Isao Takahata
Directing · 82 years old
Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
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
The Making of Only Yesterday
Self
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
Self
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
Self (archive footage)
NHK Educational TV Special
Himself
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
Himself
The Cat Returns - Making of
Self
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
Self (archive fotage)
10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
Self
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
Self
The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata
Himself
Paul Grimault, image par image
Self
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Self
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
Self - Interviewee
How Ghibli Was Born
Himself
A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
Self
Kulturplatz
Self
Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
Self
Ghibli's Bookshelf
Self
Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
Self
Behind the Scenes
Anne of Green Gables Digest Version
Director
Anne of Green Gables Digest Version
Writer
Grave of the Fireflies
Director
Future Boy Conan
Director
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Director
Castle in the Sky
Producer
Lupin the 3rd
Director
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Producer
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
Director
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
Writer
The Story of Heidi
Director
Panda! Go Panda!
Director