Direction: Hiromasa Yonebayashi

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Secret World of Arrietty

2010 · Movie · 94 min. · Japan

Direction Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Plot Sho moves into his great aunt's house and soon discovers the presence of tiny people, the Borrowers, living there. A 14-year-old Borrower named Arrietty strives to prove herself by helping...

Max

7.2

10K votes

7.2

10K votes

When Marnie Was There

2014 · Movie · 103 min. · Japan

Direction Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Plot Anna hasn't a friend in the world - until she meets Marnie among the sand dunes. But Marnie isn't all she seems...An atmospheric ghost story with truths to tell about...

Max

7.1

5K votes

7.1

5K votes

Mary and the Witch’s Flower

2017 · Movie · 103 min. · Japan

Direction Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Plot Mary is an ordinary young girl stuck in the country with her Great-Aunt Charlotte and seemingly no adventures or friends in sight. She follows a mysterious cat into the nearby...

6.3

2K votes

6.3

2K votes

Ponoc Short Films Theatre. Volume 1 - Modest Heroes

2018 · Movie · 53 min. · Japan

Direction Hiromasa Yonebayashi · Yoshiyuki Momose · Akihiko Yamashita

Plot An anthology of anime shorts divided into volumes with different themes. Studio Ponoc describes the shorts as "tales of modest heroes of our times."

6.1

1K votes

6.1

1K votes

Modest Heroes: Kanini & Kanino (S)

2018 · Movie · 18 min. · Japan

Direction Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Plot Hiromasa Yonebayashi, who directed the studio's previous Mary and The Witch's Flower film and Studio Ghibli's When Marnie Was There, is directing the 15-minute fantasy adventure story "Kanini & Kanino"...

5.9

470 votes

5.9

470 votes

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