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{{nihongo|'''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 (company)|Madhouse Studio]] and [[Studio Ghibli]] [[anime]] films. Oga has worked with major directors [[Hayao Miyazaki]], [[Isao Takahata]], [[Yoshiaki Kawajiri]], [[Osamu Dezaki]]. He also published two [[artbook]]s and directed a short animated film.
{{nihongo|'''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 (company)|Madhouse Studio]] and [[Studio Ghibli]] [[anime]] films. Oga has worked with major directors [[Hayao Miyazaki]], [[Isao Takahata]], [[Yoshiaki Kawajiri]], [[Osamu Dezaki]]. He also published two [[artbook]]s and directed a short animated film.


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* {{nihongo|''[[Tomorrow's Joe|Tomorrow's Joe 2]]''|あしたのジョー2|Ashita no Jō Tsū}}, 1980
* {{nihongo|''[[Tomorrow's Joe|Tomorrow's Joe 2]]''|あしたのジョー2|Ashita no Jō Tsū}}, 1980
* {{nihongo|''[[Barefoot Gen]]''|はだしのゲン|Hadashi no Gen}}, 1983
* {{nihongo|''[[Barefoot Gen]]''|はだしのゲン|Hadashi no Gen}}, 1983
* {{nihongo|''[[Toki no Tabibito -Time Stranger-]]''|時空の旅人|Toki no Tabibito}}, 1986
* {{nihongo|''[[Toki no Tabibito: Time Stranger]]''|時空の旅人 -Time Stranger-}}, 1986
* {{nihongo|''[[Wicked City (1987 film)|Wicked City]]''|妖獣都市|Yōjū Toshi}}, 1987
* {{nihongo|''[[Wicked City (1987 film)|Wicked City]]''|妖獣都市|Yōjū Toshi}}, 1987
* {{nihongo|''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]''|となりのトトロ|Tonari no Totoro}}, 1988
* {{nihongo|''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]''|となりのトトロ|Tonari no Totoro}}, 1988
* {{nihongo|''Girls in Summer Clothes''|夏服の少女たち|Natsufuku no Shōjo-tachi}}, 1988
* {{nihongo|''Girls in Summer Clothes''|夏服の少女たち|Natsufuku no Shōjo-tachi}}, 1988
* {{nihongo|''[[Only Yesterday (1991 film)|Only Yesterday]]''|おもひでぽろぽろ|Omohide Poro Poro}}, 1991
* {{nihongo|''[[Only Yesterday (1991 film)|Only Yesterday]]''|おもひでぽろぽろ|Omohide Poro Poro}}, 1991
* {{nihongo|''[[Pom Poko]]''|平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ|Heisei Tanuki Gassen Pon Poko}}, 1994
* {{nihongo|''[[Pom Poko]]''|平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ|Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko}}, 1994
* {{nihongo|''[[Princess Mononoke]]''|もののけ姫|Mononoke Hime}}, 1997
* {{nihongo|''[[Princess Mononoke]]''|もののけ姫|Mononoke-hime}}, 1997
* {{nihongo|''[[The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (film)|The Tale of Princess Kaguya]]''|かぐや姫の物語|Kaguya-hime no Monogatari}}, 2013
* {{nihongo|''[[The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (film)|The Tale of Princess Kaguya]]''|かぐや姫の物語|Kaguya-hime no Monogatari}}, 2013


===Assistant background art director===
===Assistant background art director===
* {{nihongo|''Treasure Island''|宝島|Takarajima}}, 1978
* {{nihongo|''Treasure Island''|宝島|Takarajima}}, 1978
* {{nihongo|''[[Cobra (manga)|Cobra: Space Adventure]]''|コブラ スペースアドベンチャー|Kobura Supēsu Adobenchā}}, 1982
* {{nihongo|''[[Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie]]''|スペースアドベンチャーコブラ|Supēsu Adobenchā Kobura}}, 1982


===Background art===
===Background art===
* {{nihongo|''[[Panda! Go, Panda!|Panda! Go, Panda! and the Rainy-Day Circus]]''|パンダコパンダ 雨降りサーカスの巻|Panda Kopanda: Amefuri Sākasu no Maki}}, 1973
* {{nihongo|''[[Panda! Go, Panda!|Panda! Go, Panda! and the Rainy-Day Circus]]''|パンダコパンダ 雨降りサーカスの巻|Panda Kopanda: Amefuri Sākasu no Maki}}, 1973
* ''[[Ganba no Bōken|Adventures of Ganba]]'' - (ガンバの冒険 ''Ganba no Bōken''), ''1975''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Ganba no Bōken|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''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Nobody's Boy: Remi]]''|家なき子|Ie Naki Ko}}, 1977
* ''[[Makoto-chan]]'' - (まことちゃん ''Makoto Chan''), ''1980''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Makoto-chan]]''|まことちゃん}}, 1980
* ''[[Genma Taisen|Harmagedon]]'' - (幻魔大戦 ''Genma Taisen''), ''1983''
* {{nihongo|''[[Genma Wars|Harmagedon: Genma Wars]]''|幻魔大戦 ‒ハルマゲドン‒|Genma Taisen: Harumagedon}}, 1983
* ''[[Unico|Unico in the Island of Magic]]'' - (ユニコ 魔法の島へ ''Unico: Mahō no Shima e''), ''1983''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Unico|Unico in the Island of Magic]]''|ユニコ 魔法の島へ|Yuniko: Mahō no Shima e}}, 1983
* ''[[Lensman (anime)|Lensman]]'' - (SF 新世紀 レンズマン ''SF Shinseiki Lensman''), ''1984''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Lensman (anime)|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''
* {{Nihongo|''[[The Dagger of Kamui]]''|カムイの剣|Kamui no Ken}}, 1985
* ''[[Barefoot Gen 2 (anime)|Barefoot Gen 2]]'' - (はだしのゲン2 ''Hadashi no Gen 2''), ''1986''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Barefoot Gen 2 (anime)|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''
* {{Nihongo|''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''
* {{Nihongo|''Bride of Deimos''|悪魔の花嫁 蘭の組曲|Akuma no Hanayome: Ran no Kumikyoku}}, 1988
* ''[[Demon City Shinjuku]]'' - (魔界都市 新宿 ''Makai Toshi: Shinjuku''), ''1988''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Demon City Shinjuku]]''|魔界都市 新宿|Makai Toshi: Shinjuku}}, 1988
* ''[[Goku Midnight Eye|Goku: Midnight Eye]]'' - (Midnight Eye ゴクウ ''Midnight Eye Gokū''), ''1989''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Goku Midnight Eye|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''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]''|魔女の宅急便|Majo no Takkyūbin}}, 1989
* ''[[Urusei Yatsura (film series)|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''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Urusei Yatsura (film series)|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''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Porco Rosso]]''|紅の豚|Kurenai no Buta}}, 1992
* ''[[Ninja Scroll]]'' - (獣兵衛忍風帖 ''Jūbē Ninpūchō''), ''1993''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Ninja Scroll]]''|獣兵衛忍風帖|Jūbē Ninpūchō}}, 1993
* ''[[On Your Mark]]'' - (オン・ユア・マーク ''On Yua Māku''), ''1995''
* {{Nihongo|''[[On Your Mark]]''|オン・ユア・マーク|On Yua Māku}}, 1995
* ''[[Whisper of the Heart (film)|Whisper of the Heart]]'' - (耳をすませば ''Mimi o Sumaseba''), ''1995''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Whisper of the Heart (film)|Whisper of the Heart]]''|耳をすませば|Mimi o Sumaseba}}, 1995
* ''[[Rurouni Kenshin|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''
* {{Nihongo|''[[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|Rurouni Kenshin: Ishin Shishi e no Chinkonka}}, 1997
* ''[[Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust]]'' - (バンパイアハンターD ''Banpaia hantâ D''), ''2000''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust]]''|吸血鬼ハンターD ブラッドラスト|Banpaia Hantā Dī: Buraddorasuto}}, 2000
* ''[[Spirited Away]]'' - (千と千尋の神隠し ''Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi''), ''2001''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Spirited Away]]''|千と千尋の神隠し|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''
* {{Nihongo|''[[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]]'' - (猫の恩返し ''Neko no Ongaeshi''), ''2002''
* {{Nihongo|''[[The Cat Returns]]''|猫の恩返し|Neko no Ongaeshi}}, 2002
* ''[[Fantastic Children]]'' - (ファンタジックチルドレン ''Fantajikku Chirudoren''), ''2004''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Fantastic Children]]''|ファンタジックチルドレン|Fantajikku Chirudoren}}, 2004
* ''[[Howl's Moving Castle (film)|Howl's Moving Castle]]'' - (ハウルの動く城 ''Hauru no Ugoku Shiro''), ''2004''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Howl's Moving Castle (film)|Howl's Moving Castle]]''|ハウルの動く城|Hauru no Ugoku Shiro}}, 2004
* ''[[The Girl Who Leapt Through Time]]'' - (時をかける少女 ''Toki o Kakeru Shōjo''), ''2006''
* {{Nihongo|''[[The Girl Who Leapt Through Time]]''|時をかける少女|Toki o Kakeru Shōjo}}, 2006
* ''[[Tales from Earthsea (film)|Tales from Earthsea]]'' - (ゲド戦記 ''Gedo Senki''), ''2006''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Tales from Earthsea (film)|Tales from Earthsea]]''|ゲド戦記|Gedo Senki}}, 2006
* ''[[Highlander: The Search for Vengeance]]'' ''2007''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Highlander: The Search for Vengeance]]''|?|}}, 2007
* ''[[Ponyo]]'' - (崖の上のポニョ ''Gake no Ue no Ponyo''), ''2008''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Ponyo]]''|崖の上のポニョ|Gake no Ue no Ponyo}}, 2008
* ''[[Kawa no Hikari]]'' - (川の光 ''Kawa no Hikari''), ''2009''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Kawa no Hikari]]''|川の光|Kawa no Hikari}}, 2009
* ''[[Summer Wars]]'' - (サマーウォーズ ''Samā Wōzu''), ''2009''
* {{Nihongo|''[[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''
* {{Nihongo|''[[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''
* {{Nihongo|''[[A Letter to Momo]]''|ももへの手紙|Momo e no Tegami}}, 2012
* {{Nihongo|''[[Mary and the Witch's Flower]]''|メアリと魔女の花|Meari to Majo no Hana}}, 2017
* {{Nihongo|''[[The Boy and the Heron]]''|君たちはどう生きるか|Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka}}, 2023


===Art books===
===Art books===
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==Exhibition==
==Exhibition==
The 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/tablog/entries.en/2007/09/kazuo-oga-the-man-who-drew-totoros-forest.html# |title=Kazuo Oga – the Man Who Drew Totoro's Forest &#124; TABlog &#124; Tokyo Art Beat |access-date=2013-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615171544/http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/tablog/entries.en/2007/09/kazuo-oga-the-man-who-drew-totoros-forest.html# |archive-date=2012-06-15 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/tablog/entries.en/2007/09/kazuo-oga-the-man-who-drew-totoros-forest.html |title=Kazuo Oga – the Man Who Drew Totoro's Forest &#124; TABlog &#124; Tokyo Art Beat |access-date=2013-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615171544/http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/tablog/entries.en/2007/09/kazuo-oga-the-man-who-drew-totoros-forest.html |archive-date=2012-06-15 |url-status=live }}</ref> A documentary about this exhibition {{Nihongo|''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.
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.


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0644470|name=Kazuo Oga}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0644470|name=Kazuo Oga}}
* {{ann|person|1812}}
* {{anime News Network|person|1812}}
* [http://www.ghibli.jp/taneyamagahara/30staff/10profile/ Kazuo Oga on Ghibli.jp] (Japanese)
* [http://www.ghibli.jp/taneyamagahara/30staff/10profile/ Kazuo Oga on Ghibli.jp] (Japanese)
* [http://www.ntv.co.jp/oga/ Kazuo Oga webpage] at [[Nippon Television]]
* [http://www.ntv.co.jp/oga/ Kazuo Oga webpage] at [[Nippon Television]]
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[[Category:Anime directors]]
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Latest revision as of 00:10, 2 December 2024

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 has 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)

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Director

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Art director

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Assistant background art director

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Background art

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Art books

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  • 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

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The 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.[1] 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.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Kazuo Oga – the Man Who Drew Totoro's Forest | TABlog | Tokyo Art Beat". Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2013-02-24.

References

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