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    Isao Takahata

    1935-10-29 (89 years old) in Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan

    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).

    Movies

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    Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
    83 %|Oct 10, 2024
    Documentary
    actor
    Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
    0 %|Mar 19, 2015
    Documentary
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    The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
    75.43 %|Nov 16, 2013
    Documentary
    actor
    Japanese Cinema: New Territories
    0 %|Mar 25, 2011
    Documentary
    poster
    Ghibli's Bookshelf
    0 %|Aug 7, 2010
    Documentary
    poster
    Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
    0 %|Jul 23, 2004
    Documentary
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    The Secrets of My Neighbors the Yamadas
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Documentary
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    Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
    80 %|Mar 18, 2005
    Documentary
    poster
    Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
    66 %|Jan 7, 2005
    Documentary
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    Paul Grimault, image par image
    70 %|Nov 25, 2003
    Documentary
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    The Birth of Studio Ghibli
    0 %|Nov 19, 2003
    Documentary
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    The Cat Returns - Making of
    0 %|Jul 11, 2002
    Documentary
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    How Ghibli Was Born
    60 %|Jan 1, 1998
    Documentary
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    The Making of Only Yesterday
    100 %|Jul 22, 1991
    Documentary
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    The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
    78 %|Aug 15, 1987
    Documentary, Animation

    Series

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    10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
    79 %|Feb 24, 2019
    Documentary
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    Kulturplatz
    60 %|Sep 1, 2004
    News, Documentary