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Films directed by Isao Takahata
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (film)The Tale of the Princess Kaguya opens with a bamboo cutter discovering a tiny, glowing girl inside a bamboo shoot, a moment that defies the laws of nature…
Only Yesterday (1991 film)On the 20th of July 1991, a film released in Japan that would quietly become the highest-grossing domestic movie of the year, defying the typical blockbuster…
Pom PokoThe sound of a belly drumming against the earth, a rhythmic Pom Poko, was the heartbeat of a species fighting for its existence.
Panda! Go, Panda!In September 1972, the Japanese government announced the loan of a pair of giant pandas to the Ueno Zoo, sparking a national frenzy known as panda diplomacy…
The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the SunIn 1968, a film was released that would fundamentally alter the trajectory of Japanese animation, yet it was treated as a commercial failure by its own…
My Neighbors the YamadasThe 17th of July 1999 marked the release of a film that defied every expectation of what a Studio Ghibli movie should be.