was a teenager, and since then has expanded his territory to poetry and fairy tales. Kazuo Oga Oga was born in 1952, Akita prefecture. In 1972, he joined Kobayashi Productions, an animation background art company, and worked as a background artist for numerous animated works. While working at Studio Ghibli, he was made the art director of My Neighbor Totoro, Pom Poko and Princess Mononoke. He was also in charge of the backgrounds of Howl's Moving Castle and Tales from Earthsea. Release The film was released on DVD on July 7, 2006. The home release came with a small booklet containing an interview with Kazuo Oga. A special screening was held for the film during the long running, A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Painted Totoro's Forest at the Tokyo Museum of Contemporary Art. The following copy was written, "This work is not only the beauty of the images depicting the original scenery of Japan, but also the music played as an insert song. Kenji Miyazawa's lyrics and composition Imperial and Largo-Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" (composed by A. Dvorak) liven up the story, and the clean singing voice of the ensemble planeta is also wonderful." Screenings were held from February 2 to 7, 2010. References Buena Vista Japan External links Tioanime 2006 anime films 2000s animated short films Anime short films Films based on works by Kenji Miyazawa Studio Ghibli animated films