Kazuo Oga

Wiki jphttps://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Wiki enhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KazuoOga After graduating from Kakunodate High School he joined an art school which he quit one year prior to graduation. In 1972 he started working at Kobayashi Production where he was studying under Shichirou Kobayashihttps://anilist.co/staff/103964/. Later he joined Madhousehttps://anilist.co/studio/11/ for a brief time working as an art director on titles such as Barefoot Genhttps://anilist.co/anime/1824/ and Wicked Cityhttps://anilist.co/anime/1107/. After this he was scouted out by Hayao Miyazakihttps://anilist.co/staff/96870/ who was searching for a new art director for Studio Ghibli. At Ghibli he was appointed as the art director for My Neighbour Totorohttps://anilist.co/anime/523/ in which he was praised for his work by both Miyazaki and Isao Takahatahttps://anilist.co/staff/100579/. He worked at Ghibli for many years taking part in the production of most of their films. During this time he also worked on nonGhibli works. Oga has since left the studio and is now freelance. He has also published several art books and acts as an advisor at Deho Gallery.