The Best Isao Takahata Movies, Ranked
31 credits from 1968 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Panda! Go Panda! (1972) (2022) comes out on top with a score of 81. The biggest box office hit is The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2014) with $24.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Isao Takahata Box Office Hits
Isao Takahata's films have made $27.6M worldwide in total. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2014) is the biggest hit at $24.8M, ahead of Pom Poko (1995) ($1.28M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Tale of The Princess Kaguya 2014 · Animation $24.8M $975K dom. - 2
Pom Poko 1995 · Drama $1.28M $372K dom. - 3
Grave of the Fireflies (1988) 1989 · Animation $842K $517K dom. - 4
Only Yesterday 1991 · Drama $611K $453K dom. - 5
Gauche the Cellist 1982 · Fantasy $30.5K - 6
My Neighbors the Yamadas 2000 · Comedy $22.3K
The Best Isao Takahata Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Isao Takahata has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Animation leads with 8 films, and The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2014) is the pick of them.
The Best Isao Takahata Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Isao Takahata's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Isao Takahata Movies
The most recent films Isao Takahata is credited on, newest first — starting with Panda! Go Panda! (1972) (2022). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Panda! Go Panda! (1972) 2022 · Director -
Only Yesterday (1991) 2016 · Director - The Tale of The Princess Kaguya 2014 · Director
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Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables 2010 · Director - My Neighbors the Yamadas 2000 · Director
- Pom Poko 1995 · Director
- Only Yesterday 1991 · Director
- Grave of the Fireflies (1988) 1989 · Director
- Gauche the Cellist 1982 · Director
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Chie the Brat 1981 · Director -
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie 1980 · Director -
Anne of Green Gables 1979 · Director
The Best Isao Takahata Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Isao Takahata films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Isao Takahata movie?
Panda! Go Panda! (1972) (2022) is the best-rated Isao Takahata film, with a Movie Echo Score of 81. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Panda! Go Panda! (1972): cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Isao Takahata movie?
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2014) made the most at the box office, with $24.8M worldwide, followed by Pom Poko (1995) with $1.28M. Together, Isao Takahata's films with box office figures have made $27.6M.
What is the best Isao Takahata animation movie?
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2014) is the best-rated of Isao Takahata's animation films. In other genres: Panda! Go Panda! (1972) (comedy), Pom Poko (drama) and Gauche the Cellist (fantasy).
What is the newest Isao Takahata movie?
The newest film on Isao Takahata's filmography is Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature (2024), with Isao Takahata as Self (archive footage).
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