Kazuo Oga

男鹿和雄

Wiki (jp) | Wiki (en) 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 Kobayashi. Later he joined Madhouse for a brief time, working as an art director on titles such as Barefoot Gen and Wicked City. After this he was scouted out by Hayao Miyazaki, who was searching for a new art director for Studio Ghibli. At Ghibli he was appointed as the art director for My Neighbour Totoro, in which he was praised for his work by both Miyazaki and…