Isao Takahata
Birthday
1935/10/29
Day of death
2018/04/05 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
Also know as
Такахата Исао, たかはた いさお, Paku-san, 타카하타 이사오, ایسائو تاکاهاتا
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 T...Read more
Acting
(2004) Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
as Self
(2010) Ghibli's Bookshelf
as Self
(2013) The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
as Self
(2014) Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya
as Self
The Secrets of My Neighbors the Yamadas
as ---
(2011) Japanese Cinema: New Territories
as Self
(2018) NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director
as Self (archive footage)
(2023) 2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
as Self
(1999) The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata
as Himself
(2024) Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
as Self
(2005) Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
as Self
(2003) Paul Grimault, image par image
as Himself
(2005) Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
as Self - Interviewee
(1998) How Ghibli Was Born
as Himself
(2007) A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
as Self
(1987) The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
as Himself
(1991) The Making of Only Yesterday
as Self
(2015) Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
as Himself
(2002) The Cat Returns - Making of
as Self
(2011) Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
as Self
(2014) Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata
as Self
(2003) The Birth of Studio Ghibli
as ---
(2019) 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
as Self
(2004) Kulturplatz
as Self