Biography
Masako Takayama is a Japanese production designer and art director. After graduating from fashion college, she attended graphic design school, where she met art designer Kikuo Ota, and began working in film art as an assistant.
She later worked as an art designer on television dramas before returning to feature films. Her credits include assistant art director on Lost Girls and Love Hotels (2020) and art director on an episode of the series Tokyo Vice (2022). She served as production designer, alongside Norihiro Isoda, on the 2025 film Rental Family, and as art director on the 2025 series Ryosangata Ruka (also known as Mass-Produced Luka).
Earlier in her career, Takayama worked as a producer on anime and television projects including Kokoro Connect (2012) and Amagami SS+ (2012).
