🎬 background artist
Kazuo Oga男鹿和雄
Background Art and Art Director on Spirited Away, Howl‘s Moving Castle and Princess Mononoke.
- anime credits
- 25
- anime credits
- most credited as
- Background Art
- most credited as
- busiest year (2)
- 2001
- busiest year (2)

Best-known work
Spirited AwayBackground Art · 2001
Howl‘s Moving CastleBackground Art · 2004
Princess MononokeArt Director · 1997
My Neighbor TotoroArt Director · 1988
PonyoBackground Art · 2008
Kiki's Delivery ServiceBackground Art · 1989
The Girl Who Leapt Through TimeBackground Art · 2006
LOOK BACKHarikomi Background Art · 2024
Summer WarsBackground Art · 2009
Whisper of the HeartBackground Art · 1995
When Marnie Was ThereBackground Art · 2014
The Cat ReturnsBackground Art · 2002
Credits per year
Anime Kazuo Oga worked on, by premiere year
012
2 in 2001
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Show as table
| Item | Credits |
|---|---|
| 95 | 1 in 1995 |
| 96 | 0 in 1996 |
| 97 | 1 in 1997 |
| 98 | 0 in 1998 |
| 99 | 0 in 1999 |
| 00 | 1 in 2000 |
| 01 | 2 in 2001 |
| 02 | 1 in 2002 |
| 03 | 0 in 2003 |
| 04 | 1 in 2004 |
| 05 | 0 in 2005 |
| 06 | 2 in 2006 |
| 07 | 0 in 2007 |
| 08 | 1 in 2008 |
| 09 | 1 in 2009 |
| 10 | 0 in 2010 |
| 11 | 1 in 2011 |
| 12 | 0 in 2012 |
| 13 | 1 in 2013 |
| 14 | 1 in 2014 |
| 15 | 0 in 2015 |
| 16 | 1 in 2016 |
| 17 | 0 in 2017 |
| 18 | 0 in 2018 |
| 19 | 0 in 2019 |
| 20 | 0 in 2020 |
| 21 | 0 in 2021 |
| 22 | 0 in 2022 |
| 23 | 1 in 2023 |
| 24 | 1 in 2024 |
All credits
- 2024
LOOK BACKHarikomi Background Art - 2023
The Boy and the HeronBackground Art - 2016
In This Corner of the WorldBackground Art - 2014
When Marnie Was ThereBackground Art - 2013
The Tale of The Princess KaguyaArt Director - 2011
A Letter to MomoBackground Art - 2009
Summer WarsBackground Art - 2008
PonyoBackground Art - 2006
The Girl Who Leapt Through TimeBackground Art - 2006
Tales from EarthseaBackground Art - 2004
Howl‘s Moving CastleBackground Art - 2002
The Cat ReturnsBackground Art - 2001
Spirited AwayBackground Art - 2001
InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across TimeBackground Art - 2000
Vampire Hunter D: BloodlustBackground Art - 1997
Princess MononokeArt Director - 1995
Whisper of the HeartBackground Art - 1994
Pom PokoArt Director - 1993
Ninja ScrollBackground Art - 1992
Porco RossoBackground Art - 1991
Only YesterdayArt Director - 1989
Kiki's Delivery ServiceBackground Art - 1988
My Neighbor TotoroArt Director - 1987
Wicked CityArt Director - 1980
Tomorrow's Joe 2Art Director
Frequently asked questions
What anime has Kazuo Oga worked on?
Kazuo Oga's best-known work includes Spirited Away (Background Art), Howl‘s Moving Castle (Background Art), Princess Mononoke (Art Director), My Neighbor Totoro (Art Director), Ponyo (Background Art), Kiki's Delivery Service (Background Art).
What does Kazuo Oga do?
Kazuo Oga is credited most often as background art, art director, harikomi background art on anime.
When was Kazuo Oga born?
Kazuo Oga was born on February 29, 1952 in Ōta.