Isao Takahata
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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).
Known for
Credits
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (2013)
as Self
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron (2024)
as Self (archive fotage)
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2014)
as Self
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals (1987)
as Himself
Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka (2015)
as Self
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum (2005)
as Self
The Making of Only Yesterday (1991)
as Self
A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest (2007)
as Self
Ghibli's Bookshelf (2010)
as Self
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery (2005)
as Self - Interviewee
The Cat Returns - Making of (2002)
as Self
The Birth of Studio Ghibli (2003)
Actor
Japanese Cinema: New Territories (2011)
as Self
Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion (2004)
as Self
Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point (2011)
as Self
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli (2023)
as Self
How Ghibli Was Born (1998)
as Himself
Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas" (2000)
Actor
Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata (2014)
as Self
Paul Grimault, image par image (2003)
as Self
NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Hotaru no Haka to Takahata Isao to 7-satsu no Nōto (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata (1999)
as Himself