Isao Takahata [628] Gender: Male Popularity: 3.0856 Birthplace: Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan Birthday: 1935-10-29 Deathday: 2018-04-05 Age: 82 years Movies: 23 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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). Miyazaki, Spirit of Nat2025-05-09 Hayao Miyazaki and the 2024-10-10 2399 Days with Hayao Mi2023-12-16 NHK Image File: I Want 2018-04-06 Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo 2015-03-19 Ghibli Landscapes - Vis2014-01-01 Isao Takahata and His T2014-11-27 The Kingdom of Dreams a2013-11-16 Ghibli Landscapes - A J2011-12-31 Japanese Cinema: New Te2011-03-25 Ghibli's Bookshelf2010-08-07 A Ghibli Artisan - Kazu2007-12-19 Hayao Miyazaki and the 2005-03-18 Ghibli and The Miyazaki2005-01-07 Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in 2004-07-23 Paul Grimault, image pa2003-11-25 The Birth of Studio Ghi2003-11-19 The Cat Returns - Makin2002-07-11 The World, The Journey 1999-12-02 How Ghibli Was Born1998-01-01 The Making of Only Yest1991-07-22 The Story of Yanagawa's1987-08-15 The Secrets of My Neigh