Mamoru Hosoda
Film director · 2 films (2006–2012)
Mamoru Hosoda is a director whose work here spans The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) to Wolf Children (2012), across fantasy and animation. The work runs wide — 36% of frames across the 2 films indexed here, against 20% library-wide. All 128 frames from 2 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Mamoru Hosoda 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).
Born 19 September 1967 · Nakaniikawa District, Toyama, Japan
Directing style
Mamoru Hosoda’s cinematography favors expansive, deep-focus exterior compositions, routinely utilizing wide and establishing shots captured from a neutral, eye-level perspective to ground his animated family dramas. Natural daylight and window-filtered sun serve as his primary light sources, illuminating scenes with a bright, clean quality that occasionally shifts into cool, desaturated tones or warm golden hour hues. His recurring color palette balances earthy, organic greens and warm terracottas against cool, slate-grey skies and deep, nocturnal blues, reinforcing a visual atmosphere that transitions from quiet nostalgia to chaotic fantasy.
Awards
- Sitges Grand Honorary Award · 2021
- Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year · 2013
- Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year · 2010
- Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year · 2007
- Tokyo Anime Award Best Director · 2007
Films directed by Mamoru Hosoda
About Mamoru Hosoda
When was Mamoru Hosoda born?
Mamoru Hosoda was born on 19 September 1967 in Nakaniikawa District, Toyama, Japan.
What films has Mamoru Hosoda directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 2 of them: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) and Wolf Children (2012).
What awards has Mamoru Hosoda won?
Sitges Grand Honorary Award (2021), Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year (2013), Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year (2010) and Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year (2007).
Search every frame of Mamoru Hosoda’s films
All 128 indexed frames from 2 films directed by Mamoru Hosoda — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.