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. He also published two artbooks and directed a short animated film.
Known For
The Boy and the Heron
(2023)
Background Designer
Spirited Away
(2001)
Background Designer
Howl's Moving Castle
(2004)
Background Designer
My Neighbor Totoro
(1988)
Art Direction
Ponyo
(2008)
Background Designer
Princess Mononoke
(1997)
Art Direction
Joseph: King of Dreams
(2000)
Background Designer
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
(2000)
Background Designer
Kiki's Delivery Service
(1989)
Background Designer
The Secret World of Arrietty
(2010)
Background Designer
When Marnie Was There
(2014)
Background Designer
Porco Rosso
(1992)
Background Designer
Whisper of the Heart
(1995)
Background Designer
Pom Poko
(1994)
Art Direction
Only Yesterday
(1991)
Art Direction
The Boy and the Beast
(2015)
Background Designer
Full Filmography
Art
Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus
(1973)
Background Designer
The Fantastic Adventures of Unico
(1981)
Art Direction
Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie
(1982)
Assistant Art Director
Barefoot Gen
(1983)
Art Direction
Harmagedon
(1983)
Painter
Unico in the Island of Magic
(1983)
Background Designer
Lensman
(1984)
Background Designer
The Dagger of Kamui
(1985)
Painter
Space-Time Traveler - Time Stranger
(1986)
Art Direction
Barefoot Gen 2
(1986)
Background Designer
Wicked City
(1987)
Art Direction and Production Design
My Neighbor Totoro
(1988)
Art Direction
Demon City Shinjuku
(1988)
Background Designer
Natsufuku no shōjotachi: Hiroshima Shōwa nijūnen hachigatsu muika
(1988)
Background Designer
Fairy King
(1988)
Background Designer
Kiki's Delivery Service
(1989)
Background Designer
Only Yesterday
(1991)
Art Direction
Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling
(1991)
Background Designer
Porco Rosso
(1992)
Background Designer
Ninja Scroll
(1993)
Background Designer
Pom Poko
(1994)
Art Direction
On Your Mark
(1995)
Background Designer
Whisper of the Heart
(1995)
Background Designer
Princess Mononoke
(1997)
Art Direction
Rurouni Kenshin: Requiem for the Ishin Patriots
(1997)
Background Designer
Joseph: King of Dreams
(2000)
Background Designer
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
(2000)
Background Designer
Spirited Away
(2001)
Background Designer
WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3
(2002)
Assistant Art Director
Howl's Moving Castle
(2004)
Background Designer
The Night of Taneyamagahara
(2006)
Painter
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
(2006)
Background Designer
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance
(2007)
Background Designer
Ponyo
(2008)
Background Designer
Summer Wars
(2009)
Background Designer
The Secret World of Arrietty
(2010)
Background Designer
A Letter to Momo
(2012)
Background Designer
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
(2013)
Art Direction
When Marnie Was There
(2014)
Background Designer
The Boy and the Beast
(2015)
Background Designer
In This Corner of the World
(2016)
Background Designer
Mary and The Witch's Flower
(2017)
Background Designer
Mirai
(2018)
Background Designer
The Boy and the Heron
(2023)
Background Designer
Acting
A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
(2007)
Self
Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya
(2014)
Self
Visual Effects
Directing
Writing