Kazuo Oga
Art · Art Direction · Production Design · Director
Born Feb 29, 1952 · Senboku, Akita, Japan
Active 1970–present
Kazuo Oga is an art director and background artist for many Studio Ghibli and Madhouse Studio anime films. Oga has worked with major directors Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Osamu Dezaki.
Filmography
Spirited Away (2001) — Background DesignerHowl's Moving Castle (2004) — Background DesignerPrincess Mononoke (1997) — Art DirectionMy Neighbor Totoro (1988) — Art DirectionPonyo (2008) — Background DesignerKiki's Delivery Service (1989) — Background DesignerPorco Rosso (1992) — Background DesignerThe Secret World of Arrietty (2010) — Background DesignerThe Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013) — Art DirectionWhisper of the Heart (1995) — Background DesignerThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) — Background DesignerWhen Marnie Was There (2014) — Background DesignerThe Boy and the Beast (2015) — Background DesignerThe Boy and the Heron (2023) — Background DesignerFrom Up on Poppy Hill (2011) — Background DesignerOnly Yesterday (1991) — Art DirectionSummer Wars (2009) — Background DesignerVampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2001) — Background DesignerNinja Scroll (1993) — Background DesignerIn This Corner of the World (2016) — Background DesignerPom Poko (1994) — Art DirectionMary and The Witch's Flower (2017) — Background DesignerMirai (2018) — Background DesignerJoseph: King of Dreams (2000) — Background Designer