Kazuo Oga

Kazuo Oga (ç"·é¹¿ å'Œé›„, Oga Kazuo, born 29 February 1952, in Akita Prefecture, Japan) is an art director and background artist for many Madhouse Studio and Studio Ghibli anime films, Oga worked with major directors Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Osamu Dezaki. He also published two artbooks and directed a short animated film.

Works (selection)

Director

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

d="Art_director">Art director

• The Fantastic Adventures of Unico - (ユニコ Unico), 1979
• Tomorrow's Joe 2 - (あしたのジョー2 Ashita no Jō TsÅ«), 1980
• Barefoot Gen - (はだしのゲン Hadashi no gen), 1983
• Toki no Tabibito -Time Stranger- - (時空の旅人 Toki no Tabibito), 1986
• Wicked City - (妖獣都市 YōjÅ« Toshi), 1987
• My Neighbor Totoro - (となりのトトロ Tonari no Totoro), 1988
• Girls in Summer Clothes - (夏服のå°'女たち Natsufuku no Shōjo-tachi), 1988
• Only Yesterday - (おもひでぽろぽろ Omohide Poro Poro), 1991
• Pom Poko - (平成狸合戦ぽã‚"ぽã" Heisei Tanuki Gassen Pon Poko), 1994
• Princess Mononoke - (もののã'姫 Mononoke Hime), 1997
• The Tale of Princess Kaguya - (かぐや姫の物語 Kaguya-hime no Monogatari), 2013

Assistant background art director

• Treasure Island - (宝島 Takarajima), 1978
• Cobra: Space Adventure - (コブラ スペースアドベンチャー Kobura SupÄ"su Adobenchā), 1982

Background art

• Panda! Go, Panda! and the Rainy-Day Circus - (ãƒ'ンダコãƒ'ンダ 雨降りサーカスの巻 Panda Kopanda: Amefuri Sākasu no Maki), 1973
• Adventures of Ganba - (ガンバのå†'険 Ganba no Bōken), 1975
• Nobody's Boy: Remi - (家なき子 Ie Naki Ko), 1977
• Makoto-chan - (まã"とちゃã‚" Makoto Chan), 1980
• Harmagedon - (å¹»é­"大戦 Genma Taisen), 1983
• Unico in the Island of Magic - (ユニコ é­"法の島へ Unico: Mahō no Shima e), 1983
• Lensman - (SF 新世紀 レンズマン SF Shinseiki Lensman), 1984
• The Dagger of Kamui - (カムイの剣 Kamui no Ken), 1985
• Barefoot Gen 2 - (はだしのゲン2 Hadashi no Gen 2), 1986
• Hoero! Bun Bun - (ほえろブンブン Hoero! Bun Bun), 1987
• Bride of Deimos - (悪é­"の花嫁 蘭の組曲 Akuma no Hanayome - Ran no Kumikyoku), 1988
• Demon City Shinjuku - (é­"界都市 新宿 Makai Toshi: Shinjuku), 1988
• Goku: Midnight Eye - (Midnight Eye ゴクウ Midnight Eye GokÅ«), 1989
• Kiki's Delivery Service - (é­"女の宅急便 Majo no TakkyÅ«bin), 1989
• Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling - (うる星やつら いつだってマイ・ダーリン Urusei Yatsura Itsudatte Mai Dārin), 1991
• Porco Rosso - (紅の豚 Kurenai no Buta), 1992
• Ninja Scroll - (獣兵衛忍風帖 JÅ«bÄ" NinpÅ«chō), 1993
• On Your Mark - (オン・ユア・マーク On Yua Māku), 1995
• Whisper of the Heart - (耳ã‚'すませば Mimi o Sumaseba), 1995
• Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture - (るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚- 維新志士への鎮魂歌 Rurōni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Rōmantan Ishin Shishi e no Requiem), 1997
• Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust - (バンãƒ'イアハンターD Banpaia hantâ D), 2000
• Spirited Away - (千と千尋の神隠し Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi), 2001
• InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time - (映ç"»çŠ¬å¤œå‰ 時代ã‚'越える想い Eiga Inuyasha: Toki o Koeru Omoi), 2001
• The Cat Returns - (猫の恩è¿"し Neko no Ongaeshi), 2002
• Fantastic Children - (ファンタジックチルドレン Fantajikku Chirudoren), 2004
• Howl's Moving Castle - (ハウルの動く城 Hauru no Ugoku Shiro), 2004
• The Girl Who Leapt Through Time - (時ã‚'かã'ã‚‹å°'女 Toki o Kakeru Shōjo), 2006
• Tales from Earthsea - (ゲド戦記 Gedo Senki), 2006
• Highlander: The Search for Vengeance 2007
• Ponyo - (崖の上のポニョ Gake no Ue no Ponyo), 2008
• Kawa no Hikari - (川の光 Kawa no Hikari), 2009
• Summer Wars - (サマーウォーズ Samā Wōzu), 2009
• The Secret World of Arrietty - (借りぐらしのアリエッティ Kari-gurashi no Arietti), 2010
• A Letter to Momo - (ももへの手紙 Momo e no Tegami), 2012

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

Exhibition

The Museum of Contemporary Art, in Tokyo, Japan sponsored an exhibition called Kazuo Oga â€" The Man Who Drew Totoro's Forest from July 21, 2007 through September 30, 2007. A documentary about this exhibition "Oga Kazuo Exhibition: Ghibli No Eshokunin - The One Who Painted Totoro's Forest" (ジブリの絵職人　ç"·é¹¿å'Œé›„展　トトロの森ã‚'描いた人) was released on DVD and Blu-ray.

Notes

References

• Filmography on Nausicaa.net

External links

• Kazuo Oga at the Internet Movie Database
• Kazuo Oga at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Kazuo Oga on Ghibli.jp (Japanese)
• Kazuo Oga webpage at Nippon Television
• Ad-net Sakigake Kyo Interview Vol.52 Kazuo Oga (Japanese)