Mamoru hosoda biography for kids

Anime director Hosoda Mamoru hardly needs an introduction around these parts. Heck, our enthusiasm for his Summer Wars is just about legendary.

Hosoda was born September 19, in Toyama prefecture.

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Early life​​ Hosoda was born in Kamiichi, Nakaniikawa District, Toyama, Japan.

A native of Toyama Prefecture, Hosoda Mamoru / 細田 守 was born in the small town of Kamiichi, just outside Toyama City, in September

Mamoru HOSODA, born in Toyama Prefecture in , started his film career after graduating from Kanazawa Art College in as an animator for Toei Animation.

Still considered a bit of an young upstart in his native Japan when compared to the old-guard animators, he is nonetheless a master animator. Hosoda recently visited New York with his new film Wolf Children, which is playing the New York International Children's Film Festival.

Our pal The Lady Miz Diva was nice enough to pass along the following interview with Hosoda-san wherein he talks about his process, hand-drawn animation, parenting and his new animation studio -- Enjoy!  

The Lady Miz Diva:  Congratulations on winning the Japanese Academy Award in animation for WOLF CHILDREN.  You're three for three in that category, with THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME (2006) and SUMMER WARS (2009) both winning previously.

How do you feel about the acknowledgment?

 

Hosoda Mamoru:  I'm very