Makoto Moriwaki is an anime director born in Hokkaidō, Japan. In 1982, Moriwaki founded Animal House(now known as Ekura Animal with Yoshinobu Sanada, Toshiyuki Honda, and Hiroshi Fukutomi. From the first Doraemon movie produced by Shin'ei Dōga until 1989, she was in charge of production for the movies. She then acted as assistant director for Nobita's Monstrous Underwater Castle and the Kaibutsu-kun movie Demon Sword.