Yoshiyuki Momose

Yoshiyuki Momose (Japanese: 百瀬 義行, Hepburn: Momose Yoshiyuki; born November 29, 1953) is a Japanese animator and director, who is known for his key animation work with Studio Ghibli.

Yoshiyuki Momose
百瀬 義行
Born	(1953-11-29) November 29, 1953 (age 71) Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	Animator, director
Years active	1980–present

Career

Momose was recruited by Studio Ghibli in 1988 to provide layout and other duties for Grave of the Fireflies. He later provided key animations for Porco Rosso, Whisper of the Heart, and Spirited Away.^[1][2]

In 2004, Momose made his directorial debut on two short films, Portable Airport and Space Station No. 9. In 2005, while continuing to work at Ghibli, Momose formed his own studio, Studio Kajino.

In 2010, Momose served as a character designer, cutscene animation director and storyboard for Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn, which was released on Nintendo DS. The enhanced version of the game was released a year later on PlayStation 3, titled Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch.^[3] Momose later character designed the game's sequel, Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom.^[4][5] In 2019, Momose directed NiNoKuni at OLM, Inc.^[6]

In 2021, it was announced that Momose will direct a film adaptation of A.F. Harrold's novel The Imaginary at Studio Ponoc.^[7][8] It premiered on December 15, 2023.^[9]

Works

Film

Year	Title	Credit	Note
1988	Grave of the Fireflies	Storyboard, Assistant Animation Director, Layout
1991	Only Yesterday	Storyboard
1992	Porco Rosso	Key Animation
1995	Whisper of the Heart
1997	Princess Mononoke	CG Producer
1999	My Neighbors the Yamadas	Storyboard, Unit Director, Scene Settings
2001	Spirited Away	Key Animation
2004	Portable Airport	Director, Screenplay	Short films for Capsule
	Space Station No. 9
2006	Tales from Earthsea	Key Animation
2014	The Tale of the Princess Kaguya	Scene Design
2017	Mary and the Witch's Flower	Key Animation
2018	Modest Heroes	Director (Life Ain't Gonna Lose), Screenplay (Life Ain't Gonna Lose), Character Design (Life Ain't Gonna Lose), Animation Director (Life Ain't Gonna Lose)	Anthology film[10]
2019	NiNoKuni	Director, Storyboard	[6]
2023	The Imaginary	Director	[9]

Video game

Year	Title	Credit	Note
2010	Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn	Character Design, Cutscene Animation Director, Cutscene Storyboard	[3]
2011	Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
2018	Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom	Character Design	[5]

Bibliography

• Momose, Yoshiyuki (January 1, 2011). 百瀬義行 スタジオジブリワークス [Yoshiyuki Momose: Studio Ghibli Works] (in Japanese). Ichijinsha. ISBN 978-4-75801-208-9.