Hayao Miyazaki, 84
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Hideaki Anno, 64
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Yasujiro Ozu (1903-1963)
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Makoto Shinkai, 52
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Goro Miyazaki, 58
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Tensai Okamura, 63
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Masaki Kobayashi (1916-1996)
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Takashi Miike, 64
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Ishiro Honda (1911-1993)
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Katsuhiro Otomo, 71
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Satoshi Kon (1963-2010)
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 69
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Eiji Tsuburaya (1901-1970)
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Shinichiro Watanabe, 59
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Mamoru Hosoda, 57
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Byron P. Howard, 56
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Seijun Suzuki (1923-2017)
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Takashi Shimizu, 52
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Shinya Tsukamoto, 65
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Hideo Nakata, 63
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Toshio Matsumoto (1932-2017)
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Mamoru Oshii, 73
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