Isao Takahata (Studio Ghibli) Directed Anime Watchlist
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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. Born in Ujiyamada, Mie Prefecture, Takahata joined Toei Animation after graduating from the University of Tokyo in 1959. He worked as an assistant director, holding various positions over the years and collaborating with colleague Hayao Miyazaki, eventually directing his own film, The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun (1968). He continued his partnership with Miyazaki, and under Nippon Animation directed the television series Heidi, Girl of the Alps (1974), 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (1976), and Anne of Green Gables (1979). Takahata, Miyazaki and others formed Studio Ghibli in 1985, where he would direct Grave of the Fireflies (1988), Only Yesterday (1991), Pom Poko (1994), and My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999). His last film as director was The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013), which was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Animated Feature Film at the 87th Academy Awards.
Movie, 1968,
1 ep
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The film is based on Kazuo Fukazawa's puppet play The Sun Above Chikisani. It is the directorial feature film debut of Isao Takahata and was also worked on by Hayao Miyazaki. Horus marked the beginning of their partnership that would last for the next 50 years across numerous animation studios.
Movie, 1972,
2 eps
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The two short films were written and created by Hayao Miyazaki and directed by Isao Takahata.
Short film 1: Panda! Go, Panda! (1972)
Short film 2: Panda! Go, Panda! Rainy Day Circus (1973)
Short film 1: Panda! Go, Panda! (1972)
Short film 2: Panda! Go, Panda! Rainy Day Circus (1973)
TV, 1971,
23 eps
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The TV series was initially directed by Masaaki Ōsumi, who was then replaced by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. It was the first TV anime adaptation of the Lupin III manga series created by Monkey Punch. The anime was canceled after 23 of its planned 26 episodes due to declining ratings. Takahata and Miyazaki directed episodes 7-8, 10-11, 13-23 of the series.
TV, 1974,
52 eps
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The TV series is based on the 1880 novel Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning by Johanna Spyri. It was directed by Isao Takahata with set design, layout and script by Hayao Miyazaki. Heidi is the 6th and final entry in Calpis Comic Theater, a precursor of the World Masterpiece Theater series, based on classic tales from the Western world.
TV, 1976,
52 eps
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The TV series was directed by Isao Takahata, featuring most of the staff from Heidi, Girl of the Alps. It is loosely based on the story From the Apennines to the Andes (Dagli Appennini alle Ande) within the Italian epistolary novel Cuore by Edmondo De Amicis. The series was broadcast on World Masterpiece Theater (Calpis Children's Theater back then).
TV, 1979,
50 eps
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The TV was directed by Isao Takahata. It was adapted from the 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Takahata chose to keep this version very true to the original source material, although two of his previous works (Heidi, Girl of the Alps and 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother) were adapted and changed. It is the fifth entry in Nippon Animation's World Masterpiece Theater (which has been known by several different names).
Movie, 1981,
1 ep
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The film, co-written and directed by Isao Takahata is based on the manga of the same name by Etsumi Haruki. After the film's success, Takahata served as the chief director for a follow-up TV series.
TV, 1981,
64 eps
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The TV series is based on the Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Etsumi Haruki. Isao Takahata, who had directed the film adaptation, returned as chief director for the series. The first ten episodes are basically a re-animated version of the movie, but from episode 11 onwards the story follows the original manga.
Movie, 1982,
1 ep
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The film was written and directed by Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata. It is based on the short story of the same name by Kenji Miyazawa.
Movie, 1988,
1 ep
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The film was written and directed by Isao Takahata. It is based on the 1967 semi-autobiographical short story Grave of the Fireflies by Akiyuki Nosaka. It was Isao Takahata's first film produced under Studio Ghibli.
Movie, 1991,
1 ep
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The film was written and directed by Isao Takahata. It is based on the 1982 manga of the same title by Hotaru Okamoto and Yuko Tone.
Movie, 1994,
1 ep
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The film was written and directed by Isao Takahata. It is loosely inspired by Japanese author Kenji Miyazawa's children's literature.
Movie, 1999,
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The film was written and directed by Isao Takahata. It is based on the yonkoma manga Nono-chan by Hisaichi Ishii. Unlike the other films of Studio Ghibli, the film is presented in a stylized comic strip aesthetic, a departure from the traditional anime style of the studio's other works. The film does not possess one main storyline, but several 2-8 minute "sketches".
Movie, 2013,
1 ep
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The film was directed and co-written by Isao Takahata, based on the folktale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. It is Takahata's fifth film for Studio Ghibli, and his first since My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999). It was also his last film before he died in 2018.
