FILM DIRECTOR

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isao Takahata has received more than 1,891,897 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Isao Takahata is the 48th most popular film director (up from 58th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Japan (up from 51st in 2019) and the 4th 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Isao Takahatas by language

Over the past year Isao Takahata has had the most page views in the with 527,806 views, followed by English (307,895), and Italian (72,697). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Wu Chinese (139.96%), Korean (132.81%), and Italian (132.51%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Isao Takahata ranks 48 out of 2,041. Before him are Lars von Trier, Billy Wilder, Vittorio De Sica, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Yasujirō Ozu, and Roberto Rossellini. After him are Emir Kusturica, Alan Parker, Takeshi Kitano, Oliver Stone, Michael Haneke, and Tony Scott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Isao Takahata ranks 13. Before him are Woody Allen, José Mujica, Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Kenzaburō Ōe, Donald Sutherland, and Françoise Sagan. After him are Hussein of Jordan, Michel Aoun, Arvo Pärt, Erich von Däniken, Ágota Kristóf, and Julie Andrews. Among people deceased in 2018, Isao Takahata ranks 13. Before him are Montserrat Caballé, Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, Stan Lee, Bernardo Bertolucci, Miloš Forman, and Amos Oz. After him are John McCain, Philip Roth, Stephen Hillenburg, France Gall, Paul Bocuse, and Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Isao Takahata ranks 37 out of 6,245. Before him are Saigō Takamori (1828), Yayoi Kusama (1929), Sasaki Kojirō (1583), Lee Myung-bak (1941), Yasujirō Ozu (1903), and Itō Hirobumi (1841). After him are Emperor Kōmei (1831), Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894), Hiroshige (1797), Gichin Funakoshi (1868), Hiroo Onoda (1922), and Morihei Ueshiba (1883).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Isao Takahata ranks 4. Before him are Hayao Miyazaki (1941), Akira Kurosawa (1910), and Yasujirō Ozu (1903). After him are Takeshi Kitano (1947), Kenji Mizoguchi (1898), Shohei Imamura (1926), Masaki Kobayashi (1916), Nagisa Oshima (1932), Hirokazu Kore-eda (1962), Hideaki Anno (1960), and Franklin J. Schaffner (1920).

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Filmography

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Director
Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate.
Nov 23o 20138.097 / 10
Only Yesterday
Director
On a trip to the countryside to pick safflowers, a young Japanese woman recalls her life when she was ten years old.
Jul 20o 19917.362 / 10
Grave of the Fireflies
Director
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.
Apr 15o 19888.455 / 10