A new book published in Japan draws on testimonies from people involved in making Takahata Isao’s anime Grave of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But for animation scholars, critics and fans, Takahata's films always had the same resonance, and foregrounded their own style and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. The legendary Isao Takahata finally has a comprehensive exhibition ...

JAPANESE anime pioneer Isao Takahata has died aged 82. Takahata, who was famous for developing a hand-drawn “manga” look, died of lung cancer at a Tokyo hospital, it has been confirmed. Isao Takahata ...

Isao Takahata, co-founder of Studio Ghibli and director of 'Grave Of The Fireflies', has died at age 82. Photo: Filepic Legendary Japanese director Isao Takahata, who co-founded Studio Ghibli with ...

For more than 50 years, Isao Takahata, who has died aged 82, played an instrumental role in forging the international reputation of Japanese animation. He was one of the two key figures behind Japan’s ...

On April 5, Isao Takahata, the distinguished Japanese animation filmmaker, died from lung cancer in a Tokyo hospital. He was 82. Takahata was born in Ujiyamada (now Ise), Mie Prefecture, in 1935. The ...

In this Feb. 12, 2015 photo, Japanese animated film director Isao Takahata speaks about his latest film "The Tale of The Princess Kaguya" with its poster during an interview at his office, Studio ...

Takahata, who was famous for developing a hand-drawn 'manga' look, died at a hospital in Tokyo, Japan JAPANESE anime pioneer Isao Takahata has died aged 82. Takahata, who was famous for developing a ...

Takahata started his career in animation at the Toei studio in 1959, where he met long-term collaborator and rival Hayao Miyazaki. The Oscar-nominated Japanese anime director Isao Takahata, who ...

But for animation scholars, critics and fans, Takahata’s films always had the same resonance, and foregrounded their own style and preoccupations. Takahata, unsung in many respects, defines the Ghibli ...