Yoshiyuki Momose

is a Japanese animator and director, who is known for his key animation work with Studio Ghibli.

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.

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. Momose later character designed the game's sequel, Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom. In 2019, Momose directed NiNoKuni at OLM, Inc.

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

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 2019 NiNoKuni Director, Storyboard 2023 The Imaginary Director

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