Short answers, pulled from the story.
Makoto Shinkai was born in the quiet mountain town of Koumi, Nagano, into a family that ran a construction company. This background later informed the grounded, earthy textures of his visual style.
Makoto Shinkai released Voices of a Distant Star in 2002. The project took seven months of real work to complete after he quit his job at Falcom in May 2001.
The Place Promised in Our Early Days was released on the 20th of November 2004. The film was critically acclaimed and won many honors.
Makoto Shinkai released Your Name on the 26th of August 2016. By 2019, the film became the highest-grossing anime film of all time, overtaking Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away.
Makoto Shinkai is married to a retired actress and producer known for starring in Versus. The couple has a daughter, child actress, who was born in 2010.