Naohisa Inoue

is a fantasy artist influenced by both the Surrealism and Impressionism movements. Most of his paintings are set in the fantastical land of . He created reference and background art for the Studio Ghibli film ''Whisper of the Heart'' and also provided a cameo appearance as the voice of Minami. More recently, his works were given a more direct adaptation in the short film which is shown exclusively at the Ghibli Museum. He directed the 2007 OVA ''Iblard Jikan'', produced by Studio Ghibli.

Inoue is currently a professor at Seian University of Art and Design.

He attended the Kanazawa College of Art from 1971 to 1973. Provided by Wikipedia