| Katsurō Onoue | |
| Native Name: | 尾上 克郎 |
| Native Name Lang: | Japanese |
| Birth Date: | 4 June 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Kagoshima, Japan |
| Years Active: | 1982–present |
is a Japanese special effects director and visual effects supervisor.
Onoue was born in 1960 in Kagoshima, Japan. He went to high school in Saga, Kyushu, Japan, and moved to Tokyo upon entering university.[1]
When he was a student, Onoue became involved in independent films, and started working part-time at Taiko Shokai, a company that handles props for television shows.[2] He began his career working on art in 1982's Burst City. Since then, he has been working in art and special effects departments, focusing on movies and concerts.
In 1985, he became an employee Special Effects Laboratory and became an important figure at the company after working on Jikuu Senshi Spielban and Choujinki Metalder in 1987. He made his debut as a special effects director on 1994's Blue SWAT. Since then he has worked on many blockbusters, including: Onmyōji (2001), (2005), Sinking of Japan (2006), Saiyūki (2007), (2008), (2011), The Floating Castle (2012), Attack on Titan (2015), Persona Non Grata (2015), Shin Godzilla (2016), Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (2017), Idaten: Tokyo Orinpikku-banashi (2019), and Shin Ultraman (2022).