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 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.
The Night of Taneyamagahara (種山ヶ原の夜 , Taneyamagahara no Yoru ) , 2006 The Fantastic Adventures of Unico Unico ), 1979 Tomorrow's Joe 2 - (あしたのジョー2 Ashita no Jō Tsū ), 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 Yōjū Toshi ), 1987 My Neighbor Totoro - (となりのトトロ Tonari no Totoro ), 1988 Girls in Summer Clothes - (夏服の少女たち Natsufuku no Shōjo-tachi ), 1988 Only Yesterday Omohide Poro Poro ), 1991 Pom Poko Heisei Tanuki Gassen Pon Poko ), 1994 Princess Mononoke Mononoke Hime ), 1997 The Tale of Princess Kaguya - (かぐや姫の物語 Kaguya-hime no Monogatari ), 2013 Treasure Island - (宝島 Takarajima ), 1978 Cobra: Space Adventure - (コブラ スペースアドベンチャー Kobura Supēsu Adobenchā ), 1982 Panda! Go, Panda! and the Rainy-Day Circus Panda Kopanda: Amefuri Sākasu no Maki ), 1973 Adventures of Ganba - (ガンバの冒険 Ganba no Bōken ), 1975 Nobody's Boy: Remi - (家なき子 Ie Naki Ko ), 1977 Makoto-chan Makoto Chan ), 1980 Harmagedon - (幻魔大戦 Genma Taisen ), 1983 Unico in the Island of Magic Unico: Mahō no Shima e ), 1983 Lensman - (SF 新世紀 レンズマン SF Shinseiki Lensman ), 1984 The Dagger of Kamui 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 - (悪魔の花嫁 蘭の組曲 Akuma no Hanayome - Ran no Kumikyoku ), 1988 Demon City Shinjuku Makai Toshi: Shinjuku ), 1988 Goku: Midnight Eye - (Midnight Eye ゴクウ Midnight Eye Gokū ), 1989 Kiki's Delivery Service - (魔女の宅急便 Majo no Takkyūbin ), 1989 Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling Urusei Yatsura Itsudatte Mai Dārin ), 1991 Porco Rosso Kurenai no Buta ), 1992 Ninja Scroll Jūbē Ninpūchō ), 1993 On Your Mark On Yua Māku ), 1995 Whisper of the Heart - (耳をすませば Mimi o Sumaseba ), 1995 Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture Rurōni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Rōmantan Ishin Shishi e no Requiem ), 1997 Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust Banpaia hantâ D ), 2000 Spirited Away Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi ), 2001 InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time - (映画犬夜叉 時代を越える想い Eiga Inuyasha: Toki o Koeru Omoi ), 2001 The Cat Returns Neko no Ongaeshi ), 2002 Fantastic Children 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 Toki o Kakeru Shōjo ), 2006 Tales from Earthsea Gedo Senki ), 2006 Highlander: The Search for Vengeance 2007 Ponyo Gake no Ue no Ponyo ), 2008 Kawa no Hikari Kawa no Hikari ), 2009 Summer Wars 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 Momo e no Tegami ), 2012 Kazuo Oga Art Collection (Oga Kazuo Gashuu ). Tokuma Shoten, 1996. ISBN 4-19-860526-2Kazuo Oga Art Collection II (Oga Kazuo Gashuu II ). Tokuma Shoten, 2005. ISBN 4-19-862074-1The Museum of Contemporary Art, in Tokyo, Japan sponsored an exhibition called Kazuo Oga – 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 男鹿和雄展 トトロの森を描いた人) was released on DVD and Blu-ray.
