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Yoshiaki Nishimura (西村 義明, Nishimura Yoshiaki, born September 25, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese lead film producer formerly of Studio Ghibli and founder of the company Studio Ponoc. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2014 for The Tale of Princess Kaguya [2] and received a consecutive Oscar ...
- 2004–present
- Film producer
- 西村 義明, September 25, 1977 (age 46), Tokyo, Japan
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Yoshiaki Nishimura (西村 義明 , Nishimura Yoshiaki, born September 25, 1977, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese film production formerly associated with Studio Ghibli and is currently at Studio Ponoc.
After studying in the United States, Nishimura returned to Japan and joined Studio Ghibli, working as on production administration and promotions for Howl's Moving Castle.
In 2006, after helping promote the re-release of the classic French animated film Le Roi et l'Oiseau (The King and the Mockingbird) translated by the Isao Takahata, Nishimura was tapped by the late director to work on further releases. A few years later, Toshio Suzuki, appointed Nishimura to produce Takahata's The Tale of the Princess Kaguya. Nishimura worked with Takahata for several years before the film was finally released in 2013.
In March 2014, Suzuki announced at a press conference that he would be stepping back from producing Ghibli films and that the reins would be handed over to Nishimura.
Nishimura then worked with Hiromasa Yonebayashi in producing When Marnie Was There; although the two wanted to continue working on animated films, the decision was made to retire Ghibli's production offices. They then founded Studio Ponoc.
•Howl's Moving Castle (Production Manager)
•The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (Producer)
•When Marnie Was There (Producer)
•Mary and the Witch's Flower (Producer)
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 ...
- January 1, 1
- 2 min
- Tokyo, Japan
Culture / Entertainment. How Studio Ponoc made the break from Studio Ghibli. / The studio’s founder and first director explain how they built a company from scratch to take Japanese animation back...
Yoshiaki NISHIMURA. 西村 義明. Family name (in kanji): 西村. Given name (in kanji): 義明. Date of birth: 1977-09-25. News: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Invites Hiromasa Yonebayashi,...
Born in Tokyo, 1977. Founder, Studio Ponoc. In 2002, Nishimura joined Studio Ghibli after returning from his studies in the United States. He was involved in the promotions of Howl’s Moving Castle (2002), Tales from Earthsea (2006) and Ponyo (2008).
Nishimura Yoshiaki is a Japanese film producer formerly of Studio Ghibli and founder of Studio Ponoc. He was born in Ota, Tokyo. Nishimura was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2014 for Kaguya-hime no Monogatari and received consecutive Oscar nomination at 88th Academy Awards for Omoide no Marnie in same category.
