Studio Chizu

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Chizu, Inc.
Native name
株式会社地図
Chizu kabushiki-gaisha
Company typePrivate KK
IndustryAnimation
FoundedApril 2011; 15 years ago (2011-04)
FoundersMamoru Hosoda
Yuichiro Saito
HeadquartersAmanuma,
Suginami, Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
Yuichiro Saito (CEO)
Websitestudiochizu.com

Chizu, Inc. (株式会社地図, Chizu kabushiki-gaisha), also known as Studio Chizu (スタジオ地図, Sutajio Chizu) is a Japanese animation studio based in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. It was co-founded by Mamoru Hosoda and Yuichiro Saito in 2011.[1] Studio Chizu has won three Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year awards.[2][3] The image in their logo is a reference to Makoto Konno, the main character of the Hosoda-directed 2006 film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.

History

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Studio Chizu was founded by Yūichirō Saitō and Mamoru Hosoda, both of which had ties to animation studio Madhouse. Saitō had been with Madhouse since 1999,[4] and had co-produced The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, which Mamoru Hosoda directed. The aim of the studio was described by Saito as an "auteur's studio" for Hosoda,[5] who himself mentioned that creating Studio Chizu was necessary in order for him to make the films that he wanted to make.[6]

Studio Chizu co-produced its first feature film Wolf Children with Madhouse, which was released in 2012. It earned roughly $55 million[7] and won its first Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year.[2] In 2013, the studio was approached by a representative of French film company Gaumont, who wanted to work with Studio Chizu to distribute its films internationally.[5] This distribution partnership was announced in 2014.[8]

The studio went on to produce The Boy and the Beast, which was released in 2015 earning roughly $49 million[9] and winning for a second time the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year.[3]

Studio Chizu produced Hosoda's next film, Mirai, in 2018 and received an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature.[10][11] This film also won the studio its third Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year in March 2019.[12][13] The next film Belle, written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda, premiered on July 15, 2021 at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival,[14] where it was well-received by critics with a standing ovation that lasted 14 minutes.[15] It was theatrically released in Japan on July 16, 2021.[16] It was theatrically released in the United States on January 14, 2022.[17][18]

Feature films

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Year Title Director Screenwriter(s) Music RT
2012 Wolf Children Mamoru Hosoda Mamoru Hosoda & Satoko Okudera Masakatsu Takagi 95%[19]
2015 The Boy and the Beast Mamoru Hosoda 88%[20]
2018 Mirai 91%[21]
2021 Belle Taisei Iwasaki, Yuta Bandoh, Ludvig Forssell, & Miho Sakai 95%[22]
2025 Scarlet Taisei Iwasaki TBA[23]

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