Isao Takahata
His first project there was "" where he met Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. He left Toei along with Miyazaki and Takahata in order to work at A Pro, and they began work on an adaptation of "Pippi Longstocking". That project was eventually canceled, and work began on the two-film series "Panda! Go, Panda!".