 • Movie
Key Animation
The Boy and the Heron
2023 • Movie
Key Animation
The Deer King
2021 • Movie
Key Animation
Modest Heroes
2018 • Movie
Screenplay
When Marnie Was There
2014 • Movie
Key Animation
The Wind Rises
2013 • Movie
Key Animation
From Up on Poppy Hill
2011 • Movie
Key Animation
Ponyo
2008 • Movie
Key Animation
Iblard Time
2007 • Movie
Key Animation
Howl's Moving Castle
2004 • Movie
Key Animation
Spirited Away
2001 • Movie
Key Animation
Ghiblies
2000 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Hiromasa Yonebayashi.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Hiromasa Yonebayashi.
as Self
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
2025 • Movie
as Self
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
2024 • Movie
as Self
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
2013 • Movie
as Himself
Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director
2010 • Movie
The Nippon Television Special of Spirited Away
2001 • Movie