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Isao Takahata
Director, Writer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born October 29, 1935Died April 5, 2018 (82 years)
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).
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
Isao Takahata Filmography
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| 1979 | Anne of Green Gables (1979) (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Future Boy Conan (TV Series) |
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| 1974 | Heidi (TV Series) |
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| 1973 | Kouya no Shounen Isamu (TV Series) |
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| 1971 | Kitaro second work (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Môretsu atarô (TV Series) |
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| 1968 | Spooky Kitaro (TV Series) |
| 1963 | Ken the Wolf Boy (TV Series) |
| 2013 | The Tale of The Princess Kaguya · as Screenplay |
| 1999 | My Neighbors the Yamadas · as Screenplay |
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| 1992 | |
| 1991 | Only Yesterday · as Screenplay |
| 1988 | Grave of the Fireflies · as Screenplay |
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| 1982 | Gauche the Cellist · as Screenplay |
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| 1980 | From the Apennines to the Andes: The Movie · as Screenplay |
| 1979 | Anne of Green Gables (1979) (TV Series) |
| 1972 |
| 2024 | Miyazaki: Spirit of Nature · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2024 | Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron · as Self |
| 2019 | The Oscars · as Self - Animation Director (in Memoriam) |
| 2019 | 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The Art of Japanese Life (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee |
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| 2013 | The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness · as Self |
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| 2005 | Ghibli et le mystère Miyazaki · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1987 | The Story of Yanagawa's Canals · as Himself |
| 2016 | The Red Turtle · as Other |
| 1981 | Jarinko Chie (TV Series) · as Series Director |
| 1980 | From the Apennines to the Andes: The Movie · as Director Of Operations |
| 1979 | Taro the Dragon Boy · as Original Concept |
| 1976 | 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (TV Series) · as Series Director |
| 1963 | Little Prince and the Eight Headed Dragon · as Assistant Director |
| 1963 | Little Prince and the Eight Headed Dragon · as Producer's Assistant |
| 1961 | The Littlest Warrior · as Assistant Director |