About 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…
Filmography24 films
Rank Isao Takahata's movies
Start with all movie credits in Favorite Isao Takahata Movies, then arrange them in your own order.
- The Story of Yanagawa Waterways2026
- Hotaru no Haka to Takahata Isao to 7-satsu no Nōto2025
- Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature2025
- Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron2024
- 2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli2023
- NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director2018
- Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka2015
- Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya2014
- Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata2014
- The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness2013
- Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point2011
- Japanese Cinema: New Territories2011
- Ghibli's Bookshelf2010
- A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest2007
- Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum2005
- Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery2005
- Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion2004
- Paul Grimault, image par image2003
- The Birth of Studio Ghibli2003
- The Cat Returns - Making of2002
- Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"2000
- The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata1999
- How Ghibli Was Born1998
- The Making of Only Yesterday1991
