Mamoru Hosoda

director • art_department • animation_department

Mamoru Hosoda (細田守 Hosoda Mamoru, born September 19, 1967) is a Japanese film director and animator. He started out working for Toei Animation, before moving to MADHOUSE in 2005. He worked for MADHOUSE until 2011, when he decided to leave in order to establish Studio Chizu along with co-founder Yui...

Born: September 19, 1967 in Nakaniikawa District, Toyama, Japan (age 57)

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Known For

7.6

Wolf Children

Movies & TV Credits

36 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Scarlet Movie	—	Directing	Director	2025
ANIME SANCTUARIES TV Show	—	Actor	Self - Director of Wolf Children(1 Episode)	2024
Hand-Drawn: Documentary Movie	—	Actor	Self	2023
ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION TV Show	—	Actor	Self (archive footage)(1 Episode)	2023
Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist Movie	6.9	Actor	Self	2021
Belle Movie	7.2	Directing	Director	2021
Mirai Movie	7.2	Directing	Director	2018
The Boy and the Beast Movie	7.8	Directing	Director	2015
Wolf Children Movie	8.3	Directing	Director	2012
Summer Wars Movie	7.6	Directing	Director	2009
Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix! Short Film	5.2	Directing	Director	2009
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Movie	7.8	Directing	Director	2006
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island Movie	7.3	Directing	Director	2005
Superflat Monogram Short Film	6.0	Directing	Director	2003
Digimon: The Movie Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	2000
Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! Short Film	7.8	Directing	Director	2000
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie Movie	7.4	Art	Storyboard Artist	1999
Voogie's Angel: Forever and Ever Movie	—	Writing	Storyboard	1999
Digimon Adventure Short Film	7.6	Directing	Director	1999
Spooky Kitaro: Kitaro's Ghost Train Short Film	—	Directing	Director	1999
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy Movie	6.1	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1998
Revolutionary Girl Utena TV Show	8.3	Art	Storyboard Artist(3 Episodes)	1997
Voogie's Angel TV Show	—	Writing	Storyboard(3 Episodes)	1997
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power Movie	7.3	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1996
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole Movie	7.6	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1995
Gokinjo monogatari TV Show	7.4	Visual Effects	Key Animation(1 Episode)	1995
Slam Dunk: Shôhoku Saidai no Kiki! Moero Sakuragi Hanamichi Short Film	7.0	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1995
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming Movie	6.7	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1994
Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice Movie	7.5	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1994
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report Movie	6.8	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1994
Slam Dunk 2: National Tournement Movie	7.5	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1994
Ghost Sweeper Mikami Movie	6.3	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1994
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan Movie	7.3	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1993
Emblem Take 2 TV Show	—	Visual Effects	Key Animation(2 Episodes)	1993
Dragon Ball Z TV Show	8.6	Visual Effects	Key Animation(1 Episode)	1989
Crying Freeman Limited Series	6.7	Visual Effects	Key Animation(2 Episodes)	1988

Mamoru Hosoda

Known For

Summer Wars

The Boy and the Beast

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Wolf Children

Movies & TV Credits