As Actor
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
2025
8.0
Isao Takahata
Acting
Birth Date
October 29, 1935
Place of Birth
Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
Date of Death
April 5, 2018
Biography
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).
Complete Filmography
As Actor
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
2024
7.8
As Actor
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2014
6.4
As Director, As Writer
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013
8.1
As Actor
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
2013
7.5
As Director, As Writer
Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables
2010
6.8
As Actor
A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
2007
6.0
As Actor
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
2005
8.0
As Actor
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
2005
6.6
As Actor
The Cat Returns - Making of
2002
7.8
As Director, As Writer
My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999
7.0
As Director, As Writer
Pom Poko
1994
7.2
As Director, As Writer
Only Yesterday
1991
7.4
As Actor, As Director, As Writer
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
1987
7.8
As Director, As Writer
Gauche the Cellist
1982
7.2
As Director, As Writer
Chie the Brat
1981
6.7
As Director, As Writer
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
1980
7.4
As Director
Heidi, Girl of the Alps
1979
7.8
As Director
Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus
1973
6.3
As Director
Panda! Go Panda!
1972
6.2