Yoshifumi Kond? was born on March 31, 1950 in Niigata, Japan. He was a director, known for Princess Mononoke (1997), Whisper of the Heart (1995) and Only Yesterday (1991). He died on January 21, 1998 in Tokyo, Japan.

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Bio: Yoshifumi Kond? was born on March 31, 1950 in Niigata, Japan. He was a director, known for Princess Mononoke (1997), Whisper of the Heart (1995) and Only Yesterday (1991). He died on January 21, 1998 in Tokyo, Japan.

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Tivia: Famed anime director Hayao Miyazaki had intended Kondo to be his successor as Studio Ghibli's film director. Unfortunately, Kondo was only able to direct a single Ghibli film before his untimely death in 1998, Whisper of the Heart (1995).