Kazuo Oga

Known for
Art
Born
February 29, 1952 (age 74)
Birthplace
Senboku, Akita, Japan

Biography

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

Filmography

2023
The Boy and the Heron poster

The Boy and the Heron

Movie · Background Designer

2023
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window poster

Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window

Movie · Background Designer

2023
The Imaginary poster

The Imaginary

Movie · Background Designer

2018
Mirai poster

Mirai

Movie · Background Designer

2017
Mary and The Witch's Flower poster

Mary and The Witch's Flower

Movie · Background Designer

2016
In This Corner of the World poster

In This Corner of the World

Movie · Background Designer

2015
The Boy and the Beast poster

The Boy and the Beast

Movie · Background Designer

2014
When Marnie Was There poster

When Marnie Was There

Movie · Background Designer

2013
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya poster

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

Movie · Art Direction

2012
A Letter to Momo poster

A Letter to Momo

Movie · Background Designer

2011
From Up on Poppy Hill poster

From Up on Poppy Hill

Movie · Background Designer

2010
Arrietty poster

Arrietty

Movie · Background Designer

2009
Summer Wars poster

Summer Wars

Movie · Background Designer

2008
Ponyo poster

Ponyo

Movie · Background Designer

2007
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance poster

Highlander: The Search for Vengeance

Movie · Background Designer

2006
The Night of Taneyamagahara poster

The Night of Taneyamagahara

Movie · Painter

2006
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time poster

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Movie · Background Designer

2004
Howl's Moving Castle poster

Howl's Moving Castle

Movie · Background Designer

2002
Patlabor WXIII the Movie poster

Patlabor WXIII the Movie

Movie · Assistant Art Director

2001
Spirited Away poster

Spirited Away

Movie · Background Designer

2001
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust poster

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

Movie · Background Designer

2000
Joseph: King of Dreams poster

Joseph: King of Dreams

Movie · Background Designer

1997
Princess Mononoke poster

Princess Mononoke

Movie · Art Direction

1997
Samurai X: The Motion Picture poster

Samurai X: The Motion Picture

Movie · Background Designer

1995
Whisper of the Heart poster

Whisper of the Heart

Movie · Background Designer

1994
Pom Poko poster

Pom Poko

Movie · Art Direction

1993
Ninja Scroll poster

Ninja Scroll

Movie · Background Designer

1992
Porco Rosso poster

Porco Rosso

Movie · Background Designer

1991
Only Yesterday poster

Only Yesterday

Movie · Art Direction

1991
Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling poster

Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling

Movie · Background Designer

1989
Kiki's Delivery Service poster

Kiki's Delivery Service

Movie · Background Designer

1988
My Neighbor Totoro poster

My Neighbor Totoro

Movie · Art Direction

1988
Fairy King poster

Fairy King

Movie · Background Designer

1988
Girls in Summer Dresses: Hiroshima, August 6, 1945 poster

Girls in Summer Dresses: Hiroshima, August 6, 1945

Movie · Background Designer

1988
Demon City Shinjuku poster

Demon City Shinjuku

Movie · Background Designer

1987
Wicked City poster

Wicked City

Movie · Art Direction, Production Design

1986
Space-Time Traveler - Time Stranger poster

Space-Time Traveler - Time Stranger

Movie · Art Direction

1986
Barefoot Gen 2 poster

Barefoot Gen 2

Movie · Background Designer

1985
The Dagger of Kamui poster

The Dagger of Kamui

Movie · Painter

1984
Lensman poster

Lensman

Movie · Background Designer

1983
Barefoot Gen poster

Barefoot Gen

Movie · Art Direction

1983
Unico in the Island of Magic poster

Unico in the Island of Magic

Movie · Background Designer

1983
Harmagedon poster

Harmagedon

Movie · Painter

1982
Space Adventure Cobra poster

Space Adventure Cobra

Movie · Assistant Art Director

1981
The Fantastic Adventures of Unico poster

The Fantastic Adventures of Unico

Movie · Art Direction

1978
Treasure Island poster

Treasure Island

TV · Assistant Art Director · 26 eps

1975
Adventure of Gamba poster

Adventure of Gamba

TV · Background Designer · 26 eps

1973
Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus poster

Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus

Movie · Background Designer

1970
Tomorrow's Joe poster

Tomorrow's Joe

TV · Art Direction · 47 eps