Isao Takahata
Directing
1935-10-29 · Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
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).
Filmography
The Story of Yanagawa Waterways
2026 · Movie
Hotaru no Haka to Takahata Isao to 7-satsu no Nōto
2025 · Movie
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
2025 · Movie
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
2024 · Movie
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
2023 · Movie
10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
2019 · Series
NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director
2018 · Movie
The Red Turtle
2016 · Movie
Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
2015 · Movie
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2014 · Movie
Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata
2014 · Movie
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013 · Movie
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
2013 · Movie
Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
2011 · Movie
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
2011 · Movie
Ghibli's Bookshelf
2010 · Movie
Toy Story 3
2010 · Movie
A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
2007 · Movie
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
2005 · Movie
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
2005 · Movie
Kulturplatz
2004 · Series
Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
2004 · Movie
Winter Days
2003 · Movie
Paul Grimault, image par image
2003 · Movie
The Birth of Studio Ghibli
2003 · Movie
The Cat Returns - Making of
2002 · Movie
Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"
2000 · Movie
The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata
1999 · Movie
My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999 · Movie
Marco: Carry a Dream
1999 · Movie
How Ghibli Was Born
1998 · Movie
Pom Poko
1994 · Movie
Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Heidi and Clara
1993 · Movie
Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Mt. Alm
1993 · Movie
The Making of Only Yesterday
1991 · Movie
Only Yesterday
1991 · Movie
Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables
1990 · Movie
Kiki's Delivery Service
1989 · Movie
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Movie
Au
1988 · Movie
Castle in the Sky
1986 · Movie
NHK Educational TV Special
1985 · Series
Warriors of the Wind
1984 · Movie
Gauche the Cellist
1982 · Movie
Chie the Brat
1981 · Series
Chie the Brat
1981 · Movie
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
1980 · Movie
Gegege no Kitaro: The All Seeing Eye
1980 · Movie
Future Boy Conan
1979 · Movie
Taro the Dragon Boy
1979 · Movie
The Story of Heidi
1979 · Movie
Anne of Green Gables
1979 · Series
Future Boy Conan
1978 · Series
Heidi in the City
1977 · Movie
母をたずねて三千里
1976 · Series
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
1976 · Series
Laura, the Prairie Girl
1975 · Series
Heidi: Girl of the Alps
1974 · Series
Heidi in the Mountains
1974 · Movie
Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus
1973 · Movie
Yuki's Sun
1972 · Movie
Panda! Go Panda!
1972 · Movie
Panda! Go Panda!
1972 · Movie
Lupin the 3rd
1971 · Series
Horus: Prince of the Sun
1968 · Movie
Spooky Kitaro
1968 · Movie
Wolf Boy Ken: Scared by a Ghost: The Greatest Operation in the Jungle
1964 · Movie
Duel of the Underworld
1963 · Movie
The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon
1963 · Movie
Story of Iron
1962 · Movie
The Orphan Brother
1961 · Movie