Films by Isao Takahata
by alenzizak | created - 16 Jan 2019 | updated - 16 Jan 2019 | PublicThis list contains films by Japanese writer/director/animator Isao Takahata.
Note #1:Panda Kopanda (1972) and Panda Kopanda Amefuri Sâkasu No Maki (1973) are short films.
Note #2: Yanagawa Horiwari Monogatari (1987) is a documentary.
Note #3: Fuyu No Hi (2003) was directed by many directors, including Takahata.
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1. Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968)
Not Rated | 82 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A boy with a mythical sword wants to protect a Norse village from an evil ice wizard and his minions, who destroyed his family's village. However, the villagers don't fully trust him and a mysterious girl with a dark secret befriends him.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Mikijirô Hira, Etsuko Ichihara, Eijirô Tôno, Masao Mishima
Votes: 2,500
2. Panda! Go Panda! (1972)
TV-Y7-FV | 34 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A Papa Panda and his son escape from the zoo in search of a home and find one with a little orphan girl. The pandas decide to stay with her and become her new family. They, then, find a lost circus tiger and help him find his way back.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Kazuko Sugiyama, Kazuo Kumakura, Yoshiko Ôta, Yasuo Yamada
Votes: 1,988
3. Panda kopanda amefuri sâkasu no maki (1973)
Not Rated | 38 min | Animation, Short, Family
This is the sequel history of "Panda. Go, Panda. (1972)". The trio (the young girl orphan, a panda cub and his father) are joined by a tiger cub who has escaped from a circus.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Kazuko Sugiyama, Kazuo Kumakura, Hiroko Maruyama, Yoshiko Ôta
Votes: 1,100
4. Chie the Brat (1981)
105 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Chie Takemoto is a small dependable girl who lives in Osaka with her dad. She has two goals - to get her troublesome father, who runs a tavern, some work and then get him to make up with her mother who left him.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Chinatsu Nakayama, Norio Nishikawa, Kiyoshi Nishikawa, Yasushi Yokoyama
Votes: 738
5. Gauche the Cellist (1982)
60 min | Animation, Fantasy, Music
A cellist in a small orchestra receives help from animals to help him practice his music.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Hideki Sasaki, Masashi Amenomori, Keiko Yokozawa, Kôichi Hashimoto
Votes: 1,676
6. The Story of Yanagawa's Canals (1987)
167 min | Documentary, History
A live-action documentary film, this independent film was produced by Nibariki (Miyazaki's personal office), with the revenue from Nausicaä. At first, it was supposed to be an animated film... See full summary »
Director: Isao Takahata
Votes: 199
7. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Not Rated | 89 min | Animation, Drama, War
A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Akemi Yamaguchi, Yoshiko Shinohara
Votes: 310,321
8. Only Yesterday (1991)
PG | 119 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
A twenty-seven-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tokyo.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Miki Imai, Toshirô Yanagiba, Yoko Honna, Mayumi Izuka
Votes: 37,222 | Gross: $0.45M
9. Pom Poko (1994)
PG | 119 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A community of magical shape-shifting raccoon dogs struggle to prevent their forest home from being destroyed by urban development.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Shinchô Kokontei, Makoto Nonomura, Yuriko Ishida, Norihei Miki
Votes: 34,562
10. My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
PG | 104 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The life and misadventures of a family in contemporary Japan.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Yukiji Asaoka, Tôru Masuoka, Masako Araki, Hayato Isohata
Votes: 15,946
11. Winter Days (2003)
39 min | Animation, Short
A compilation of short animated clips on winter days in Japan
Directors: Mark Baker, Jacques Drouin, Taku Furukawa, Co Hoedeman, Kihachirô Kawamoto, Yôichi Kotabe, Yuri Norstein, Bretislav Pojar, Raoul Servais, Shin'ichi Suzuki, Isao Takahata, Kôji Yamamura | Stars: Ryuta Kashiwagi, Kyôko Kishida, Noboru Mitani, Mutsumi Sasaki
Votes: 480
12. Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables (1992)
100 min | Animation, Drama, Family
Anne is an orphan full of imagination. When she arrives at her new home she learns that sometimes you have to be a sensible person too; at the same time her unique character changes, or at ... See full summary »
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Eiko Yamada, Fumie Kitahara, Ryûji Saikachi, Michio Hazama
Votes: 401
13. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
PG | 137 min | Animation, Drama, Family
Kaguya is a beautiful young woman coveted by five nobles. To try to avoid marrying a stranger she doesn't love, she sends her suitors on seemingly impossible tasks. But she will have to face her fate and punishment for her choices.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, James Marsden
Votes: 53,979 | Gross: $1.51M
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