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FILM DIRECTOR

Makoto Shinkai

1973 - Today

Makoto Shinkai

Makoto Niitsu (新津誠, Niitsu Makoto, born February 9, 1973), known as Makoto Shinkai (新海誠, Shinkai Makoto), is a Japanese filmmaker and novelist. He is known for his anime feature films produced with studio CoMix Wave Films. Shinkai began his career as a video game animator with Nihon Falcom in 1996, and gained recognition as a filmmaker with the release of the original video animation (OVA) She and Her Cat (1999). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Makoto Shinkai has received more than 5,636,051 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Makoto Shinkai is the 338th most popular film director (down from 303rd in 2019), the 471st most popular biography from Japan (down from 459th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Japanese Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

5.6M
Page Views (PV)
56.58
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
6.85
Effective Languages (L*)
2.88
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Makoto Shinkai ranks 338 out of 1,581. Before him are Ub Iwerks, Chantal Akerman, John Boorman, Raúl Ruiz, Park Chan-wook, and Edward Zwick. After him are Samuel Fuller, Maya Deren, Guy Hamilton, Robert Frank, Walerian Borowczyk, and Mamoru Oshii.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Ub Iwerks
1901 - 1971
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 332
Chantal Akerman
1950 - 2015
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 333
John Boorman
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 334
Raúl Ruiz
1941 - 2011
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 335
Park Chan-wook
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 336
Edward Zwick
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 337
Makoto Shinkai
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 338
Samuel Fuller
1912 - 1997
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 339
Maya Deren
1917 - 1961
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 340
Guy Hamilton
1922 - 2016
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 341
Robert Frank
1924 - 2019
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 342
Walerian Borowczyk
1923 - 2006
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 343
Mamoru Oshii
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 344

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Makoto Shinkai ranks 27. Before him are Jim Parsons, Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland, Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway, Kate Beckinsale, Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, and Queen Mathilde of Belgium. After him are Vera Farmiga, Lena Headey, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, Andrew Lincoln, Marc Overmars, and Robert Pires.

Others Born in 1973

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Jim Parsons
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 21
Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 22
Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 23
Kate Beckinsale
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 24
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 25
Queen Mathilde of Belgium
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 26
Makoto Shinkai
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 27
Vera Farmiga
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 28
Lena Headey
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 29
Nasser Al-Khelaifi
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 30
Andrew Lincoln
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 31
Marc Overmars
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 32
Robert Pires
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 33