Isao Takahata
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).
Filmography (27 titles)
Hotaru no Haka to Takahata Isao to 7-satsu no Nōto
Self (archive footage) · 2025
8.0MovieMiyazaki, Spirit of Nature
Self (archive footage) · 2025
7.9MovieHayao Miyazaki and the Heron
Self (archive fotage) · 2024
Movie2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
Self · 2023
7.7Show10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
Self · 2019
NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director
Self (archive footage) · 2018
Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
Self · 2015
6.7MovieIsao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Self · 2014
MovieGhibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata
Self · 2014
7.6MovieThe Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
Self · 2013
MovieGhibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
Self · 2011
MovieJapanese Cinema: New Territories
Self · 2011
MovieGhibli's Bookshelf
Self · 2010
6.0MovieA Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
Self · 2007
8.0MovieHayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
Self · 2005
7.2MovieGhibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
Self - Interviewee · 2005
6.0ShowKulturplatz
Self · 2004
MovieYasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
Self · 2004
7.0MoviePaul Grimault, image par image
Self · 2003
MovieThe Birth of Studio Ghibli
2003
7.8MovieThe Cat Returns - Making of
Self · 2002
MovieSuper TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"
2000
7.0MovieThe World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata
Himself · 1999
6.0MovieHow Ghibli Was Born
Himself · 1998
10.0MovieThe Making of Only Yesterday
Self · 1991
8.2MovieThe Story of Yanagawa's Canals
Himself · 1987
8.0ShowNHK Educational TV Special
Himself · 1985