Isao Takahata
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-10-29 (83 years old)
Deathday
2018-04-05
Place of Birth
Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
Also known As
Такахата Исао
たかはた いさお
Paku-san
타카하타 이사오
ایسائو تاکاهاتا
Isao Takahata
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 lengt...
Acting
2004
as Self
2010
as Self
2013
2011
2018
as Self (archive footage)
2024
as Self
2005
2003
as Himself
2005
as Self - Interviewee
1998
as Himself
1987
as Himself
1991
as Self
2015
as Himself
2002
as Self
2025
as Self (Archive footage)
Production
1984
as Producer
1986
as Producer
1972
as Director
1988
as Screenplay
1988
as Director
1982
as Director
1991
as Director
1994
as Director
1999
as Director
1981
as Director
1981
as Writer
2003
as Director
1968
as Director
1973
as Director
1987
as Writer
1987
as Director
2013
as Screenplay
2013
as Director
2010
as Thanks
1999
as Screenplay
1994
as Writer
1991
as Screenplay
2014
as Storyboard Artist
2010
as Director
2010
1994
as Original Story
1963
as Assistant Director
2016
as Other
1982
as Screenplay
1993
as Director
2014
as Director
2016
as Producer
1988
as Producer
1979
as Director
1974
as Director
1980
as Director
1993
as Director
1977
as Director
1972
as Director
1968
as Co-Director
1972
as Writer
1962
as Production Assistant
1962
as Assistant Director
1963
as Producer's Assistant
1961
as Assistant Director
1979
as Concept Artist
1979
as Original Concept
1980
as Co-Director
1980
as Screenplay
1980
as Director of Operations
1987
as Screenplay
1985
as Producer
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