Yoshiaki Nishimura

Yoshiaki Nishimura

producer, additional crew, writer

Yoshiaki Nishimura was born on Sep 25, 1977 in Japan. Yoshiaki Nishimura's big-screen debut came with Howl's Moving Castle directed by Hayao Miyazaki in 2004. Yoshiaki Nishimura is known for When Marnie Was There directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Sara Takatsuki stars as Anna Sasaki and Kasumi Arimura as Marnie. Yoshiaki Nishimura has got 1 awards and 4 nominations so far. The most recent award Yoshiaki Nishimura achieved is Asia Pacific Screen Awards. The upcoming new movie Yoshiaki Nishimura plays is Modest Heroes which will be released on Aug 24, 2018.

Yoshiaki Nishimura(Born in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese lead film producer formerly of Studio Ghibli and founder and producer of the animation company Studio Ponoc. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2014 for The Tale of Princess Kaguya and received a consecutive Oscar nomination at the 88th Academy Awards for When Marnie Was There in the same category. Producer of Studio Ponoc's debut feature-length animated film Mary and The Witch's Flower (2017), the studio's short-film anthology Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1 (2018), and Tomorrow's Leaves (2021), an animated short film created in collaboration with the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage. The Imaginary (2023), a feature-length animated film, is his upcoming film.

  • Birthday

    Sep 25, 1977
  • Place of Birth

    Tokyo, Japan

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 4 nominations

Asia Pacific Screen Awards
2014
Best Animated Feature Film
Winner - Asia Pacific Screen Award