

Isao Takahata
Acting
October 29, 1935
Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
April 5, 2018
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).
The Filmography


Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron

Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables

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

Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum

Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery

The Cat Returns - Making of

My Neighbors the Yamadas

Pom Poko

Only Yesterday

The Story of Yanagawa's Canals

Gauche the Cellist

Chie the Brat

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie

Heidi, Girl of the Alps

Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus
