Isao Takahata

Directing

Born October 29, 1935 in 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

Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature

Self (archive footage)

Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron

Self (archive fotage)

2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli

Self

10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki

Self

The Red Turtle

Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya

Self

Anne of Green Gables Digest Version

Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata

Self

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

Self

Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point

Self

Japanese Cinema: New Territories

Self

Ghibli's Bookshelf

Self

Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables

Toy Story 3

A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest

Self

Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum

Self

Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery

Self - Interviewee

Kulturplatz

Self

Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion

Self

Winter Days

Paul Grimault, image par image

Self

The Birth of Studio Ghibli

The Cat Returns - Making of

Self

Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"

The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata

Himself

My Neighbors the Yamadas

Marco: Carry a Dream

How Ghibli Was Born

Himself

Pom Poko

Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Heidi and Clara

Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Mt. Alm

The Making of Only Yesterday

Self

Only Yesterday

Kiki's Delivery Service

Grave of the Fireflies

The Story of Yanagawa's Canals

Himself

Castle in the Sky

NHK Educational TV Special

Himself

Warriors of the Wind

Gauche the Cellist

Chie the Brat

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie

Gegege no Kitaro: The All Seeing Eye

Future Boy Conan

The Story of Heidi

Taro the Dragon Boy

Anne of Green Gables

Future Boy Conan

Heidi in the City

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother

Marco

Laura, the Prairie Girl

Heidi in the Mountains

Heidi: Girl of the Alps

Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus

Yuki's Sun

Panda! Go Panda!

Lupin the 3rd

Horus: Prince of the Sun

Spooky Kitaro

Wolf Boy Ken: Scared by a Ghost: The Greatest Operation in the Jungle

Duel of the Underworld

The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon

Story of Iron

The Orphan Brother