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ISAO TAKAHATA

¡°The man who planted Japanese animation¡± exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
CULTURE / Film
Jul 2, 2025
Ghibli¡¯s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
A new show at Tokyo¡¯s Azabudai Hills Gallery explores the painstaking process of the late ¡°Grave of the Fireflies¡± and ¡°Pom Poko¡± director.
Vice president of events and exhibitions for Studio Ghibli, Kenichi Yoda (right), and director and Ghibli Park creative development manager, Goro Miyazaki (left), pose at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival before receiving an Honorary Palme d'Or.
CULTURE / Film
Jun 6, 2025
Studio Ghibli marks 40 years, but future looks uncertain
A look into the legacy of the beloved anime studio.
CULTURE / Film / Heisei Icons,Heisei Icons
Apr 19, 2019
Hayao Miyazaki: Universally acclaimed weaver of unforgettable anime worlds
Animators and live-action filmmakers around the world acknowledge his influence. His talents have even been described by fans as ¡°godlike.¡±
Japan Times
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Jun 2, 2018
¡®Mixing Work with Pleasure¡¯: a candid reflection of a life at Studio Ghibli
Toshio Suzuki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli, recounts his collaborative partnerships and lifelong bonds with Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, the third of Ghibli¡¯s founders.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Apr 6, 2018
Isao Takahata¡¯s gentle spirit enriched the world of Japanese animation
Isao Takahata, who died on Thursday at age 82, was long overshadowed by Studio Ghibli colleague Hayao Miyazaki, even though he was Miyazaki¡¯s senior when they both worked together at Toei Animation in the 1960s, as well as a co-founder, together with Miyazaki and producer Toshio Suzuki, of Ghibli in...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 12, 2015
Isao Takahata¡¯s stark world of reality
Having survived a devastating U.S. air raid on his hometown in World War II, film director Isao Takahata has firsthand experience of the horrors of war. It¡¯s perhaps not surprising, therefore, that he staunchly opposes Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s attempt to push controversial security bills through the...
CULTURE
Aug 29, 2015
Culture clash: Entertainers add weight to government protests
Judging from recent comments posted on Twitter and websites such as abe-no.net, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe doesn¡¯t appear to have endeared himself to a number of celebrities who hold plenty of sway over public opinion with regards to his moves to change the nation¡¯s Constitution.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Apr 11, 2014
Anime industry reunified at expo, satellite events
AnimeJapan 2014, the rebranded and reunified annual industry trade show, exceeded organizers¡¯ expectations last month, hosting 110,000 producers, publishers, journalists, cosplayers and public visitors. What a relief.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 26, 2013
Mark Schilling¡¯s 2013 Top 10: Farewell to Ghibli¡¯s anime masters
Japanese films did quite well both commercially and critically in 2013, with Hayao Miyazaki¡¯s final feature animation, ¡°Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises),¡± thumping the Hollywood competition at the local box office. But the industry¡¯s over-reliance on sure-thing manga, TV shows and novels for source material...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 26, 2013
Second opinion: Our Top 3 films in cross-review
Regular JT film critics Mark Schilling, Kaori Shoji and Giovanni Fazio got together at the Uplink theater/restaurant in Shibuya to talk about each other¡¯s No. 1 films for 2013: ¡°Cloud Atlas¡± (Fazio), ¡°The Perks of Being a Wallflower¡± (Shoji) and ¡°Kaguya-hime no Monogatari (The Tale of Princess Kaguya)¡°...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 21, 2013
¡®Kaguya-hime no Monogatari (The Tale of Princess Kaguya)¡¯
Isao Takahata has long been overshadowed by longtime colleague and Studio Ghibli cofounder Hayao Miyazaki. The younger man (Takahata is 78, Miyazaki 72) has had more and bigger hits, including his latest, the World War II-themed ¡°Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises),¡± while Takahata¡¯s last feature animation,...
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Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
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