Isao Takahata

Japanese animator, animation director, director, producer (1935-2018)

October 29, 1935 (April 5, 2018)

in theaters on my screens

The Tale of Princess Kaguya

V.O.: Kaguyahime no monogatari

Jap. 2013. Animation by Isao Takahata. Educated by a Japanese peasant, a young woman of stunning beauty imposes impossible challenges on her many suitors.

Runtime: 137 min.

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My Neighbors the Yamada

V.O.: Hohokekyo Tonari no Yamada-kun

Jap. 1999. Animation by Isao Takahata. The life and misadventures of a family in contemporary Japan.

Runtime: 104 min.

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Pom Poko

V.O.: Heisei tanuki gassen ponpoko

Jap. 1994. Animation by Isao Takahata.

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Only Yesterday

V.O.: Omohide poro poro

Jap. 1991. Animation by Isao Takahata. During a stay in the countryside, a Tokyo woman in her twenties recalls the highlights of her childhood in the mid-1960s.

Runtime: 118 min.

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Grave of the Fireflies

V.O.: Hotaru no haka

Jap. 1988. Animation by Isao Takahata. A boy and his little sister are left to fend for themselves during the 1945 American bombings in Japan.

Runtime: 89 min.

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Panda kopanda

Jap. 1972. Cartoon by Isao Takahata.

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Horus: Prince of the Sun

Jap. 1968. Animation by Isao Takahata. With his magic sword, a young boy protects a village from the onslaught of an evil sorcerer.

Runtime: 82 min.