10.0
10.0
The Making of Only Yesterday
1991
as Self
Isao Takahata
Directing
Born:October 29, 1935
Died:April 5, 2018(aged 82)
Birthplace:Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
Nationality:Japan
Education:University of Tokyo
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CommunityBiography
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).
Notable Works
Grave of the Fireflies
Filmography (49 movies)
10.0
10.0
Anne of Green Gables Digest Version
2014
Director
8.4
8.4
Grave of the Fireflies
1988
Director
8.1
8.1
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013
Screenplay
8.0
8.0
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
2005
as Self
8.0
8.0
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
2025
as Self (archive footage)
8.0
8.0
Castle in the Sky
1986
Producer
8.0
8.0
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984
Producer
7.8
7.8
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
2024
as Self
7.8
7.8
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
1987
Screenplay
7.8
7.8
Heidi, Girl of the Alps
1979
Director
7.8
7.8
The Cat Returns - Making of
2002
as Self
7.7
7.7
Panda! Go Panda!
1972
Director
7.5
7.5
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
2013
as Self
7.4
7.4
The Red Turtle
2016
Producer
7.4
7.4
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
1980
Screenplay
7.4
7.4
Only Yesterday
1991
Director
7.2
7.2
Gauche the Cellist
1982
Director
7.2
7.2
Pom Poko
1994
Director
7.0
7.0
My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999
Director
7.0
7.0
Paul Grimault, image par image
2003
as Self
7.0
7.0
The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata
1999
as Himself
7.0
7.0
Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables
2010
Writer
6.8
6.8
Heidi in the City
1977
Director
6.7
6.7
Heidi in the Mountains
1974
Director
6.7
6.7
Chie the Brat
1981
Director
6.6
6.6
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
2005
as Self - Interviewee
6.5
6.5
The Mountain Alps
1993
Director
6.4
6.4
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2014
as Self
6.3
6.3
Alps no Shōjo Heidi: Heidi to Clara Hen
1993
Director
6.3
6.3
Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus
1973
Director
6.3
6.3
Horus: Prince of the Sun
1968
Director
6.2
6.2
Panda! Go Panda!
1972
Director
6.0
6.0
A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
2007
as Self
6.0
6.0
How Ghibli Was Born
1998
as Himself
5.9
5.9
Winter Days
2003
Director
5.8
5.8
Yuki's Sun
1972
Writer
Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
2011
as Self
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
2023
as Self
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
2011
as Self
Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"
2000
NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata
2014
as Self
The Birth of Studio Ghibli
2003
Ghibli's Bookshelf
2010
as Self
Hotaru no Haka to Takahata Isao to 7-satsu no Nōto
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
2004
as Self
Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
2015
as Self
Au
1988
Producer
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