Directing
Isao Takahata
Also Known As: Такахата Исао, たかはた いさお, Paku-san
Birth Date
October 29, 1935
Death Date
April 5, 2018
(passed away at 82)
Place of Birth
Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
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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).
Photos
Kulturplatz
Self
2004 • 1 episode
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
Self (archive fotage)
2024
10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
Self
2019 • 4 episodes
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
Self (archive footage)
2025
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
Self
2013
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
Self
2011
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Self
2014
NHK Educational TV Special
Himself
1985 • 1 episode
The Story of Yanagawa Waterways
Himself
2026
Paul Grimault, image par image
Self
2003
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
Self
2023
The Cat Returns - Making of
Self
2002
Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
Self
2011
The Making of Only Yesterday
Self
1991
A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
Self
2007
NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director
Self (archive footage)
2018
Ghibli's Bookshelf
Self
2010
The Birth of Studio Ghibli
2003
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
Self
2005
Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
Self
2015