Mamoru Hosoda
Biography
Mamoru Hosoda is a Japanese filmmaker and animator born on September 19, 1967. He is known for his critically acclaimed short films that formed the basis of Digimon: The Movie (2000), The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006), and Summer Wars (2009). His eighth film, Mirai (2018), earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature Film in 2018.