Isao Takahata
Directing
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
Directing35
movieWinter Days
2003
Director
moviePom Poko
1994
Director
movieOnly Yesterday
1991
Director
movieGrave of the Fireflies
1988
Director
movieGauche the Cellist
1982
Director
tvChie the Brat
1981
Series Director
movieChie the Brat
1981
Director
movieThe Story of Heidi
1979
Director
tvAnne of Green Gables
1979
Director
tvFuture Boy Conan
1978
Director
movieHeidi in the City
1977
Director
tv3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
1976
Director, Series Director
movieHeidi in the Mountains
1974
Director
tvHeidi: Girl of the Alps
1974
Director
Fantasia
1973
Director
moviePanda! Go Panda!
1972
Director
moviePanda! Go Panda!
1972
Director
tvLupin the 3rd
1971
Director
movieSpooky Kitaro
1968
Co-Director
movieDuel of the Underworld
1963
Assistant Director
movieThe Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon
1963
Assistant Director
movieStory of Iron
1962
Assistant Director, Script Supervisor
movieThe Orphan Brother
1961
Assistant Director
Acting27
Hotaru no Haka to Takahata Isao to 7-satsu no Nōto
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieMiyazaki, Spirit of Nature
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieHayao Miyazaki and the Heron
2024
Self (archive fotage)
NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieGhibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
2005
Self - Interviewee
movieThe World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata
1999
Himself
movieHow Ghibli Was Born
1998
Himself
Writing15
movieThe Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013
Screenplay, Original Story
movieMy Neighbors the Yamadas
1999
Screenplay
movieMarco: Carry a Dream
1999
Original Series Creator
moviePom Poko
1994
Writer, Original Story
movieOnly Yesterday
1991
Screenplay
movieGrave of the Fireflies
1988
Screenplay
movieThe Story of Yanagawa's Canals
1987
Writer, Screenplay
movieGauche the Cellist
1982
Screenplay
movieChie the Brat
1981
Writer
movieTaro the Dragon Boy
1979
Original Concept
tvAnne of Green Gables
1979
Series Composition, Writer
movieYuki's Sun
1972
Writer
Production7
movieThe Red Turtle
2016
Other, Producer
Au
1988
Producer
movieCastle in the Sky
1986
Producer
movieWarriors of the Wind
1984
Producer
movie3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
1980
Director of Operations
movieThe Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon
1963
Producer's Assistant
movieStory of Iron
1962
Production Assistant
Art5
movieAnne of Green Gables Digest Version
2014
Storyboard Artist
movieFuture Boy Conan
1979
Storyboard Artist
movieTaro the Dragon Boy
1979
Concept Artist
tvAnne of Green Gables
1979
Storyboard Artist
tvFuture Boy Conan
1978
Storyboard Artist
Creator2
tvMarco
1976
Creator
Sound2
movieKiki's Delivery Service
1989
Music Director
Crew1
movieToy Story 3
2010
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