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Hiromasa Yonebayashi

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Hiromasa Yonebayashi is a Japanese animator and film director who began his career at Studio Ghibli. He contributed as a key animator to several studio films before making his directorial debut with The Secret World of Arrietty in 2010, followed by When Marnie Was There in 2014. Following Studio Ghibli's temporary production hiatus, Yonebayashi co-founded Studio Ponoc in 2015. He directed the studio's first feature film, Mary and the Witch's Flower, continuing his work in traditional hand-drawn animation.

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Which Studio Ghibli films did Hiromasa Yonebayashi direct?

Yonebayashi directed The Secret World of Arrietty in 2010 and When Marnie Was There in 2014. Both films were produced during his time as a major director associated with Studio Ghibli.

What did Hiromasa Yonebayashi do before becoming a director?

He began at Studio Ghibli as an animator and key animator. He contributed to several of the studio's feature films before directing his first feature, The Secret World of Arrietty.

What is The Secret World of Arrietty about?

The film follows tiny Borrowers living secretly beneath the floorboards of a human house. Yonebayashi directed the 2010 adaptation based on Mary Norton's novel The Borrowers.

What studio did Hiromasa Yonebayashi later help establish?

After leaving Studio Ghibli, Yonebayashi became associated with Studio Ponoc. His post-Ghibli work continued the hand-drawn Japanese feature-animation tradition.