Isao Takahata Movies

  • 1979
    Taro the Dragon Boy

    Taro the Dragon Boy

    Taro the Dragon Boy

    6.51979HD

    Patterned after Japanese art and silk screens, Taro, The Dragon Boy is an animated feature about Japanese mythology and cultures, focusing on Taro, a...

    Taro the Dragon Boy
  • 2010
    Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables

    Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables

    Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables

    6.62010HD

    Anne is an orphan full of imagination. When she arrives at her new home she learns that sometimes you have to be a sensible person too; at the same...

    Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables
  • 2023
    2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli

    2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli

    2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli

    02023HD

    A documentary produced by NHK following the production of "The Boy & The Heron" over 7 years.

    2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
  • 1963
    The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon

    The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon

    The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon

    71963HD

    In this influential cult-classic animated film based on Japanese folklore, Susano is the youngest son of Izanagi and Izanami, the heavenly couple who...

    The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon
  • 1987
    The Story of Yanagawa's Canals

    The Story of Yanagawa's Canals

    The Story of Yanagawa's Canals

    7.81987HD

    A partially-animated documentary about the preservation and restoration of the canal system in Yanagawa, Fukuoka

    The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
  • 1977
    Heidi in the City

    Heidi in the City

    Heidi in the City

    6.81977HD

    Heidi leaves her beloved Alm and moves to Frankfurt, where she finds a new good friend in Clara. Aunt Dete wants Heidi to leave her grandfather on...

    Heidi in the City
  • 2014
    Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya

    Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya

    Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya

    72014HD

    For his first film in fourteen years animation director Isao Takahata embarked on a visually sumptuous adaptation of "The Tale of the Princess...

    Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya
  • 1980
    3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie

    3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie

    3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie

    7.41980HD

    A young Italian boy named Marco is devastated when his mother must leave home to work in Argentina to pay off the family debt. She sends the family...

    3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
  • 2015
    Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka

    Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka

    Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka

    02015HD

    Documentary about Yasuo Otsuka, famous Japanese animator and mentor of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Featuring interviews with Japanese animation...

    Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
  • 2002
    The Cat Returns - Making of

    The Cat Returns - Making of

    The Cat Returns - Making of

    02002HD

    A promotional film by Studio Ghibli about the work on the film "The Cat Returns" (directed by Hiroyuki Morita)

    The Cat Returns - Making of
  • 2005
    Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery

    Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery

    Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery

    6.62005HD

    Studio Ghibli is Japan's most successful animation studio, with helmers Hayao Miyazaki ("Spirited Away," "My Neighbor Totoro") and Isao Takahata...

    Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
  • 2018
    NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director

    NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director

    NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director

    02018HD

    A short documentary dedicated to |sao Takahata, composed of archive images, released following his death in April 2018.

    NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director
  • 2003
    Winter Days

    Winter Days

    Winter Days

    5.72003HD

    Winter Days is a 2003 animated film, directed by Kihachirō Kawamoto. It is based on one of the renku (collaborative linked poems) in the 1684...

    Winter Days
  • 2003
    The Birth of Studio Ghibli

    The Birth of Studio Ghibli

    The Birth of Studio Ghibli

    02003HD

    The Birth of Studio Ghibli
  • 1999
    The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata

    The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata

    The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata

    71999HD

    A documentary film following Isao Takahata to Canada to meet Frédéric Back.

    The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata
  • 2005
    Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum

    Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum

    Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum

    82005HD

    A documentary about the Ghibli Museum. It features Goro Miyazaki speaking with Isao Takahata about the "charm" of the museum and its various...

    Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
  • 1998
    How Ghibli Was Born

    How Ghibli Was Born

    How Ghibli Was Born

    61998HD

    A contemporary look at the creation and evolution of Studio Ghibli, from ‘The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun’ (1968) to...

    How Ghibli Was Born
  • 1972
    Panda! Go Panda!

    Panda! Go Panda!

    Panda! Go Panda!

    7.71972HD

    Cheerful Mimiko has a wonderfully strange family—a Panda for her Papa; and his son Panny, calls her Mom! When Panny follows Mimiko to school,...

    Panda! Go Panda!
  • 2011
    Japanese Cinema: New Territories

    Japanese Cinema: New Territories

    Japanese Cinema: New Territories

    02011HD

    This documentary by Hubert Niogret looks at the revival of Japanese cinema during the 1990s.

    Japanese Cinema: New Territories
  • 1968
    Spooky Kitaro

    Spooky Kitaro

    Spooky Kitaro

    6.51968HD

    Kitarō, a ghost, spends his afterlife helping humans in need of his skills. He thwarts the plans of evil spirits who live to torment humanity. A...

    Spooky Kitaro