
Person
Mamoru Hosoda
Directing · Born 1967-09-19 · Nakaniikawa District, Toyama, Japan
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.
Known for

Dragon Ball Z
Key Animation

Revolutionary Girl Utena
Storyboard Artist

Ashita no Nadja
Director

Neighborhood Story
Key Animation

Crying Freeman
Key Animation

Scarlet
Director

Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
Key Animation

ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION
Self (archive footage)

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Director

Wolf Children
Director
Filmography
- 2025ScarletDirector
- 2024ANIME SANCTUARIESSelf - Director of Wolf Children
- 2023ANIME MANGA EXPLOSIONSelf (archive footage)
- 2021BelleDirector
- 2021Satoshi Kon: The IllusionistSelf
- 2018MiraiDirector
- 2015The Boy and the BeastDirector
- 2012Wolf ChildrenDirector
- 2009Summer WarsDirector
- 2006The Girl Who Leapt Through TimeDirector
- 2005One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret IslandDirector
- 2003Ashita no NadjaDirector
- 2003Superflat MonogramDirector
- 2000Digimon: The MovieDirector
- 2000Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix!Director
- 2000Our War GameDirector
- 1999Revolutionary Girl Utena: The MovieStoryboard Artist
- 1999Gegege no Kitaro: Kitaro's Ghost TrainDirector
- 1999Digimon AdventureDirector
- 1999Voogie's Angel: Forever and EverStoryboard
- 1998Alice SOSDirector
- 1998Galaxy Express 999: Eternal FantasyKey Animation
- 1997Voogie's AngelStoryboard
- 1997Revolutionary Girl UtenaStoryboard Artist
- 1996Dragon Ball: The Path to PowerKey Animation
- 1995Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream HoleKey Animation
- 1995Neighborhood StoryKey Animation
- 1995Slam Dunk 3: Crisis of Shohoku SchoolKey Animation
- 1994Ghost Sweeper MikamiKey Animation
- 1994Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in IceKey Animation
- 1994Slam Dunk 2: National TournementKey Animation
- 1994Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist ReportKey Animation
- 1994Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second ComingKey Animation
- 1993Emblem Take 2Key Animation
- 1993Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super SaiyanKey Animation
- 1989SILENTDirector
- 1989Dragon Ball ZKey Animation
- 1988Crying FreemanKey Animation
- —Hand-Drawn: DocumentarySelf
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