Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki revealed another side of his long-time work partner and director Isao Takahata. The book, The Ghibli Textbook #19: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (Ghibli no Kyōkasho 19 Kaguya-hime no Monogatari), delves into the production of Takahata's last film and his artistic legacy. In an interview published within the book, Suzuki reveals that Takahata was notoriously difficult to work with, would angrily lash out at his subordinates, and that his work demands indirectly caused the death of character designer and animation director Yoshifumi Kondō.
In New Book, Ghibli's Suzuki Reveals Isao Takahata as Notoriously Difficult Director
Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki revealed another side of his long-time work partner and director Isao Takahata. The book, The Ghibli Textbook #19: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (Ghibli no Kyōkasho 19 Kaguya-hime no Monogatari), delves into the production of Takahata's last film and his artistic legacy. In an interview published within the book, Suzuki reveals that Takahata was notoriously difficult to work with, would angrily lash out at his subordinates, and that his work demands indirectly caused the death of character designer and animation director Yoshifumi Kondō.
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