Cartoonist. Rijie Makoto Shinkai is a cartoonist, formerly known as Xin Jincheng, from Makoto Shinkai. 1973 was born on February 9th in Xiaohai Town, Nanzuojiu County, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. He is a Japanese animation director, screenwriter and cartoonist. Graduated from Nozawa North High School in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, and Japanese Literature Department of Literature Department of Central University of Japan.