Isao Takahata
Directing • AGE 82
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 w...
Filmography
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
Self (archive footage)
2025
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
Self (archive fotage)
2024
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
Self
2023
10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
Self
2019
The Red Turtle
Other
2016
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Self
2014
Anne of Green Gables Digest Version
Storyboard Artist
2014
Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata
Self
2014
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Director
2013
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
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
Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables
Director
2010
Toy Story 3
Thanks
2010
A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
Self
2007
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
Self
2005
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
Self - Interviewee
2005
Kulturplatz
Self
2004
Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
Self
2004
Winter Days
Director
2003
Paul Grimault, image par image
Self
2003
The Birth of Studio Ghibli
2003
The Cat Returns - Making of
Self
2002
Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"
2000
The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata
Himself
1999
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Director
1999
Marco: Carry a Dream
Original Series Creator
1999
How Ghibli Was Born
Himself
1998
Pom Poko
Director
1994
Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Heidi and Clara
Director
1993
Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Mt. Alm
Director
1993
The Making of Only Yesterday
Self
1991
Only Yesterday
Director
1991
Kiki's Delivery Service
Music Director
1989
Grave of the Fireflies
Director
1988
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
Himself
1987
Castle in the Sky
Producer
1986
NHK Educational TV Special
Himself
1985
Warriors of the Wind
Producer
1984
Gauche the Cellist
Director
1982
Chie the Brat
Series Director
1981
Chie the Brat
Director
1981
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
Director
1980
Spooky Kitaro: The All Seeing Eye
Co-Director
1980
Future Boy Conan
Storyboard Artist
1979
The Story of Heidi
Director
1979
Taro the Dragon Boy
Concept Artist
1979
Anne of Green Gables
Series Composition
1979
Future Boy Conan
Director
1978
Heidi in the City
Director
1977
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
Director
1976
Marco
Creator
1976
Laura, the Prairie Girl
Creator
1975
Heidi in the Mountains
Director
1974
Heidi: Girl of the Alps
Director
1974
Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus
Director
1973
Yuki's Sun
Writer
1972
Panda! Go Panda!
Director
1972
Panda! Go Panda!
Director
1972
Lupin the 3rd
Director
1971
Horus: Prince of the Sun
Director
1968
Spooky Kitaro
Co-Director
1968
Wolf Boy Ken: Scared by a Ghost: The Greatest Operation in the Jungle
Director
1964
Duel of the Underworld
Assistant Director
1963
The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon
Assistant Director
1963
Story of Iron
Production Assistant
1962
The Orphan Brother
Assistant Director
1961