Isao Takahata

★ Directing #473

1935 - 2018 (age 82) • Directing

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

Died: 4/5/2018 (age 82)

Known for: Directing

Isao Takahata

★ Directing #473

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.

Known For

Toy Story 3

78%

Thanks

2010

Grave of the Fireflies

84%

Screenplay

1988

Castle in the Sky

80%

Producer

1986

Kiki's Delivery Service

78%

Music Director

1989

Warriors of the Wind

79%

Producer

1984

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

81%

Director

2013

The Red Turtle

74%

Other

2016

Only Yesterday

74%

Director

1991

The Story of Yanagawa Waterways

Himself

2026

The Story of Yanagawa Waterways

Director

2026

The Story of Yanagawa Waterways

Screenplay

2026

Hotaru no Haka to Takahata Isao to 7-satsu no Nōto

Self (archive footage)

2025

Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature

78%

Self (archive footage)

2025

Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron

78%

Self (archive fotage)

2024

2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli

Self

2023

10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki

78%

Self

2019

NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director

Self (archive footage)

2018

The Red Turtle

74%

Other

2016

The Red Turtle

74%

Producer

2016

Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka

Self

2015

Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya

67%

Self

2014

Anne of Green Gables Digest Version

100%

Storyboard Artist

2014

Anne of Green Gables Digest Version

100%

Director

2014

Anne of Green Gables Digest Version

100%

Writer

2014

Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata

Self

2014

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

81%

Director

2013

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

81%

Screenplay

2013

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

81%

Original Story

2013

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

76%

Self

2013

Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point

Self

2011

Japanese Cinema: New Territories

Self

2011

Ghibli's Bookshelf

Self

2010

Toy Story 3

78%

Thanks

2010

A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest

60%

Self

2007

Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum

80%

Self

2005

Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery

69%

Self - Interviewee

2005