Directing
Isao Takahata
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
Film · 2026
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
Film · 2025
Hotaru no Haka to Takahata Isao to 7-satsu no Nōto
Film · 2025
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
Film · 2024
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
Film · 2023
10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
Series · 2019
NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director
Film · 2018
Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
Film · 2015
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Film · 2014
Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata
Film · 2014
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
Film · 2013
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
Film · 2011
Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
Film · 2011
Ghibli's Bookshelf
Film · 2010
A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
Film · 2007
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
Film · 2005
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
Film · 2005
Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
Film · 2004
Kulturplatz
Series · 2004
Paul Grimault, image par image
Film · 2003
The Birth of Studio Ghibli
Film · 2003
The Cat Returns - Making of
Film · 2002
Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"
Film · 2000
The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata
Film · 1999
How Ghibli Was Born
Film · 1998
The Making of Only Yesterday
Film · 1991
NHK Educational TV Special
Series · 1985