Katsuya Imai
Production Designer / Art Director / Concept Artist
Production Designer
WORKS
RESUME
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
“King Seiko” (2026) — Commercial
“dip” (2026) — Commercial
“ALICE IN BORDERLAND - Season 3 - LA Unit” (2025) — Netflix Show
“Amazon Prime Day” (2024) — SNS Promotion Images
“GINDAKO” (2024) — Dodger Stadium Promotion Clip
“CANARY” (2023) — Short
“ASHLEY JONES IS PERFECTLY NORMAL” (2021) — Feature
“BEFORE THE SUN EXPLODES” (2015) — Feature
“NINPUU SENTAI HURRICANEGER: 10 YEARS AFTER” (2013) — Direct-to-Video
“HIKONIN SENTAI AKIBARENGER” (2013) — Series
ART DIRECTOR
“TULSA KING” (2023) — Paramount+ Series
“PACHINKO” (2022) — AppleTV+ Series
“KATE” (2021) — Netflix Feature
“EARTHQUAKE BIRD” (2019) — Netflix Feature
“OUT OF THE CRADLE” (2018) — NHK Documentary
“THE NEXT GENERATION - PATLABOR - THE MOVIE” (2014) — Feature
“PECOROSS’ MOTHER AND HER DAYS” (2013) — Feature
CONCEPT ARTIST
“The LOWDOWN” (2025) — FX Series
“Deal or No Deal Island - Season 2” (2024) — Reality
“Deal or No Deal Island” (2024) — Reality
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR
“MARTY SUPREME” (2025) — A24 Feature
“ATLAS” (2024) — Netflix Feature
“THE THIRD MURDER” (2017) — Feature
“MANHUNT” (2016) — Feature
OTHER ROLES
“The Smashing Machine” (2025) — A24 Feature (Japan Unit Art Clearance Coord.)
“GRAN TURISMO” (2023) — Feature (Japan Unit Set Designer)
“THE EXORCIST BELIEVER” (2023) — Feature (Visual Consultant)
Katsuya Imai is a Japanese Art Director and Production Designer residing in Los Angeles, California. The child of a film buff, Katsuya grew up watching movies with his father. His parents knew from an early age that he had an eye for the dark, brooding aesthetic and a vivid, creative imagination.
Graduating with a BA in Cinema (Directing) from Nihon University in Tokyo, Katsuya cut his teeth working in production as Assistant Art Director and Set Dresser on Japanese films before relocating to the United States in 2018.
Katsuya hit the ground running in Los Angeles, with an Art Director role on films like “Kate (2021),” star. Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Woody Harrelson, and “Earthquake Bird (2019).”
An avid reader of fiction, Katsuya is inspired by the stories and characters; he loves to create their world in his mind, as well as drawing inspiration from his everyday life in the city. Katsuya is beloved for his artistic storytelling, as well as his sense of humor and easy-going attitude.
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