Isao Takahata
Directing · Born 1935-10-29 · age 82 at death · Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
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).
Titles
Grave of the Fireflies
Castle in the Sky
Kiki's Delivery Service
Warriors of the Wind
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
The Red Turtle
Only Yesterday
Pom Poko
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Heidi: Girl of the Alps
Future Boy Conan
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
The Story of Heidi
Lupin the 3rd
Horus: Prince of the Sun
Panda! Go Panda!
Gauche the Cellist
Yuki's Sun
Anne of Green Gables
Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus
Chie the Brat
Taro the Dragon Boy
Winter Days
The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon
Heidi in the Mountains
The Orphan Brother
Future Boy Conan
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
Marco: Carry a Dream
Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables
Heidi in the City
Panda! Go Panda!
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
Spooky Kitaro
Gegege no Kitaro: The All Seeing Eye
Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Heidi and Clara
Chie the Brat
Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Mt. Alm
Laura, the Prairie Girl
Anne of Green Gables Digest Version
Story of Iron
Duel of the Underworld
Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"
The Birth of Studio Ghibli
Wolf Boy Ken: Scared by a Ghost: The Greatest Operation in the Jungle
Marco