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Isao Takahata
Directing
29 Oct 1935
† 05 Apr 2018
Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
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 T...
Also Known As
Такахата Исао, たかはた いさお, Paku-san, 타카하타 이사오, ایسائو تاکاهاتا
























