Tag: Pom Poko

  • Animator Isao Takahata, Co-Founder of Studio Ghibli, Dies at 82

    Isao Takahata, a highly influential Japanese animator and filmmaker, and a co-founder of Studio Ghibli alongside longtime collaborator Hayao Miyazaki, died Thursday after a brief hospitalization. He was 82.Takahata died following a battle with lung cancer, according to a statement Studio Ghibli provided to TheWrap.Takahata directed the animated wartime drama “Grave of the Fireflies,” “Pom…

  • Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata dies aged 82

    Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata dies aged 82

    Takahata’s credits included Grave Of The Fireflies.Japanese filmmaker Isao Takahata, who co-founded Studio Ghibli with Hayao Miyazaki in 1985, has died aged 82.Takahata directed animated classics such as Grave Of The Fireflies, Only Yesterday and Pom Poko. His most recent film as director was The Tale Of Princess Kaguya, which was nominated for best animated…