Acting credits
24
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Isao Takahata
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 56Series: 10Crew credits: 43
TMDB ID: 628
IMDb ID: nm0847223
Known for: Directing
Born: October 29, 1935
Died: April 5, 2018
Age: 82
Place of birth: Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1961 - 2025
Years active: 65
Average TMDB rating: 7.39
Wikidata: Q178713
Also known as
Такахата Исао • たかはた いさお • Paku-san • 타카하타 이사오 • ایسائو تاکاهاتا
Other jobs
Director (25)Assistant Director (3)Co-Director (2)Producer (2)Storyboard Artist (2)Concept Artist (1)Creator (1)Original Series Creator (1)
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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Isao Takahata.
8.0
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
7.7
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
as Self (archive fotage)
2024 Movie
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
as Self
2023 Movie
7.4
The Red Turtle
Other
2016 Movie
Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
as Self
2015 Movie
6.4
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
as Self
2014 Movie
10.0
Anne of Green Gables Digest Version
Storyboard Artist
2014 Movie
Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata
as Self
2014 Movie
8.1
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Director
2013 Movie
7.6
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
as Self
2013 Movie
Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
as Self
2011 Movie
Ghibli's Bookshelf
as Self
2010 Movie
7.0
Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables
Director
2010 Movie
7.8
Toy Story 3
Thanks
2010 Movie
6.0
A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
as Self
2007 Movie
8.0
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
as Self
2005 Movie
6.6
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
as Self - Interviewee
2005 Movie
Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
as Self
2004 Movie
5.9
Winter Days
Director
2003 Movie
7.0
Paul Grimault, image par image
as Self
2003 Movie
The Birth of Studio Ghibli
2003 Movie
7.8
The Cat Returns - Making of
as Self
2002 Movie
Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"
2000 Movie
7.0
The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata
as Himself
1999 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Isao Takahata.
7.8
10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
as Self • 4 eps
2019 Series
6.0
Kulturplatz
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
8.0
NHK Educational TV Special
as Himself • 1 eps
1985 Series
Chie the Brat
Series Director • 64 eps
1981 Series
7.6
Anne of Green Gables
Series Composition • 50 eps
1979 Series
8.4
Future Boy Conan
Director • 2 eps
1978 Series
7.7
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
Director • 52 eps
1976 Series
6.5
Laura, the Prairie Girl
Creator
1975 Series
7.3
Heidi: Girl of the Alps
Director • 52 eps
1974 Series
8.0
Lupin the 3rd
Director • 23 eps
1971 Series