Movies directed by Isao Takahata

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Only Yesterday

For 25 years, Only Yesterday remained a frustratingly missing entry in Studio Ghibli’s North American collection. The film’s U.S. distribution rights were, like those of the entire animated catalog, held by Disney in the wake of a landmark...

Run Time: 1:58
U.S. Release Date: 2016-02-26
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Isao Takahata
Cast: Miki Imai, Toshiro Yanagiba, Youko Honna, ...
Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies, a 1988 production from the famed Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli, is perhaps the saddest animated movie ever made. As emotionally wrenching as any live-action film, Grave of the Fireflies resets expectations of ...

Run Time: 1:29
U.S. Release Date: 1993-06-02
MPAA Rating: "NR" (War Violence, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Animated
Director: Isao Takahata
Cast: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, ...