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Known For
Directing
Birthday
October 29, 1935
Died
April 5, 2018
Place of Birth
Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
Also Known As
- Такахата Исао
- たかはた いさお
- Paku-san
- 타카하타 이사오
- ایسائو تاکاهاتا
Isao Takahata
1.4 Popularity
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
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Self (Archive footage)
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
2025
8.1
Self
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
2024
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Self
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
2023
7.9
Self
10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
2019
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Self (archive footage)
NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director
2018
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Himself
Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
2015
7.0
Self
Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya
2014
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Self
Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata
2014
7.6
Self
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
2013
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Self
Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
2011
Credits
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
as Self (Archive footage)
2025
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Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
as Self
2024
8.1
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
as Self
2023
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10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
as Self
2019
7.9
🎬
NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director
as Self (archive footage)
2018
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🎬
Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
as Himself
2015
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Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya
as Self
2014
7.0
Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata
as Self
2014
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The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
as Self
2013
7.6
Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
as Self
2011
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🎬
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
as Self
2011
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Ghibli's Bookshelf
as Self
2010
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A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
as Self
2007
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Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
as Self
2005
8.0
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
as Self - Interviewee
2005
6.6
Kulturplatz
as Self
2004
6.0
Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
as Self
2004
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Paul Grimault, image par image
as Himself
2003
7.0
The Birth of Studio Ghibli
2003
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The Cat Returns - Making of
as Self
2002
5.5
The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata
as Himself
1999
7.0
How Ghibli Was Born
as Himself
1998
6.0
The Making of Only Yesterday
as Self
1991
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The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
as Himself
1987
7.8
The Secrets of My Neighbors the Yamadas
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