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Personal Info

Known Credits 22

Gender Male

Birthdate 1935-10-29 (90 Y.O)

Place Of Birth Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan

Also Known For Такахата ИсаоたかはたいさおPaku-san타카하타 이사오

Isao Takahata

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 ...

Known For

Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron

2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli

NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director

Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka

Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya

Acting

2024 -- Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron | Self

2023 -- 2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli | Self

2018 -- NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director | Self (archive footage)

2015 -- Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka | Himself

2014 -- Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya | Self

2014 -- Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata | Self

2013 -- The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness | Self

2011 -- Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point | Self

2011 -- Japanese Cinema: New Territories | Self

2010 -- Ghibli's Bookshelf | Self

2007 -- A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest | Self

2005 -- Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum | Self

2005 -- Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery | Self - Interviewee

2004 -- Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion | Self

2003 -- Paul Grimault, image par image | Himself

2003 -- The Birth of Studio Ghibli |

2002 -- The Cat Returns - Making of | Self

1999 -- The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata | Himself

1998 -- How Ghibli Was Born | Himself

1991 -- The Making of Only Yesterday | Self

1987 -- The Story of Yanagawa's Canals | Himself