Isao Takahata

Isao Takahata

Isao Takahata (October 29, 1935 - April 5, 2018), co-founder of Studio Ghibli, was one of the most famous directors of Japanese animated films. Unlike most anime directors, he did not draw and never worked as an animator before becoming a director. For the first two decades of his career from the 1960s to the 1980s, Takahata worked primarily as director for anime television. In 1985 he and his long-time collaborative partner Hayao Miyazaki formed Studio Ghibli with Toshio Suzuki and Yasuyoshi Tokuma. From that point, his career transitioned into producing, directing, and writing films for Studio Ghibli. He is known for his five feature length anime films released under Ghibli, Grave of the Fireflies (1988), Only Yesterday (1991), Pom Poko (1994), My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013).

  • Title: Isao Takahata
  • Popularity: 8.23
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1935-10-29
  • Place of Birth: Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
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  • Also Known As: Такахата Исао, たかはた いさお, Paku-san, 타카하타 이사오
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Isao Takahata Movies

  • 2004
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    Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion

    Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion

    1 2004 HD

    Yasuo Ōtsuka was the mentor of Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki, the man who taught them to feel the joy of animation. As the supervising animator...

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  • 2010
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    Ghibli's Bookshelf

    Ghibli's Bookshelf

    1 2010 HD

    This August 2010 NHK documentary explores the influence of selected children's literature on Miyazaki and Takahata's body of work and on Studio...

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  • 2013
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    The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

    The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

    7.543 2013 HD

    Follows the behind-the-scenes work of Studio Ghibli, focusing on the notable figures Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki.

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  • 2014
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    Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya

    Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya

    7 2014 HD

    For his first film in fourteen years animation director Isao Takahata embarked on a visually sumptuous adaptation of "The Tale of the Princess...

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  • 1970
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    The Secrets of My Neighbors the Yamadas

    The Secrets of My Neighbors the Yamadas

    1 1970 HD

    Nippon Television "Super TV Information Frontline Exclusive Coverage of 15 Months! The Secrets of the Rumored Movie "My Neighbors the Yamadas""

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  • 2011
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    Japanese Cinema: New Territories

    Japanese Cinema: New Territories

    1 2011 HD

    This documentary by Hubert Niogret looks at the revival of Japanese cinema during the 1990s.

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  • 2018
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    NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director

    NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director

    1 2018 HD

    A short documentary dedicated to |sao Takahata, composed of archive images, released following his death in April 2018.

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  • 2023
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    2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli

    2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli

    1 2023 HD

    A documentary produced by NHK following the production of "The Boy & The Heron" over 7 years.

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  • 1999
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    The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata

    The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata

    7 1999 HD

    A documentary film following Isao Takahata to Canada to meet Frédéric Back.

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  • 2024
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    Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron

    Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron

    9 2024 HD

    A documentary that chronicles the making of The Boy and the Heron, filmed with exclusive access to Studio Ghibli across an astonishing seven years.

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  • 2005
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    Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum

    Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum

    8 2005 HD

    A documentary about the Ghibli Museum. It features Goro Miyazaki speaking with Isao Takahata about the "charm" of the museum and its various...

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  • 2003
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    Paul Grimault, image par image

    Paul Grimault, image par image

    7 2003 HD

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  • 2005
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    Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery

    Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery

    6.6 2005 HD

    Studio Ghibli is Japan's most successful animation studio, with helmers Hayao Miyazaki ("Spirited Away," "My Neighbor Totoro") and Isao Takahata...

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  • 1998
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    How Ghibli Was Born

    How Ghibli Was Born

    6 1998 HD

    A contemporary look at the creation and evolution of Studio Ghibli, from ‘The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun’ (1968) to...

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  • 2007
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    A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest

    A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest

    6 2007 HD

    From July 21 through September 10th, 2007, the Museum for Contemporary Art Tokyo held an exhibition honouring Kazuo Oga, the art director and...

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  • 1987
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    The Story of Yanagawa's Canals

    The Story of Yanagawa's Canals

    7.8 1987 HD

    A partially-animated documentary about the preservation and restoration of the canal system in Yanagawa, Fukuoka

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  • 1991
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    The Making of Only Yesterday

    The Making of Only Yesterday

    10 1991 HD

    A making of documentary on the Studio Ghibli film Only Yesterday

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  • 2015
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    Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka

    Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka

    1 2015 HD

    Documentary about Yasuo Otsuka, famous Japanese animator and mentor of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Featuring interviews with Japanese animation...

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  • 2002
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    The Cat Returns - Making of

    The Cat Returns - Making of

    1 2002 HD

    A promotional film by Studio Ghibli about the work on the film "The Cat Returns" (directed by Hiroyuki Morita)

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  • 2011
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    Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point

    Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point

    1 2011 HD

    In this documentary we travel to the Swiss Alps and to the Canadian Prince Edward Island looking at the origins of the two classic TV series - Heidi,...

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  • 2014
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    Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata

    Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata

    1 2014 HD

    Aki Asakura, an actress who played the voice of Princess Kaguya, travels around Japan to visit the scenery that appeared in Takahata's work. The...

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  • 2003
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    The Birth of Studio Ghibli

    The Birth of Studio Ghibli

    1 2003 HD

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  • 1984
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    Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

    Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

    7.941 1984 HD

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  • 1986
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    Castle in the Sky

    Castle in the Sky

    7.974 1986 HD

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  • 1972
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    Panda! Go Panda!

    Panda! Go Panda!

    6.3 1972 HD

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  • 1988
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    Grave of the Fireflies

    Grave of the Fireflies

    8.456 1988 HD

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  • 1988
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    Grave of the Fireflies

    Grave of the Fireflies

    8.456 1988 HD

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  • 1982
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    Gauche the Cellist

    Gauche the Cellist

    7.2 1982 HD

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  • 1991
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    Only Yesterday

    Only Yesterday

    7.4 1991 HD

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  • 1994
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    Pom Poko

    Pom Poko

    7.174 1994 HD

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  • 1999
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    My Neighbors the Yamadas

    My Neighbors the Yamadas

    7 1999 HD

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  • 1981
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    Chie the Brat

    Chie the Brat

    6.7 1981 HD

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  • 1981
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    Chie the Brat

    Chie the Brat

    6.7 1981 HD

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  • 2003
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    Winter Days

    Winter Days

    5.7 2003 HD

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  • 1968
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    Horus: Prince of the Sun

    Horus: Prince of the Sun

    6.3 1968 HD

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  • 1973
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    Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus

    Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus

    6.3 1973 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Story of Yanagawa's Canals

    The Story of Yanagawa's Canals

    7.8 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Story of Yanagawa's Canals

    The Story of Yanagawa's Canals

    7.8 1987 HD

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  • 2013
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    The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

    The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

    8.1 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

    The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

    8.1 2013 HD

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  • 2010
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    Toy Story 3

    Toy Story 3

    7.8 2010 HD

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  • 1999
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    My Neighbors the Yamadas

    My Neighbors the Yamadas

    7 1999 HD

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  • 1994
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    Pom Poko

    Pom Poko

    7.174 1994 HD

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  • 1991
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    Only Yesterday

    Only Yesterday

    7.4 1991 HD

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  • 2014
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    Anne of Green Gables Digest Version

    Anne of Green Gables Digest Version

    10 2014 HD

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  • 2013
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    The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

    The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

    8.1 2013 HD

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  • 2010
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    Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables

    Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables

    6.6 2010 HD

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  • 2010
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    Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables

    Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables

    6.6 2010 HD

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  • 1994
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    Pom Poko

    Pom Poko

    7.174 1994 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon

    The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon

    7 1963 HD

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  • 2016
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    The Red Turtle

    The Red Turtle

    7.5 2016 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Gauche the Cellist

    Gauche the Cellist

    7.2 1982 HD

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  • 1993
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    Alps no Shōjo Heidi: Heidi to Clara Hen

    Alps no Shōjo Heidi: Heidi to Clara Hen

    6.3 1993 HD

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    Anne of Green Gables Digest Version

    Anne of Green Gables Digest Version

    10 2014 HD

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  • 2016
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    The Red Turtle

    The Red Turtle

    7.5 2016 HD

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  • 1973
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    Fantasia

    Fantasia

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1988
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    Au

    Au

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1979
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    Heidi, Girl of the Alps

    Heidi, Girl of the Alps

    7.736 1979 HD

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  • 1974
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    Heidi in the Mountains

    Heidi in the Mountains

    6.7 1974 HD

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  • 1980
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    3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie

    3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie

    7.4 1980 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Mountain Alps

    The Mountain Alps

    6.5 1993 HD

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  • 1977
    imgMovies

    Heidi in the City

    Heidi in the City

    6.8 1977 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Panda! Go Panda!

    Panda! Go Panda!

    7.7 1972 HD

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  • 1968
    imgMovies

    Spooky Kitaro

    Spooky Kitaro

    6.5 1968 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Yuki's Sun

    Yuki's Sun

    5.8 1972 HD

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  • 1962
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    Story of Iron

    Story of Iron

    7 1962 HD

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  • 1962
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    Story of Iron

    Story of Iron

    7 1962 HD

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  • 1963
    imgMovies

    The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon

    The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon

    7 1963 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Orphan Brother

    The Orphan Brother

    6.6 1961 HD

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  • 1979
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    Taro the Dragon Boy

    Taro the Dragon Boy

    6.5 1979 HD

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  • 1979
    imgMovies

    Taro the Dragon Boy

    Taro the Dragon Boy

    6.5 1979 HD

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  • 1980
    imgMovies

    Spooky Kitaro: The All Seeing Eye

    Spooky Kitaro: The All Seeing Eye

    7 1980 HD

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  • 1980
    imgMovies

    3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie

    3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie

    7.4 1980 HD

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  • 1980
    imgMovies

    3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie

    3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie

    7.4 1980 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Story of Yanagawa's Canals

    The Story of Yanagawa's Canals

    7.8 1987 HD

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  • 2019
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    10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki

    10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki

    7.9 2019 HD

    A chronicle of the creative process of the legendary Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, a passionate artisan, a steadfast trailblazer, and a father...

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  • 2004
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    6 2004 HD

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  • 1970
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    7.7 1970 HD

    Italy is in a deep depression, so to support her family, Marco's mother goes to Argentina to work as a domestic. But after she writes to her family...

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  • 1970
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    7.5 1970 HD

    Anne Shirley is a freckle-faced, red-haired girl, who grows up in an orphanage having lost her parents at a very early age. Anne is always cheerful...

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  • 1970
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    8.39 1970 HD

    After the great disaster of 2008, a war that destroyed the planet, the world is now largely ocean with the continents having sunk. Conan lives on a...

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  • 1970
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    8 1970 HD

    Follow the thrilling adventures of master thief Lupin the Third, quite possibly the world's greatest thief. Along with Daisuke Jigen, Goemon Ishikawa...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E50

    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    7.5 1970 HD

    Anne Shirley is a freckle-faced, red-haired girl, who grows up in an orphanage having lost her parents at a very early age. Anne is always cheerful...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E52

    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    7.235 1970 HD

    After becoming an orphan, Heidi is forced to live with her grandfather Öhi who lives in the mountain Alps. However he is a very bitter man who...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E50

    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    7.5 1970 HD

    Anne Shirley is a freckle-faced, red-haired girl, who grows up in an orphanage having lost her parents at a very early age. Anne is always cheerful...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E50

    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    7.5 1970 HD

    Anne Shirley is a freckle-faced, red-haired girl, who grows up in an orphanage having lost her parents at a very early age. Anne is always cheerful...

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  • 1970
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    1 1970 HD

    A heart warming comedy whose main character is Takemoto Chie. She is an elementary school girl living with her father in a broiled meat restaurant....

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E52

    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    7.235 1970 HD

    After becoming an orphan, Heidi is forced to live with her grandfather Öhi who lives in the mountain Alps. However he is a very bitter man who...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E52

    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    7.7 1970 HD

    Italy is in a deep depression, so to support her family, Marco's mother goes to Argentina to work as a domestic. But after she writes to her family...

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