Three Films by Mamoru Hosoda

May 11–September 30

Mamoru Hosoda was born in Toyama, Japan, in 1967. Trained as an oil painter at Kanazawa University of Arts and Crafts, Hosoda honed his considerable skills working at famed anime production houses such as Toei and Studio Ghibli. In 2003, he directed SUPERFLAT MONOGRAM, a video for Louis Vuitton’s spring/summer collection in collaboration with artist Takashi Murakami. Hosoda established his name in feature animation in 2006 with THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME, which became a long-running box office hit and earned numerous awards. Hosoda’s subsequent films further cemented his reputation both in Japan and abroad with award-winning titles including SUMMER WARS, WOLF CHILDREN, THE BOY AND THE BEAST and MIRAI, which was nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature Film in 2019. Hosoda, along with longtime collaborator and producer Yûichirô Saitô, co-founded Studio Chizu, the animation house that has produced his works since 2011.