Isao Takahata
Known for: Directing
Born: October 28, 1935 in Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan - Died: April 4, 2018
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
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Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
Self
Ghibli's Bookshelf
Self
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
Self
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Self
Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
Self
NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director
Self (archive footage)
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
Self
The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata
Himself
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
Self (archive fotage)
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
Self
Paul Grimault, image par image
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
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
Himself
The Making of Only Yesterday
Self
Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
Self
The Cat Returns - Making of
Self
Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
Self
Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata
Self
The Birth of Studio Ghibli
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
Self (archive footage)
Hotaru no Haka to Takahata Isao to 7-satsu no Nōto
Self (archive footage)