Isao Takahata
Directing
Born: 1935-10-29 in Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
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).
Known For
Kulturplatz
Self
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Self
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
Self (archive fotage)
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
Self (archive footage)
10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
Self
Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
Self
The Story of Yanagawa Waterways
Himself
NHK Educational TV Special
Himself
NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director
Self (archive footage)
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
Self
Paul Grimault, image par image
Self
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
Self - Interviewee
Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
Self
The Making of Only Yesterday
Self
The Cat Returns - Making of
Self
A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
Self
Ghibli's Bookshelf
Self
The Birth of Studio Ghibli
Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
Self
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
Self
Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata
Self
The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata
Himself
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
Self
How Ghibli Was Born
Himself