Isao Takahata
Directing
1935-10-29 · 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 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)
movieHotaru no Haka to Takahata Isao to 7-satsu no Nōto
as Self (archive footage) · 2025 · 0.0
movieMiyazaki, Spirit of Nature
as Self (archive footage) · 2025 · 8.0
movieHayao Miyazaki and the Heron
as Self (archive fotage) · 2024 · 7.9
movie2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
as Self · 2023 · 0.0
tv10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
as Self · 2019 · 7.7
movieNHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director
as Self (archive footage) · 2018 · 0.0
movieHyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
as Self · 2015 · 0.0
movieIsao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
as Self · 2014 · 6.7
movieGhibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata
as Self · 2014 · 0.0
movieThe Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
as Self · 2013 · 7.6
movieGhibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
as Self · 2011 · 0.0
movieJapanese Cinema: New Territories
as Self · 2011 · 0.0
movieGhibli's Bookshelf
as Self · 2010 · 0.0
movieA Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
as Self · 2007 · 6.0
movieHayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
as Self · 2005 · 8.0
movieGhibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
as Self - Interviewee · 2005 · 7.2
tvKulturplatz
as Self · 2004 · 6.0
movieYasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
as Self · 2004 · 0.0
moviePaul Grimault, image par image
as Self · 2003 · 7.0
movieThe Birth of Studio Ghibli
as · 2003 · 0.0
movieThe Cat Returns - Making of
as Self · 2002 · 7.8
movieSuper TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"
as · 2000 · 0.0
movieThe World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata
as Himself · 1999 · 7.0
movieHow Ghibli Was Born
as Himself · 1998 · 6.0