Screenwriter

Sunao Katabuchi

1982–presentb. 1960AnimationAdventureMysteryDrama

World Builder

Also directed 15 films ↗

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The Screenplays

10 total writing credits

SCR

In This Corner of the World

2016

Screenplay

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Map of Fukufuku

2026

Screenplay

Full Writing Credits

2026Map of FukufukuScreenplay7.0 2024Sherlock Hound: The MovieWriter8.0 2016In This Corner of the WorldScreenplay7.9 2015Hereafter With YouStoryboard 2009Mai Mai MiracleScreenplay7.0 2001Princess AreteScreenplay7.0

About

Sunao Katabuchi is a Japanese animation director, screenwriter, and storyboard artist. He is director of Contrail Co. Ltd. He has been a part-time lecturer at Nihon University College of Art since 2006, and a Project Professor at the college of Art of at the same university since 2018.

As Director

Full director page ↗

—The Mourning Children: Nagiko and the Girls Wearing Tsurubami Black 2009Mai Mai Miracle 2001Princess Arete 2013Flowers Will Bloom 2001World Masterpiece Theater Complete Edition: Lassie 2016In This Corner of the World

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