Isao Takahata
Japanese animator, animation director, director, producer (1935-2018) · Japan · Directors · Died at 82
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A typical day, 30 days to 22 October 2026
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Something wrong?He co-founded Studio Ghibli and directed Grave of the Fireflies, one of the most devastating war films ever made in any medium. His work sits in Miyazaki's shadow for most audiences, but among animation directors his formal control and emotional precision are studied like scripture.
A life in dates
Anne of Green Gables Digest VersionFilm, Director, Writer2011
Japanese Cinema: New TerritoriesFilm2004
KulturplatzSeries2003
Paul Grimault, image par imageFilm1999Medal with Purple RibbonAward
My Neighbors the YamadasFilm, 1999Director, Writer1995Annecy International Animation Film FestivalAward1994Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation FilmAward
Pom PokoFilm, 1994Director, Writer1992Art Encouragement PrizesAward1991
Only YesterdayFilm, Director, Writer1988
Grave of the FirefliesFilm, Director, Writer1985
NHK Educational TV SpecialSeries1984
Warriors of the WindFilm, Producer1981Ōfuji Noburō AwardAward1980
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The MovieFilm, Director, Writer1979
Anne of Green GablesSeries, Director, Writer1978
Future Boy ConanSeries, Director1977
Heidi in the CityFilm, Director1976
3000 Leagues in Search of MotherSeries, Director
母をたずねて三千里Series, 1976Creator1975
Laura, the Prairie GirlSeries, Creator1974
Heidi: Girl of the AlpsSeries, Director1973
Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day CircusFilm, Director1971
Lupin the 3rdSeries, Director1968
Horus: Prince of the SunFilm, Director1935Born29 October 1935Also in Deutsch
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MNMiyazaki, Spirit of Nature
HHHayao Miyazaki and the Heron
DG2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
TTThe Red Turtle
IKIsao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess KaguyaAVAnne of Green Gables Digest Version
TKThe Tale of The Princess Kaguya
TMThe Kingdom of Dreams and MadnessJTJapanese Cinema: New Territories
AFA Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
GMGhibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
HMHayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
WDWinter DaysPIPaul Grimault, image par image
TOThe Cat Returns - Making ofMYMy Neighbors the Yamadas
TTThe World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata
HBHow Ghibli Was BornPPPom Poko
HCHeidi: Girl of the Alps: Heidi and Clara
HAHeidi: Girl of the Alps: Mt. AlmOYOnly Yesterday
TYThe Making of Only Yesterday
AGAnne of Green Gables: Road to Green GablesGFGrave of the Fireflies
CSCastle in the SkyWWWarriors of the Wind
GCGauche the Cellist
CBChie the BratLM3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
GEGegege no Kitaro: The All Seeing Eye
THThe Story of HeidiHCHeidi in the City
HMHeidi in the MountainsPCPanda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus
PPPanda! Go Panda!
YSYuki's Sun
PPPanda! Go Panda!HSHorus: Prince of the Sun
SKSpooky Kitaro100 credits on file
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YM10 Years with Hayao MiyazakiKUKulturplatzNSNHK Educational TV SpecialAGAnne of Green GablesFCFuture Boy ConanLM3000 Leagues in Search of Mother母をたずねて三千里LGLaura, the Prairie GirlHAHeidi: Girl of the AlpsLRLupin the 3rdAwards
About this person
Born in Ujiyamada in 1935, Takahata joined Toei Animation after university in 1959 and spent years as an assistant director before helming The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun in 1968. He partnered with Hayao Miyazaki through the seventies, directing television series like Heidi, Girl of the Alps and Anne of Green Gables, then collaborated on Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Castle in the Sky before forming Studio Ghibli with Miyazaki in 1985. There he made Grave of the Fireflies in 1988, followed by Only Yesterday, Pom Poko, and My Neighbors the Yamadas. His final film, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, arrived in 2013 and earned an Oscar nomination. He died in April 2018.
In common with Isao
Akiko YanoAlso in My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
Hayao MiyazakiAlso in Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus (1973)
Kiyoshi NishikawaAlso in Chie the Brat (1981)TarakoAlso in Warriors of the Wind (1984)
Tatsuya NakadaiAlso in The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
Megumi HayashibaraAlso in Pom Poko (1994)Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.