Isao Takahata

Isao Takahata, co-founder of Studio Ghibli, is one of the most famous directors of Japanese animated films. Unlike most anime directors, he doesn't draw and never worked as an animator before becoming a director.

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Born:: Oct 29, 1935 In Ujiyamada, Mie prefecture, Japan
Movie/TV Credits:: 20
First Appeared:: In the movie The Secrets of My Neighbors the Yamadas
Latest Project:: Movie Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron 2024-10-10

Filmography

Movie	The Secrets of My Neighbors the Yamadas		2025
Movie	Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron	Self	2024-10-10
Movie	2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli	Self (archival footage)	2023-12-16
Series	10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki	Self	2019-02-24
Movie	Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka	Himself	2015-03-19
Movie	Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya	Self	2014-11-27
Movie	The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness	Self	2013-11-16
Movie	Japanese Cinema: New Territories	Self	2011-03-25
Movie	Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point	Self	2011-12-31
Movie	Ghibli's Bookshelf	Self	2010-08-07
Movie	A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest	Self	2007-12-19
Movie	Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery	Self - Interviewee	2005-01-07
Movie	Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum	Self	2005-03-18
Movie	Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion	Self	2004-07-23
Movie	Paul Grimault, image par image	Himself	2003-11-25
Movie	The Birth of Studio Ghibli		2003-11-19
Movie	The Cat Returns - Making of	Self	2002-07-11
Movie	How Ghibli Was Born	Himself	1998-01-01
Movie	The Making of Only Yesterday	Self	1991-07-22
Movie	The Story of Yanagawa's Canals	Himself	1987-08-15