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Isao Takahata

Isao Takahata (October 29, 1935 - April 5, 2018), co-founder of Studio Ghibli, was one of the most famous directors of Japanese animated films. Unlike most anime directors, he did not draw and never worked as an animator before becoming a director. For the first two decades of his career from the 1960s to the 1980s, Takahata worked primarily as director for anime television. In 1985 he and his long-time collaborative partner Hayao Miyazaki formed Studio Ghibli with Toshio Suzuki and Yasuyoshi Tokuma. From that point, his career transitioned into producing, directing, and writing films for Studio Ghibli. He is known for his five feature length anime films released under Ghibli, Grave of the Fireflies (1988), Only Yesterday (1991), Pom Poko (1994), My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013).


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Born:
Oct 29, 1935 In Ujiyamada, Mie prefecture, Japan
Movie/TV Credits:
21
First Appeared:
In the movie The Story of Yanagawa's Canals 1987-08-15
Latest Project:
Movie The Secrets of My Neighbors the Yamadas 2025
Known For
Poster of Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
Poster of Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Poster of The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata
Poster of The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
Filmography
Movie The Secrets of My Neighbors the Yamadas 2025
Movie Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron Self 2024-10-10
Movie 2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli Self 2023-12-16
Series 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki Self 2019-02-24
Movie Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka Himself 2015-03-19
Movie Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya Self 2014-11-27
Movie The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness Self 2013-11-16
Movie Japanese Cinema: New Territories Self 2011-03-25
Movie Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point Self 2011-12-31
Movie Ghibli's Bookshelf Self 2010-08-07
Movie A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest Self 2007-12-19
Movie Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum Self 2005-03-18
Movie Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery Self - Interviewee 2005-01-07
Movie Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion Self 2004-07-23
Movie The Birth of Studio Ghibli 2003-11-19
Movie Paul Grimault, image par image Himself 2003-11-25
Movie The Cat Returns - Making of Self 2002-07-11
Movie The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata Himself 1999-12-02
Movie How Ghibli Was Born Himself 1998-01-01
Movie The Making of Only Yesterday Self 1991-07-22
Movie The Story of Yanagawa's Canals Himself 1987-08-15