Mamoru Hosoda

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).

Crew

All Art Directing Visual Effects Writing

Wolf Children

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

8.2

2395 votes

Release Date

Jul 21, 2012

13 years ago
Wolf Children

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

8.2

2395 votes

Release Date

Jul 21, 2012

13 years ago
Wolf Children

Department Writing

Job Original Story

Average Rating

8.2

2395 votes

Release Date

Jul 21, 2012

13 years ago
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.8

2150 votes

Release Date

Jul 15, 2006

20 years ago
The Boy and the Beast

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.9

1550 votes

Release Date

Jul 11, 2015

10 years ago
The Boy and the Beast

Department Visual Effects

Job Character Designer

Average Rating

7.9

1550 votes

Release Date

Jul 11, 2015

10 years ago
The Boy and the Beast

Department Writing

Job Original Story

Average Rating

7.9

1550 votes

Release Date

Jul 11, 2015

10 years ago
The Boy and the Beast

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.9

1550 votes

Release Date

Jul 11, 2015

10 years ago
Summer Wars

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.5

994 votes

Release Date

Aug 01, 2009

16 years ago
Summer Wars

Department Writing

Job Original Story

Average Rating

7.5

994 votes

Release Date

Aug 01, 2009

16 years ago
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan

Department Visual Effects

Job Key Animation

Average Rating

7.2

958 votes

Release Date

Mar 06, 1993

33 years ago
Belle

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.7

817 votes

Release Date

Jul 16, 2021

4 years ago
Belle

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.7

817 votes

Release Date

Jul 16, 2021

4 years ago
Belle

Department Writing

Job Original Story

Average Rating

7.7

817 votes

Release Date

Jul 16, 2021

4 years ago
Mirai

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.1

813 votes

Release Date

Jun 16, 2018

7 years ago
Mirai

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

7.1

813 votes

Release Date

Jun 16, 2018

7 years ago
Mirai

Department Writing

Job Original Story

Average Rating

7.1

813 votes

Release Date

Jun 16, 2018

7 years ago
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming

Department Visual Effects

Job Key Animation

Average Rating

6.8

697 votes

Release Date

Mar 12, 1994

32 years ago
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power

Department Visual Effects

Job Key Animation

Average Rating

7.4

384 votes

Release Date

Mar 04, 1996

30 years ago
Digimon: The Movie

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.5

287 votes

Release Date

Oct 06, 2000

25 years ago
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.2

228 votes

Release Date

Mar 05, 2005

21 years ago
Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice

Department Visual Effects

Job Key Animation

Average Rating

7.6

148 votes

Release Date

Dec 04, 1994

31 years ago
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole

Department Visual Effects

Job Key Animation

Average Rating

7.9

145 votes

Release Date

Dec 23, 1995

30 years ago
Digimon Adventure

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.6

88 votes

Release Date

Mar 06, 1999

27 years ago
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie

Department Art

Job Storyboard Artist

Average Rating

7.4

81 votes

Release Date

Aug 14, 1999

27 years ago
Our War Game

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

8.0

67 votes

Release Date

Mar 04, 2000

26 years ago
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report

Department Visual Effects

Job Key Animation

Average Rating

7.6

60 votes

Release Date

Apr 09, 1994

32 years ago
Slam Dunk 2: National Tournement

Department Visual Effects

Job Key Animation

Average Rating

5.9

21 votes

Release Date

Jul 09, 1994

32 years ago
Slam Dunk 3: Crisis of Shohoku School

Department Visual Effects

Job Key Animation

Average Rating

6.5

19 votes

Release Date

Mar 04, 1995

31 years ago
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy

Department Visual Effects

Job Key Animation

Average Rating

6.5

12 votes

Release Date

Mar 07, 1998

28 years ago
Ghost Sweeper Mikami

Department Visual Effects

Job Key Animation

Average Rating

6.1

11 votes

Release Date

Dec 04, 1994

31 years ago
Superflat Monogram

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

5.4

10 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2003

23 years ago
Superflat Monogram

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.4

10 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2003

23 years ago
Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix!

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

4.6

8 votes

Release Date

Jul 20, 2000

26 years ago
Spooky Kitaro: Kitaro's Ghost Train

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.0

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 20, 1999

27 years ago
Voogie's Angel: Forever and Ever

Department Writing

Job Storyboard

Average Rating

4.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 25, 1999

27 years ago
Scarlet

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 21, 2025

4 months ago
Scarlet

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 21, 2025

4 months ago
Scarlet

Department Writing

Job Original Story

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 21, 2025

4 months ago

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