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Isao Takahata

Isao Takahata
  • Name: Isao Takahata
  • Birthday: 1935-10-29
  • Also known as: Такахата Исао,たかはた いさお,Paku-san,타카하타 이사오
  • Place of birth: Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
  • Popularity: 10.293
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... Read More

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Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron   as  Self 2024-10-10
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli   as  Self 2023-12-16
NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director   as  Self (archive footage) 2018-04-06
Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka   as  Himself 2015-03-19
Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya   as  Self 2014-11-27
Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata   as  Self 2014-01-01
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness   as  Self 2013-11-16
Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point   as  Self 2011-12-31
Japanese Cinema: New Territories   as  Self 2011-03-25
Ghibli's Bookshelf   as  Self 2010-08-07
A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest   as  Self 2007-12-19
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum   as  Self 2005-03-18
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery   as  Self - Interviewee 2005-01-07
Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion   as  Self 2004-07-23
Paul Grimault, image par image   as  Himself 2003-11-25
The Birth of Studio Ghibli 2003-11-19
The Cat Returns - Making of   as  Self 2002-07-11
The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata   as  Himself 1999-12-02
How Ghibli Was Born   as  Himself 1998-01-01
The Making of Only Yesterday   as  Self 1991-07-22
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals   as  Himself 1987-08-15