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Bookmark or Share- The Sprawling Legacy of Isao Takahata, Co-Founder of Studio GhibliIsao Takahata, a master of Japanese animation who co-founded the beloved animation house Studio Ghibli with fellow titan Hayao Miyazaki, died following a battle with lung cancer at the Teikyo...
- Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata was a true poet of Japanese ...In 1988, three years after they founded Japan’s celebrated Studio Ghibli, Isao Takahata and his friend Hayao Miyazaki unveiled one of the oddest double bills in animation history: “My Neighbor...
- Why Do Fireflies Have To Die So Soon?: A Tribute to Isao Takahata, 1935 ...Isao Takahata has died at the age of 82. And while that name alone may not mean much to the average moviegoer, the news will come as a devastating blow to animation fans.
- Rare interview with Isao Takahata, co-founder of GhibliHaving survived a devastating U.S. air raid on his hometown in World War II, film director Isao Takahata has firsthand experience of the horrors of war. It’s perhaps not surprising, therefore, that he staunchly opposes Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s attempt to push controversial security bills through the Diet.
- Takahata, Isao - Senses of CinemaDrawing from folk tales, history, manga, and children’s literature, Takahata’s works meditate on topics as wide-ranging as war, the environment, memory, modern life in Japan, family, and death. Whilst they sometimes involve elements of fantasy, his films are firmly grounded in reality, finding the beauty, joy, and melancholy in everyday life.
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