Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthdate
1935-10-29
Day of Death
2018-04-05
Place of Birth
Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
Isao Takahata
Biography
Isao Takahata (October 29, 1935 β 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 (24)
Hotaru no Haka to Takahata Isao to 7-satsu no NΕto
2025
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
2025
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
2024
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
2023NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director
2018Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
2015
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2014
Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata
2014
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
2013
Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
2011
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
2011
Ghibli's Bookshelf
2010
A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
2007
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
2005
