Hiromasa Yonebayashi

[Twitter](https://twitter.com/i/user/1179422512028864512) Currently he is a member of [Studio Ponoc](https://anilist.co/studio/6147/), having formerly been a part of [Studio Ghibli](https://anilist.co/studio/21/) for over 18 years from 1996 to 2015. While he was still at Ghibli, he made his directorial debut as a 37-year-old with [The Secret World of Arrietty](https://anilist.co/anime/7711/), and became the youngest director of a theatrical feature produced by the studio. [Tomomi Mochizuki](https://anilist.co/staff/101821/), a director of a 1993 TV special, [Ocean Waves](https://anilist.co/anime/743/), is the youngest director of a Ghibli film at 34. In 2015, Yonebayashi left with producer [Yoshiaki Nishimura](https://anilist.co/staff/121954/) and established Studio Ponoc. His first film at the new studio was [Mary and the Witch's Flower](https://anilist.co/anime/97981/). Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2015 for his second film, [When Marnie Was There](https://anilist.co/anime/20555/).