Next to Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata is one of the most important directors of anime. His most acclaimed film is HOTARU NO HAKA / GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES (1988), a shattering war drama, although he has made other excellent films in his career. In 1985, he founded Studio Ghibli with his long-time collaborator Hayao Miyazaki. Apart from the films listed below, Takahata has also contributed to TV series, such as the first season of RUPAN SANSEI (LUPIN III).


Filmography:

Wanpaku ôji no orochi taiji (1963; ass dir; aka Little Prince and Eight Headed Dragon)
Taiyo no Oki: Horusu no Daiboken (1968; anim, scene des: aka The Little Norse Prince)
Panda Kopanda (1972; dir; aka Panda! Go Panda!)
Panda Kopanda Amefuri Sâkasu no Maki (1973; dir; usually shown in a compilation with PANDA KOPANDA)
Tatsu no ko Tarô (1979; coscr; aka Taro the Dragon Boy)
Jarinko Chie (1981; dir; aka Chie the Brat)
Sero Hiki no Gôshu (1982; dir; aka Goshu the Cellist)
Kaze No Tani No Naushika (1984; prod; aka Nausicaä of the Valley of the Winds)
Tenkû No Shiro Rapyuta (1986; prod; aka Laputa - Castle in the Sky)
Yanagawa Horiwari Monogatari (1987; codir, coscr; aka The Story of Yanagawa's Canals)
Hotaru No Haka (1988; dir. scr; aka Grave of the Fireflies)
Majo No Takkyûbin (1989; music supervisor; aka Kiki's Delivery Service)
Omohide Poro Poro (1991; dir, scr; aka Only Yesterday)
Heisei Tanuki Gassen Pompoko (1994; dir, scr; aka The Raccoon War)
Hôhokekyo Tonari no Yamada-kun (1999; dir, scr; aka My Neighbors the Yamadas)
Fuyu no Hi (2003; coanim; aka Winter Days)

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