Kazuo Oga

Kazuo Oga

  • Birthday: 1952-02-29
  • Place of birth: Senboku, Akita Prefecture, Japan
  • Also know as: Kazuo Ojika

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.

Filmography

Production

Princess Mononoke

1997

As Art Direction

Wicked City

1987

As Art Direction

My Neighbor Totoro

1988

As Art Direction

Barefoot Gen

1983

As Art Direction

Pom Poko

1994

As Art Direction

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

2013

As Art Direction

Only Yesterday

1991

As Art Direction

In This Corner of the World

2016

As Background Designer

Howl's Moving Castle

2004

As Background Designer

Mary and The Witch's Flower

2017

As Background Designer

The Boy and the Beast

2015

As Background Designer

When Marnie Was There

2014

As Background Designer

The Fantastic Adventures of Unico

1981

As Art Direction

Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie

1982

As Assistant Art Director

Spirited Away

2001

As Background Designer

Porco Rosso

1992

As Background Designer

Ponyo

2008

As Background Designer

Summer Wars

2009

As Background Designer

Demon City Shinjuku

1988

As Background Designer

Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus

1973

As Background Designer

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

2000

As Background Designer

Ninja Scroll

1993

As Background Designer

Barefoot Gen 2

1986

As Background Designer

Joseph: King of Dreams

2000

As Background Designer

On Your Mark

1995

As Background Designer

WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3

2002

As Assistant Art Director

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

2006

As Background Designer

Unico in the Island of Magic

1983

As Background Designer

The Secret World of Arrietty

2010

As Background Designer

Whisper of the Heart

1995

As Background Designer

Lensman

1984

As Background Designer

The Dagger of Kamui

1985

As Painter

Harmagedon

1983

As Painter

Highlander: The Search for Vengeance

2007

As Background Designer

Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling

1991

As Background Designer

A Letter to Momo

2012

As Background Designer

Kiki's Delivery Service

1989

As Background Designer

Wicked City

1987

As Production Design

Mirai

2018

As Background Designer

The Boy and the Heron

2023

As Background Designer

The Night of Taneyamagahara

2006

As Screenplay

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