Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Born	米林 宏昌 July 10, 1973 (1973-07-10) Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Animator, animation director, director
Years active	1996 - current
Notable work(s)	The Borrower Arrietty Mei and the Kittenbus

Hiromasa Yonebayashi (米林 宏昌, Yonebayashi Hiromasa, 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.

Works

Films

• Princess Mononoke (1997), Inbetween animation, clean-up animation
• Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1998), Inbetween animation
• My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999), Inbetween animation
• Spirited Away (2001), Key animation
• Mei and the Kittenbus (2003), Animation Director
• Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Key animation
• Tales from Earthsea (2006), Assistant Animation Director
• Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (2008), Key animation
• The Secret World of Arrietty (2010), Director, Storyboards, Unit Director
• From up on Poppy Hill (2011), Key animation

Television

• Serial Experiments Lain (1998), Key animation
• Ghiblies (2000 special), Key animation
• Monster (2004), Key animation

Original video animations

• Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase (2007), Key animation

External links

• Hiromasa Yonebayashi at the Internet Movie Database
• Hiromasa Yonebayashi at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Ulike
• Nipponcinema
• Slashfilm