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Isao Takahata
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).
As director
Anne of Green Gables Digest Version
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables
Winter Days
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Pom Poko
Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Heidi and Clara
Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Mt. Alm
Only Yesterday
Grave of the Fireflies
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
Gauche the Cellist
Chie the Brat
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
The Story of Heidi
Heidi in the City
Heidi in the Mountains
Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus
Fantasia
Panda! Go Panda!
Panda! Go Panda!
Horus: Prince of the Sun
Wolf Boy Ken: Scared by a Ghost: The Greatest Operation in the Jungle
As actor
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
Hotaru no Haka to Takahata Isao to 7-satsu no Nōto
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director
Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
Ghibli's Bookshelf
A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
Paul Grimault, image par image
The Birth of Studio Ghibli
The Cat Returns - Making of
Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"
The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata
How Ghibli Was Born
The Making of Only Yesterday
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals