Directed credits
17
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Mamoru Hosoda
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.5
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 16Directed series: 1All crew credits: 36
TMDB ID: 81718
IMDb ID: nm0396074
Known for: Directing
Born: September 19, 1967
Age: 59
Place of birth: Nakaniikawa District, Toyama, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1988 - 2025
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 7.49
Wikidata: Q720771
Also known as
Katsuwo Hashimoto • Katsuyo Hashimoto • Chiaki Shirai • Мамору Хосода • 細田 守 • 细田 守
Frequent jobs
Director (17)Key Animation (15)Storyboard (2)Storyboard Artist (2)
Biography
Mamoru Hosoda (細田 守, Hosoda Mamoru, born September 19, 1967) is a Japanese film director and animator. He is known for the short films that made up Digimon: The Movie (2000), The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) and Summer Wars (2009). He was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Animated Feature Film category at the 91st Academy Awards for his eighth film Mirai (2018). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mamoru Hosoda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Mamoru Hosoda.
Scarlet
Director
2025 Movie
Belle
Director
2021 Movie
Mirai
Director
2018 Movie
The Boy and the Beast
Director
2015 Movie
Wolf Children
Director
2012 Movie
Summer Wars
Director
2009 Movie
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Director
2006 Movie
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
Director
2005 Movie
Superflat Monogram
Director
2003 Movie
Digimon: The Movie
Director
2000 Movie
Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix!
Director
2000 Movie
Our War Game
Director
2000 Movie
Gegege no Kitaro: Kitaro's Ghost Train
Director
1999 Movie
Digimon Adventure
Director
1999 Movie
Alice SOS
Director
1998 Movie
SILENT
Director
1989 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Mamoru Hosoda.
Ashita no Nadja
Director • 3 eps
2003 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Mamoru Hosoda.
Wolf Children
Director
2012 Movie
The Boy and the Beast
Director
2015 Movie
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole
Key Animation
1995 Movie
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Director
2006 Movie
Belle
Director
2021 Movie
Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice
Key Animation
1994 Movie
Digimon Adventure
Director
1999 Movie
Summer Wars
Director
2009 Movie
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
Key Animation
1996 Movie
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie
Storyboard Artist
1999 Movie
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
Key Animation
1993 Movie
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
Director
2005 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Mamoru Hosoda.
Slam Dunk
Key Animation • 1 eps
1993 Series
Dragon Ball Z
Key Animation • 1 eps
1989 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Mamoru Hosoda.
Wolf Children
Director
2012 Movie
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Director
2006 Movie
Scarlet
Director
2025 Movie
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
Key Animation
1993 Movie
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
Director
2005 Movie
Belle
Director
2021 Movie
Summer Wars
Director
2009 Movie
The Boy and the Beast
Director
2015 Movie
Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice
Key Animation
1994 Movie
Mirai
Director
2018 Movie
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming
Key Animation
1994 Movie
Digimon: The Movie
Director
2000 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Mamoru Hosoda.
Dragon Ball Z
Key Animation • 1 eps
1989 Series
Slam Dunk
Key Animation • 1 eps
1993 Series
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Storyboard Artist • 3 eps
1997 Series
ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2023 Series
Ashita no Nadja
Director • 3 eps
2003 Series
Neighborhood Story
Key Animation • 1 eps
1995 Series
Crying Freeman
Key Animation • 2 eps
1988 Series
Voogie's Angel
Storyboard • 3 eps
1997 Series
Emblem Take 2
Key Animation • 2 eps
1993 Series
ANIME SANCTUARIES
as Self - Director of Wolf Children • 1 eps
2024 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Mamoru Hosoda.
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie
Storyboard Artist
1999 Movie
Voogie's Angel: Forever and Ever
Storyboard
1999 Movie
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
Key Animation
1998 Movie
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
Key Animation
1996 Movie
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole
Key Animation
1995 Movie
Slam Dunk 3: Crisis of Shohoku School
Key Animation
1995 Movie
Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice
Key Animation
1994 Movie
Ghost Sweeper Mikami
Key Animation
1994 Movie
Slam Dunk 2: National Tournement
Key Animation
1994 Movie
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report
Key Animation
1994 Movie
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming
Key Animation
1994 Movie
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
Key Animation
1993 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Mamoru Hosoda.
Voogie's Angel
Storyboard • 3 eps
1997 Series
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Storyboard Artist • 3 eps
1997 Series
Neighborhood Story
Key Animation • 1 eps
1995 Series
Emblem Take 2
Key Animation • 2 eps
1993 Series
Slam Dunk
Key Animation • 1 eps
1993 Series
Dragon Ball Z
Key Animation • 1 eps
1989 Series
Crying Freeman
Key Animation • 2 eps
1988 Series
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Mamoru Hosoda.
Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist
as Self
2021 Movie
Hand-Drawn: Documentary
as Self
Movie
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Mamoru Hosoda.
ANIME SANCTUARIES
as Self - Director of Wolf Children • 1 eps
2024 Series
ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2023 Series