Isao Takahata
Known For
Directing
Born
1935-10-29 in Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
Died
2018-04-05
Biography
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).
Most Known For
Kulturplatz
as Self
10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
as Self
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
as Self (archive fotage)
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
as Self
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
as Self (archive footage)
NHK Educational TV Special
as Himself
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
as Self
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
as Self
NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director
as Self (archive footage)
The Cat Returns - Making of
as Self
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
as Himself
The Birth of Studio Ghibli
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
as Self - Interviewee
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
as Self
A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
as Self
Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
as Self
Ghibli's Bookshelf
as Self
Paul Grimault, image par image
as Self
Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
as Self
