Kazuo Oga

Kazuo Oga (男鹿 和雄 Oga Kazuo, born 29 February 1952 in Akita Prefecture, Japan) is an art director and background artist for many Studio Ghibli anime films. He also published two artbooks and directed an OVA.

Works (selection)

Director

• The Night of Taneyamagahara (種山ヶ原の夜 Taneyamagahara no Yoru), 2006

Background art director

• Barefoot Gen - (はだしのゲン Hadashi no gen), 1983
• The Time Travellers - (Jikuu no tabibito), 1986
• Wicked City - (妖獣都市 Yōjū Toshi), 1987
• My Neighbor Totoro - (となりのトトロ Tonari no Totoro), 1988
• Kiki's Delivery Service - (魔女の宅急便 Majo no Takkyuubin), 1989
• Only Yesterday - (Omohide Poro Poro), 1991
• Pom Poko - (平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ Heisei Tanuki Gassen Pon Poko), 1994
• Princess Mononoke - (もののけ姫 Mononoke Hime), 1997

Art books

• Kazuo Oga Art Collection (Oga Kazuo Gashuu). Tokuma Shoten, 1996. ISBN 4-19-860526-2
• Kazuo Oga Art Collection II (Oga Kazuo Gashuu II). Tokuma Shoten, 2005. ISBN 4-19-862074-1

References

• Filmography on Nausicaa.net

External links

• Kazuo Oga at the Internet Movie Database
• Kazuo Oga on Ghibli.jp (Japanese)
• Kazuo Oga webpage at Nippon Television

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