Isao Takahata
Director
- Born
- October 29, 1935
- Died
- April 5, 2018 (age 82)
- From
- 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…
Filmography (46)
- Hotaru no Haka to Takahata Isao to 7-satsu no NōtoHotaru no Haka to Takahata Isao to 7-satsu no Nōto (2025)Self (archive footage)
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature (2025)Self (archive footage)
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron (2024)Self (archive fotage)
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli (2023)Self- NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film DirectorNHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director (2018)Self (archive footage)
- Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo OtsukaHyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka (2015)Self
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2014)Self
Anne of Green Gables Digest Version (2014)Director
Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata (2014)Self
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)Director
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (2013)Self
Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point (2011)Self
Japanese Cinema: New Territories (2011)Self
Ghibli's Bookshelf (2010)Self
Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables (2010)Director
A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest (2007)Self
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum (2005)Self
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery (2005)Self - Interviewee
Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion (2004)Self
Winter Days (2003)Director
Paul Grimault, image par image (2003)Self
The Birth of Studio Ghibli (2003)
The Cat Returns - Making of (2002)Self
Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas" (2000)
The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata (1999)Himself
My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)Director
How Ghibli Was Born (1998)Himself
Pom Poko (1994)Director
Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Heidi and Clara (1993)Director
Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Mt. Alm (1993)Director