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).

Known For: Directing

Born: Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan, 1935-10-29

Died: 2018-04-05

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1987	The Story of Yanagawa's Canals	Himself	78
2	1991	The Making of Only Yesterday	Self	100
3	1998	How Ghibli Was Born	Himself	60
4	2002	The Cat Returns - Making of	Self	55
5	2003	The Birth of Studio Ghibli		0
6	2004	Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion	Self	0
7	2010	Ghibli's Bookshelf	Self	0
8	2013	The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness	Self	76
9	2014	Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya	Self	70
10		The Secrets of My Neighbors the Yamadas		0
11	1999	The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata	Himself	70
12	2003	Paul Grimault, image par image	Himself	70
13	2005	Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery	Self - Interviewee	66
14	2005	Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum	Self	80
15	2007	A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest	Self	60
16	2011	Japanese Cinema: New Territories	Self	0
17	2011	Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point	Self	0
18	2014	Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata	Self	0
19	2015	Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka	Himself	0
20	2018	NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director	Self (archive footage)	0
21	2023	2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli	Self	0
22	2024	Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron	Self	79
23	2025	Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature	Self (Archive footage)	80

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	2004	Kulturplatz	Self	60
2	2019	10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki	Self	79

Isao Takahata

Film

Television