Takahata was born in
Ujiyamada (now Ise), Mie Prefecture, Japan, on October 29, 1935, as the
youngest of seven siblings and third son in the family. His father, Asajirō
Takahata (1888–1984), was a junior high school principal, who became the
education chief of Okayama prefecture after the war. On June 29, 1945, when
Takahata was nine years old, he and his family survived a major United States
air raid on Okayama City.
Isao Takahata is a
Japanese film director, animator, screenwriter and producer who has earned
critical international acclaim for his work as a director of anime films.
Takahata is the co-founder of Studio Ghibli along with long-time collaborative
partner Hayao Miyazaki. He has directed films such as the grim, war-themed
Grave of the Fireflies, the romantic drama Only Yesterday, the ecological
adventure Pom Poko, and the comedy My Neighbors the Yamadas. Unlike most anime
directors, Takahata does not draw and never worked as an animator before
becoming a full-fledged director. Takahata's most recent film is The Tale of
the Princess Kaguya, which was nominated for an Academy Award in the category
Best Animated Feature Film at the 87th Academy Awards.
According to Hayao Miyazaki, "Music and study are his hobbies". He was born in the same town as fellow director Kon Ichikawa, while Japanese film giant Yasujiro Ozu was raised by his father in nearby Matsusaka.
Films :
The Tale of Princess Kaguya
Produced by : Yoshiaki
Nishimura
Screenplay by : Isao Takahata,
Riko Sakaguchi
Music by : Joe Hisaishi
Edited by : Toshihiko Kojima
Production company : Studio
Ghibli
Distributed by : Toho
Release date : 23 November
2013
Running time : 137 minutes
Country : Japan
Language : Japanese
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Produced by : Toshio Suzuki
Screenplay by : Isao Takahata
Based on : Nono-chan by Hisaichi
Ishii
Music by : Akiko Yano
Cinematography : Atsushi Okui
Edited by : Takeshi Seyama
Production company : Studio
Ghibli
Distributed by : Shochiku
Release date : 17 July 1999
Running time : 104 minutes
Country : Japan
Language : Japanese
Only Yesterday
Produced by : Toshio Suzuki
Screenplay by : Isao Takahata
Based on : Omoide Poro Poro
Music by : Katz Hoshi
Cinematography : Hisao Shirai
Edited by : Takeshi Seyama
Production company : Studio
Ghibli
Distributed by : Toho
Release date : July 20, 1991
Running time : 118 minutes
Country : Japan
Language : Japanese
Pom Poko
Produced by : Toshio Suzuki
Written by : Isao Takahata
Music by : Shang Shang Typhoon
Cinematography : Atsushi Okui
Edited by : Takeshi Seyama
Production company : Studio
Ghibli
Distributed by : Toho
Release date : July 16, 1994
Running time : 119 minutes
Country : Japan
Language : Japanese
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
Produced by : Hayao Miyazaki
Written by : Isao Takahata
Music by : Michio Mamiya
Cinematography : Somai
Takahashi
Production company : Nibariki
Release date : August 15, 1987
Running time : 167 minutes
Country : Japan
Language : Japanese
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