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Isao Takahata

1935 - 2018

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Isao Takahata (高畑 勲, Takahata Isao; October 29, 1935 – April 5, 2018) was a Japanese director, screenwriter and producer. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he earned international critical acclaim for his work as a director of Japanese animated feature films. Born in Ujiyamada, Mie Prefecture, Takahata joined Toei Animation after graduating from the University of Tokyo in 1959. He worked as an assistant director, holding various positions over the years and collaborating with colleague Hayao Miyazaki, eventually directing his own film, The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun (1968). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Isao Takahata is the 42nd most popular film director (up from 48th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Japan (up from 37th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Japanese Film Director.

Ishao Takahata is most famous for his work on the animation films Grave of the Fireflies and My Neighbors the Yamadas.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Isao Takahata ranks 42 out of 2,041. Before him are Vittorio De Sica, Quentin Tarantino, Emir Kusturica, James Cameron, Krzysztof Kieślowski, and John Ford. After him are Tinto Brass, Tim Burton, Roberto Rossellini, Ken Loach, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Andrzej Wajda.

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Among people born in 1935, Isao Takahata ranks 17. Before him are Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Luis Suárez, Donald Sutherland, Kenzaburō Ōe, Faisal II of Iraq, and Arvo Pärt. After him are Julie Andrews, Michel Aoun, Theo Angelopoulos, David Prowse, John Saxon, and Ágota Kristóf. Among people deceased in 2018, Isao Takahata ranks 19. Before him are Miloš Forman, Joe Jackson, John Young, John Sulston, Peter Grünberg, and Amos Oz. After him are Riccardo Giacconi, John McCain, Stephen Hillenburg, Jean-Louis Tauran, Philip Roth, and France Gall.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Isao Takahata ranks 36 out of 6,245. Before him are Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892), Kanō Jigorō (1860), Yayoi Kusama (1929), Emperor Kōmei (1831), Hattori Hanzō (1542), and Jiroemon Kimura (1897). After him are Itō Hirobumi (1841), Saigō Takamori (1828), Hiroshige (1797), Sadako Sasaki (1943), Gichin Funakoshi (1868), and Sasaki Kojirō (1583).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Isao Takahata ranks 3. Before him are Hayao Miyazaki (1941), and Akira Kurosawa (1910). After him are Takeshi Kitano (1947), Yasujirō Ozu (1903), Kenji Mizoguchi (1898), Masaki Kobayashi (1916), Franklin J. Schaffner (1920), Nagisa Oshima (1932), Shohei Imamura (1926), Mamoru Oshii (1951), and Hideaki Anno (1960).

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