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Isao Takahata

Actor · 47 credits · 15 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

Frequent collaborators: Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki, Yasuo Otsuka, Goro Miyazaki, Joe Hisaishi

Best Isao Takahata movies by genre

Movies (24 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

    2013 · ★ 7.6 (183 votes)

    Documentary

    1

  2. Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron

    2024 · ★ 7.9 (40 votes)

    Documentary

    2

  3. A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest

    2007 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    3

  4. Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery

    2005 · ★ 6.6 (5 votes)

    Documentary

    4

  5. Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum

    2005 · ★ 8.0 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    5

  6. The Story of Yanagawa Waterways

    2026

    Documentary, Animation

    6

  7. Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya

    2014 · ★ 6.7 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    7

  8. How Ghibli Was Born

    1998 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    8

  9. The Making of Only Yesterday

    1991 · ★ 10.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    9

  10. Paul Grimault, image par image

    2003 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    10

  11. The Cat Returns - Making of

    2002 · ★ 7.8 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    11

  12. Japanese Cinema: New Territories

    2011

    Documentary

    12

  13. Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature

    2025 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    13

  14. 2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli

    2023

    Documentary

    14

  15. The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata

    1999 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    15

  16. Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka

    2015

    Documentary

    16

  17. Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas"

    2000

    Documentary

    17

  18. Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point

    2011

    Documentary

    18

  19. Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata

    2014

    Documentary

    19

  20. Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion

    2004

    Documentary

    20

  21. Ghibli's Bookshelf

    2010

    Documentary

    21

  22. NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director

    2018

    Documentary

    22

  23. The Birth of Studio Ghibli

    2003

    Documentary

    23

  24. Hotaru no Haka to Takahata Isao to 7-satsu no Nōto

    2025

    Documentary

    24

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.