Nobuo Kawakami was born on 6 September 1968 in Ehime, Japan. He is a producer and executive, known for From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), The Wind Rises (2013) and Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time (2021). He has been married to Chizuru Suga since 26 May 2013. They have one child.