Cast
Isao Takahata
Directing
Cast
Isao Takahata
Known for
Directing
Born
1935-10-29
From
Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
Died
2018-04-05
Also known as Такахата Исао, たかはた いさお, Paku-san
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).
★8.2
MOVIE1987
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
as Himself
★7.6
MOVIE2013
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
as Self
MOVIE2004
Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE2025
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
as Self (archive footage)
★8.0
MOVIE2005
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
as Self
★7.9
MOVIE2024
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
as Self (archive fotage)
MOVIE2023
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
as Self
MOVIE2010
Ghibli's Bookshelf
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2003
Paul Grimault, image par image
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE1999
The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata
as Himself
MOVIE2003
The Birth of Studio Ghibli
★6.0
MOVIE2007
A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
as Self
MOVIE2000
Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"
★7.8
MOVIE2002
The Cat Returns - Making of
as Self
MOVIE2018
NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director
as Self (archive footage)
★7.2
MOVIE2005
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
as Self - Interviewee
★6.7
MOVIE2014
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE1998
How Ghibli Was Born
as Himself
MOVIE2011
Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
as Self
MOVIE2025
Hotaru no Haka to Takahata Isao to 7-satsu no Nōto
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE2014
Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata
as Self
MOVIE2011
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE1991
The Making of Only Yesterday
as Self
MOVIE2015
Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
as Self