Yuichiro Saito

Producer

Born November 5, 1976 in Ibaraki. Yuichiro Saito is currently the producer and the president of animation studio Studio Chizu. After studying in the US, he joined Madhouse in 1999. Under the tutelage of producer Masao Maruyama, he participated in numerous animation projects, co-productions with foreign animation studios, and live-action collaborations. He also produced two Hosoda films, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) and Summer Wars (2009.) After he left Madhouse in 2011, he established Studio Chuzu with Mamoru Hosoda from which time he has exclusively produced Hosoda films, such as Wolf Children (2012) and The Boy and the Beast (2015). The latest production is Mirai (2018) which has been officially selected to Director’s Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival. Saito has been nominated three times for a Best Animated Feature Film APSA with Summer Wars, Wolf Children and Mirai.

05-11-1976

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Moriya, Ibaraki, Japan

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05-11-1976

Birthday

Scorpio

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Total Films

Also Known As (male)

Moriya, Ibaraki, Japan

Place of Birth

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Belle

Suzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the loss of her mother at a young age, Suzu one day discovers the massive online world "U" and dives into this alternate reality as her avatar, Belle. Before long, all of U's eyes are fixed on Belle, when, suddenly, a mysterious, dragon-like figure appears before her.

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2021

Mirai

Unhappy after his new baby sister displaces him, four-year-old Kun begins meeting people and pets from his family's history in their unique house in order to help him become the big brother he was meant to be.

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2018

Wolf Children

After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.

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2012

Summer Wars

A student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday.

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2009

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to, quite literally, "leap" backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.

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2006

Final Fantasy VII: Last Order

In the events of Last Order, taking place five years before the beginning of Final Fantasy VII itself, Sephiroth was ordered to inspect the Mako Reactor outside the town of Nibelheim with a small entourage, consisting of one other member of SOLDIER and a few Shin-Ra MPs. Among this group was SOLDIER 1st Class member Zack and his buddy, a 16-year-old Shin-Ra trooper named Cloud Strife.

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2005

Scarlet

The film will center on a strong princess named Scarlet who crosses space-time.

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