Directing
Isao Takahata
Also Known As: Такахата Исао, たかはた いさお, Paku-san
Birth Date
October 29, 1935
Death Date
April 5, 2018
(passed away at 82)
Place of Birth
Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
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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 Fireflies (1988), Only Yesterday (1991), Pom Poko (1994), My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013).
Photos
Kulturplatz
Self
2004 • 1 episode
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
Self (archive footage)
2025
10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
Self
2019 • 4 episodes
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
Self (archive fotage)
2024
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Self
2014
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
Self
2013
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
Self - Interviewee
2005
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
Self
2023
The Story of Yanagawa Waterways
Himself
2026
Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"
2000
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
Self
2011
Paul Grimault, image par image
Self
2003
NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director
Self (archive footage)
2018
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
Self
2005
The Making of Only Yesterday
Self
1991
Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
Self
2004
NHK Educational TV Special
Himself
1985 • 1 episode
The Birth of Studio Ghibli
2003
Hotaru no Haka to Takahata Isao to 7-satsu no Nōto
Self (archive footage)
2025
The Cat Returns - Making of
Self
2002