Takahata, Isao

Takahata, Isao

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Family name: 高畑
Birthday: Oct 29, 1935
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Date of death: April 5, 2018

Isao Takahata is one of the most famous directors of anime, or Japanese animated films. Born in Ujiyamada (now Ise), Mie prefecture, Japan, he is a long-term colleague of Hayao Miyazaki and co-head at Studio Ghibli.

His five animated films at Studio Ghibli have spanned a remarkable range of genres: war-film (Hotaru no Haka), romantic drama (Omoide Poroporo), comedy (Tonari no Yamada-kun), ecological adventure (Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko), and historical fantasy (Kaguya-hime no Monogatari). Of these, Hotaru no Haka, in particular, is widely considered one of the greatest animated films ever made.

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News

Director Isao Takahata Dies

Director Isao Takahata Dies

The official website of Studio Ghibli announced on Friday that director Isao Takahata died on Thursday, April 5 at 1:19 a.m. in a Tokyo hospital due to lung cancer. ...read more

Winners of the 2015 Tokyo Anime Awards Announced

Winners of the 2015 Tokyo Anime Awards Announced

Winners of the Tokyo Anime Awards have been announced for 2015. Animation of the Year Frozen (Film) Ping Pong The Animation (Television) Runners-Up Stand By Me Dorae...read more

Studio Ghibli's Documentary Movie 'Yume to Kyouki no Oukoku' to Premiere on November 16, 2013

Studio Ghibli's Documentary Movie 'Yume to Kyouki no Oukoku' to Premiere on November 16, 2013

A documentary movie titled "Yume to Kyouki no Oukoku" (Kingdom of Dream and Madness), featuring the past and current Studio Ghibli, will be released in Jap...read more

[Retracted] Director Takahata Isao Officially Announces New Ghibli Film

According to Holywood Reporter, Takahata's remark at Locarno Festival is not an official announcement of Studio Ghibli. Source: Hollywood Reporter #============...read more

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