Directed credits
16
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Mamoru Hosoda
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.2
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 15Directed series: 1All crew credits: 34
TMDB ID: 81718
IMDb ID: nm0396074
Known for: Directing
Born: September 19, 1967
Age: 58
Place of birth: Nakaniikawa District, Toyama, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1988 - 2025
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 7.48
Wikidata: Q720771
Also known as
Katsuwo Hashimoto • Katsuyo Hashimoto • Chiaki Shirai • Мамору Хосода • 細田 守 • 细田 守
Frequent jobs
Director (16)Key Animation (14)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.
Photos
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Mamoru Hosoda.
6.6
Scarlet
Director
2025 Movie
7.6
Belle
Director
2021 Movie
7.1
Mirai
Director
2018 Movie
7.9
The Boy and the Beast
Director
2015 Movie
8.2
Wolf Children
Director
2012 Movie
7.5
Summer Wars
Director
2009 Movie
7.8
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Director
2006 Movie
7.2
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
Director
2005 Movie
5.4
Superflat Monogram
Director
2003 Movie
6.5
Digimon: The Movie
Director
2000 Movie
4.9
Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix!
Director
2000 Movie
8.0
Our War Game
Director
2000 Movie
5.2
Spooky Kitaro: Kitaro's Ghost Train
Director
1999 Movie
7.5
Digimon Adventure
Director
1999 Movie
Alice SOS
Director
1998 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Mamoru Hosoda.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Mamoru Hosoda.
8.2
Wolf Children
Director
2012 Movie
7.9
The Boy and the Beast
Director
2015 Movie
7.9
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole
Key Animation
1995 Movie
7.8
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Director
2006 Movie
7.6
Belle
Director
2021 Movie
7.6
Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice
Key Animation
1994 Movie
7.5
Digimon Adventure
Director
1999 Movie
7.5
Summer Wars
Director
2009 Movie
7.4
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
Key Animation
1996 Movie
7.4
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie
Storyboard Artist
1999 Movie
7.2
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
Key Animation
1993 Movie
7.2
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
Director
2005 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Mamoru Hosoda.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Mamoru Hosoda.
6.6
Scarlet
Director
2025 Movie
7.2
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
Key Animation
1993 Movie
7.2
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
Director
2005 Movie
7.6
Belle
Director
2021 Movie
4.9
Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix!
Director
2000 Movie
6.8
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming
Key Animation
1994 Movie
8.2
Wolf Children
Director
2012 Movie
7.8
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Director
2006 Movie
7.9
The Boy and the Beast
Director
2015 Movie
7.4
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
Key Animation
1996 Movie
5.4
Superflat Monogram
Director
2003 Movie
7.1
Mirai
Director
2018 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Mamoru Hosoda.
8.4
Dragon Ball Z
Key Animation • 1 eps
1989 Series
8.1
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Storyboard Artist • 3 eps
1997 Series
6.3
Neighborhood Story
Key Animation • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.3
Ashita no Nadja
Director • 3 eps
2003 Series
ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.4
Crying Freeman
Key Animation • 2 eps
1988 Series
5.0
Voogie's Angel
Storyboard • 3 eps
1997 Series
4.0
Emblem Take 2
Key Animation • 2 eps
1993 Series
ANIME SANCTUARIES
as Self - Director of Wolf Children • 1 eps
2024 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Mamoru Hosoda.
7.4
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie
Storyboard Artist
1999 Movie
4.0
Voogie's Angel: Forever and Ever
Storyboard
1999 Movie
6.5
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
Key Animation
1998 Movie
7.4
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
Key Animation
1996 Movie
7.9
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole
Key Animation
1995 Movie
6.5
Slam Dunk 3: Crisis of Shohoku School
Key Animation
1995 Movie
7.6
Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice
Key Animation
1994 Movie
6.1
Ghost Sweeper Mikami
Key Animation
1994 Movie
5.9
Slam Dunk 2: National Tournement
Key Animation
1994 Movie
7.6
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report
Key Animation
1994 Movie
6.8
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming
Key Animation
1994 Movie
7.2
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
Key Animation
1993 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Mamoru Hosoda.
5.0
Voogie's Angel
Storyboard • 3 eps
1997 Series
8.1
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Storyboard Artist • 3 eps
1997 Series
6.3
Neighborhood Story
Key Animation • 1 eps
1995 Series
4.0
Emblem Take 2
Key Animation • 2 eps
1993 Series
8.4
Dragon Ball Z
Key Animation • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.4
Crying Freeman
Key Animation • 2 eps
1988 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Mamoru Hosoda.
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Mamoru Hosoda.