Isao Takahata: movies and TV shows
Isao Takahata has 101 credits in the archive: 85 films and 16 TV series, from 1961 to 2025. Highest rated: Grave of the Fireflies (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1961 – 2025 · busiest year: 1979 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 89 |
| 2025 | Hotaru no Haka to Takahata Isao to 7-satsu no Nōto | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 89 |
| 2024 | Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron | Self (archive fotage) | Film | 7.8 | 88 |
| 2023 | 2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli | Self | Film | — | 87 |
| 2019 | 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki | Self | TV | 7.8 | 83 |
| 2018 | NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 82 |
| 2016 | The Red Turtle | Film | 7.4 | 80 | |
| 2016 | The Red Turtle | Film | 7.4 | 80 | |
| 2015 | Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka | Self | Film | — | 79 |
| 2014 | Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya | Self | Film | 6.7 | 78 |
| 2014 | Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata | Self | Film | — | 78 |
| 2014 | Anne of Green Gables Digest Version | Film | 10.0 | 78 | |
| 2014 | Anne of Green Gables Digest Version | Film | 10.0 | 78 | |
| 2014 | Anne of Green Gables Digest Version | Film | 10.0 | 78 | |
| 2013 | The Tale of The Princess Kaguya | Film | 8.1 | 77 | |
| 2013 | The Tale of The Princess Kaguya | Film | 8.1 | 77 | |
| 2013 | The Tale of The Princess Kaguya | Film | 8.1 | 77 | |
| 2013 | The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness | Self | Film | 7.6 | 77 |
| 2011 | Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point | Self | Film | — | 75 |
| 2011 | Japanese Cinema: New Territories | Self | Film | — | 75 |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | Film | 7.8 | 74 | |
| 2010 | Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables | Film | 7.0 | 74 | |
| 2010 | Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables | Film | 7.0 | 74 | |
| 2010 | Ghibli's Bookshelf | Self | Film | — | 74 |
| 2007 | A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest | Self | Film | 6.0 | 71 |
| 2005 | Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum | Self | Film | 8.0 | 69 |
| 2005 | Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery | Self - Interviewee | Film | 7.2 | 69 |
| 2004 | Kulturplatz | Self | TV | 6.0 | 68 |
| 2004 | Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion | Self | Film | — | 68 |
| 2003 | Winter Days | Film | 6.1 | 67 | |
| 2003 | The Birth of Studio Ghibli | Film | — | 67 | |
| 2003 | Paul Grimault, image par image | Self | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 2002 | The Cat Returns - Making of | Self | Film | 7.8 | 66 |
| 2000 | Super TV: Frontline Information 15 Months of Exclusive Coverage! The Secret Behind "My Neighbors the Yamadas" | Film | — | 64 | |
| 1999 | My Neighbors the Yamadas | Film | 7.0 | 63 | |
| 1999 | My Neighbors the Yamadas | Film | 7.0 | 63 | |
| 1999 | My Neighbors the Yamadas | Film | 7.0 | 63 | |
| 1999 | Marco: Carry a Dream | Film | 7.0 | 63 | |
| 1999 | The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata | Himself | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1998 | How Ghibli Was Born | Himself | Film | 6.0 | 62 |
| 1994 | Pom Poko | Film | 7.2 | 58 | |
| 1994 | Pom Poko | Film | 7.2 | 58 | |
| 1994 | Pom Poko | Film | 7.2 | 58 | |
| 1993 | Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Mt. Alm | Film | 6.5 | 57 | |
| 1993 | Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Heidi and Clara | Film | 6.3 | 57 | |
| 1991 | Only Yesterday | Film | 7.4 | 55 | |
| 1991 | Only Yesterday | Film | 7.4 | 55 | |
| 1991 | The Making of Only Yesterday | Self | Film | 10.0 | 55 |
| 1989 | Kiki's Delivery Service | Film | 7.8 | 53 | |
| 1988 | Au | Film | — | 52 | |
| 1988 | Grave of the Fireflies | Film | 8.4 | 52 | |
| 1988 | Grave of the Fireflies | Film | 8.4 | 52 | |
| 1987 | The Story of Yanagawa's Canals | Himself | Film | 8.2 | 51 |
| 1987 | The Story of Yanagawa's Canals | Film | 8.2 | 51 | |
| 1987 | The Story of Yanagawa's Canals | Film | 8.2 | 51 | |
| 1987 | The Story of Yanagawa's Canals | Film | 8.2 | 51 | |
| 1986 | Castle in the Sky | Film | 8.0 | 50 | |
| 1985 | NHK Educational TV Special | Himself | TV | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1984 | Warriors of the Wind | Film | 7.9 | 48 | |
| 1982 | Gauche the Cellist | Film | 7.2 | 46 | |
| 1982 | Gauche the Cellist | Film | 7.2 | 46 | |
| 1981 | Chie the Brat | TV | 7.0 | 45 | |
| 1981 | Chie the Brat | Film | 6.8 | 45 | |
| 1981 | Chie the Brat | Film | 6.8 | 45 | |
| 1980 | Gegege no Kitaro: The All Seeing Eye | Film | 7.0 | 44 | |
| 1980 | 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie | Film | 7.4 | 44 | |
| 1980 | 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie | Film | 7.4 | 44 | |
| 1980 | 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie | Film | 7.4 | 44 | |
| 1979 | Anne of Green Gables | TV | 7.5 | 43 | |
| 1979 | Anne of Green Gables | TV | 7.5 | 43 | |
| 1979 | Anne of Green Gables | TV | 7.5 | 43 | |
| 1979 | Anne of Green Gables | TV | 7.5 | 43 | |
| 1979 | Taro the Dragon Boy | Film | 6.4 | 43 | |
| 1979 | Taro the Dragon Boy | Film | 6.4 | 43 | |
| 1979 | The Story of Heidi | Film | 7.8 | 43 | |
| 1979 | Future Boy Conan | Film | 7.7 | 43 | |
| 1978 | Future Boy Conan | TV | 8.4 | 42 | |
| 1978 | Future Boy Conan | TV | 8.4 | 42 | |
| 1977 | Heidi in the City | Film | 6.8 | 41 | |
| 1976 | 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother | TV | 7.7 | 40 | |
| 1976 | 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother | TV | 7.7 | 40 | |
| 1976 | Marco | TV | — | 40 | |
| 1975 | Laura, the Prairie Girl | TV | 6.7 | 39 | |
| 1974 | Heidi: Girl of the Alps | TV | 7.4 | 38 | |
| 1974 | Heidi in the Mountains | Film | 6.6 | 38 | |
| 1973 | Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus | Film | 6.4 | 37 | |
| 1973 | Fantasia | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1972 | Yuki's Sun | Film | 5.9 | 36 | |
| 1972 | Panda! Go Panda! | Film | 6.3 | 36 | |
| 1972 | Panda! Go Panda! | Film | 7.8 | 36 | |
| 1971 | Lupin the 3rd | TV | 8.0 | 35 | |
| 1968 | Horus: Prince of the Sun | Film | 6.3 | 32 | |
| 1968 | Spooky Kitaro | Film | 6.5 | 32 | |
| 1964 | Wolf Boy Ken: Scared by a Ghost: The Greatest Operation in the Jungle | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1963 | Duel of the Underworld | Film | 7.0 | 27 | |
| 1963 | The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon | Film | 6.7 | 27 | |
| 1963 | The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon | Film | 6.7 | 27 | |
| 1962 | Story of Iron | Film | 7.0 | 26 | |
| 1962 | Story of Iron | Film | 7.0 | 26 | |
| 1962 | Story of Iron | Film | 7.0 | 26 | |
| 1961 | The Orphan Brother | Film | 6.3 | 25 |