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Isao Takahata

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Panda Go PandaPanda Go Panda (1972)
Dir. Isao Takahata
An early proto–Studio Ghibli kids flick (made as a 2–part TV special) features Hayao Miyazaki as writer and character designer and…
Grave of the FirefliesGrave of the Fireflies (Hotaru no Haka) (1988) Recommended
Dir. Isao Takahata
Modest 'classic' of Japanese anime that tells the story of two children caught up in the devastating fire–bombing of Kobe in WW2. Amid the…
Only YesterdayOnly Yesterday (1991) Recommended
Dir. Isao Takahata
Studio Ghibli's most 'adult' offering is a moving, poignantly drawn rumination on childhood and regret, told through the eyes of a disenchanted…
Pom PokoPom Poko (1994)
Dir. Isao Takahata
A community of raccoon–like creatures called Tanuki battle to defend their forest community from encroaching human developers in another…
My Neighbours the YamadasMy Neighbours the Yamadas (Houhokekyo tonari no Yamada-kun) (1999)
Dir. Isao Takahata
With an original eye and ear for the burdensome triviality and difficulties of everyday life, this Japanese animation concerns a set of suburbanite…
Kingdom of Dreams and Madness, TheKingdom of Dreams and Madness, The (2013) Aro Favourite
Dir. Mami Sunada
Feat. Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata
Priceless documentary on the inner workings of Studio Ghibli and its great 'sensei', Hayao Miyazaki, as he approaches retirement while completing his…
Tale of the Princess Kaguya, TheTale of the Princess Kaguya, The (2013) Recommended
Dir. Isao Takahata
Studio Ghibli co–founder Takahata directs this beautiful adaptation of a classic Japanese folk tale with a distinctly different flavour to that…

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