Isao Takahata
Directing
Born: October 29, 1935 · Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
Died: April 5, 2018 (aged 82)
Highest Rated
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
Toy Story 3
2010
Grave of the Fireflies
1988
Castle in the Sky
1986
Kiki's Delivery Service
1989
Warriors of the Wind
1984
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013
The Red Turtle
2016
Only Yesterday
1991
Pom Poko
1994
My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999
Heidi: Girl of the Alps
1974
Future Boy Conan
1978
Photos (4)
Movies (2)
Self / Appearances (22)
Kulturplatz
Self · 1 eps
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
Self (archive fotage)
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
Self (archive footage)
10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
Self · 4 eps
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
Self
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
Self
The Story of Yanagawa Waterways
Himself
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
Self
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Self
NHK Educational TV Special
Himself · 1 eps
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
Self - Interviewee
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
Self
Paul Grimault, image par image
Self
Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
Self
The Cat Returns - Making of
Self
The Making of Only Yesterday
Self
A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
Self
Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata
Self
Ghibli's Bookshelf
Self
The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata
Himself
Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
Self
How Ghibli Was Born
Himself
Directing (36)
Lupin the 3rd
Director
Future Boy Conan
Director
Anne of Green Gables
Director
Heidi: Girl of the Alps
Director
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Director
Only Yesterday
Director
Pom Poko
Director
Chie the Brat
Series Director
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Director
Panda! Go Panda!
Director
Horus: Prince of the Sun
Director
Chie the Brat
Director
Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus
Director
Gauche the Cellist
Director
The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon
Assistant Director
The Story of Yanagawa Waterways
Director
Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables
Director
Panda! Go Panda!
Director
Gegege no Kitaro: The All Seeing Eye
Co-Director
Duel of the Underworld
Assistant Director
Winter Days
Director
Heidi in the Mountains
Director
The Orphan Brother
Assistant Director
Spooky Kitaro
Co-Director
The Story of Heidi
Director
Anne of Green Gables Digest Version
Director
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
Director
Wolf Boy Ken: Scared by a Ghost: The Greatest Operation in the Jungle
Director
Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Mt. Alm
Director
Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Heidi and Clara
Director
Heidi in the City
Director
Story of Iron
Assistant Director
Story of Iron
Script Supervisor
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
Director
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
Series Director
Grave of the Fireflies
Director
Writing (18)
Anne of Green Gables
Series Composition
Anne of Green Gables
Writer
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Screenplay
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Original Story
Only Yesterday
Screenplay
Pom Poko
Writer
Pom Poko
Original Story
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Screenplay
Marco: Carry a Dream
Original Series Creator
Chie the Brat
Writer
Gauche the Cellist
Screenplay
The Story of Yanagawa Waterways
Screenplay
Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables
Writer
Taro the Dragon Boy
Original Concept
Yuki's Sun
Writer
Anne of Green Gables Digest Version
Writer
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
Screenplay
Grave of the Fireflies
Screenplay
Producing (7)
Warriors of the Wind
Producer
Castle in the Sky
Producer
The Red Turtle
Other
The Red Turtle
Producer
The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon
Producer's Assistant
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
Director of Operations
Story of Iron
Production Assistant
Other Crew (10)
Toy Story 3
Thanks
Future Boy Conan
Storyboard Artist
Kiki's Delivery Service
Music Director
Anne of Green Gables
Storyboard Artist
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Songs
Laura, the Prairie Girl
Creator
Future Boy Conan
Storyboard Artist
Marco
Creator
Taro the Dragon Boy
Concept Artist
Anne of Green Gables Digest Version
Storyboard Artist