Noritaka Kawaguchi

Born 1968, in Tokyo. In 1993, after graduated from the Department of Business Administration of Aoyama Gakuin University, Kawaguchi joined Itochu Corporation. In 1998, temporary transferred to CoMix Wave Inc from its establishment and officially transferred from Itochu Corporation in 2003. In 2007, Kawaguchi founded CoMix Wave Films Inc. by separating from the former CoMix Wave Inc. CoMix Wave Films began in creative contracting and currently engages in animated movie production, distribution and package sales as well as overseas sales. He has helped produce all of Makato Shinkai’s films including APSA nominees and winners like 5 Centimetres per Second (2007), Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011) and your name. (2017)