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Isao Takahata

Isao Takahata was a Japanese director, screenwriter and producer. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he earned international critical acclaim for his work as a director of Japanese animated feature films.

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entertainment · Japanese filmmaker and producer (1935–2018) · film director · screenwriter · impresario · animation director · animator · film producer · translator · director · also Isao Takahata, Takahata

Born 29 October 1935 · Died 5 April 2018 · Q178713

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stems from my ideal image of what a child should be like
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Awarded Officer of Arts and Letters (2015).
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2026· 2 entries

Aug 22, 2026Documented record76% confidence

“stems from my ideal image of what a child should be like”

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Apr 23, 2026Documented record69% confidence

MutualArt.com: Isao Takahata

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2025· 1 entry

Jun 28, 2025Documented record69% confidence

Forbes: Isao Takahata Exhibition In Tokyo Is Both Poignant And Fascinating

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2024· 1 entry

Aug 20, 2024Documented record69% confidence

FirstShowing.net: New Netflix Trailer for Isao Takahata's Classic 'Grave of the Fireflies'

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2022· 1 entry

Feb 2, 2022Documented record69% confidence

Cartoon Brew: Isao Takahata’s Features Will Screen At The Academy Museum This Month

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2018· 6 entries

May 16, 2018Documented record69% confidence

Cartoon Brew: Watch Hayao Miyazaki’s Eulogy For Isao Takahata

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May 15, 2018Documented record70% confidence

A farewell ceremony for Takahata was held at the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo

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Apr 5, 2018Documented record69% confidence

Yahoo: Animator Isao Takahata, Co-Founder of Studio Ghibli, Dies at 82

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Apr 5, 2018Documented record69% confidence

Yahoo: The Japanese Animation Director and Studio Ghibli Co-Founder Isao Takahata Has Died

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Apr 5, 2018Documented record86% confidence

Died 2018-04-05.

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Apr 5, 2018Documented record66% confidence

At Teikyo University hospital in Tokyo, at the age of 82

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2016· 1 entry

Nov 4, 2016Documented record69% confidence

Hindustan Times: The films of Isao Takahata

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2015· 2 entries

Jun 15, 2015Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Officer of Arts and Letters (2015).

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Jun 15, 2015Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Winsor McCay Award (2015).

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1999· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1999Documented record84% confidence

Won Medal with Purple Ribbon (1999).

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1995· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1995Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Annecy International Animation Film Festival for Pom Poko (1995).

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1994· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1994Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film for Pom Poko (1994).

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1992· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1992Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Art Encouragement Prizes for Only Yesterday (1992).

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1989· 1 entry

1989Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Takahata supervised at Nippon Animation a 100-minute compilation film of the opening six episodes of his 1979 directed and written television series Anne of Green Gables

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1988· 2 entries

1988Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Was based on the semi-autobiographical short story of the same name written by Akiyuki Nosaka, but Takahata was also partially inspired by his own experiences from the bombing of Okayama City

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1988Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

As a double feature with Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro, contrasting Takahata's grim portrayal of wartime Japan with Miyazaki's postwar rural idyll

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1987· 1 entry

1987Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Takahata directed the documentary The Story of Yanagawa's Canals, a mix of nature and engineering that failed to attract audience

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1985· 3 entries

1985Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Miyazaki researched Wales for Castle in the Sky, Takahata and Suzuki remained in Japan planning the new studio

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1985Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

By Miyazaki, Takahata, Toshio Suzuki, and Yasuyoshi Tokuma, with financial support from Tokuma Shoten

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1985Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Where he would direct Grave of the Fireflies (1988), Only Yesterday (1991), Pom Poko (1994), and My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)

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1982· 2 entries

Jan 1, 1982Documented record76% confidence

“s short story Gauche the Cellist. It surfaced Takahata’s demanding, observational style. Takahata’s focused on realistic musical performance. The project relied on a small core staff, primarily background artist Takamura Mukuo and key animator Shunji Saida from Oh! Production. Production extended the 63-minute film”

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1982Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And Gary Kurtz was hired into directing the American side

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1981· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1981Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Ōfuji Noburō Award for Gauche the Cellist (1981).

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1959· 1 entry

1959Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And later trained as animation directors

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1954· 1 entry

1954Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Graduated from Okayama Asahi Prefectural High School and entered the University of Tokyo

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1945· 1 entry

Jun 29, 1945Documented record70% confidence

When Takahata was nine years old, he and his family survived a major United States air raid on Okayama City

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1935· 2 entries

Oct 29, 1935Documented record66% confidence

As the youngest of seven siblings and third son in the family

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Oct 29, 1935Documented record86% confidence

Born 1935-10-29.

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1888· 1 entry

1888Source gives the year onlyDocumented record72% confidence

His father, Asajirō Takahata (1888–1984), was a junior high school principal, who became the education chief of Okayama prefecture after the war.

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