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Nobuhiro Aihara

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Nobuhiro Aihara

FR, JA, EN cinema · 61 credits

Born

17 October 1944

Died

30 April 2011 (aged 66)

Birthplace

Isehara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Nobuhiro Aihara was born in Kanagawa prefecture in 1944, where he studied at the design school. He began his career in television animation in the 1960s and started producing his own independent animation in 1965. His aesthetic is distinctive for his use of flowing lines, highly complex drawings, and his love of psychedelic colours. He was a prolific artist who often produced several animated shorts a year either on his own or in collaboration with his friend and fellow artist the Keiichi Tanaami. Nobuhiro died on April the 30, 2011 and left behind 85 animated works.

Known for

Filmography

Japanese Independent Animation, Volume 1 poster

Japanese Independent Animation, Volume 1

FR · 2013Not rated

Director

DREAMS

2012

DREAMS

JA · 2012Not rated

Director, Animation, Producer

The Heart Sutra poster

The Heart Sutra

JA · 2010Not rated

Director

Shunga poster

Shunga

JA · 2009Not rated

Director, Animation, Producer

Chirico poster

Chirico

JA · 20088.0

Director

Zap Cat poster

Zap Cat

JA · 20085.0

Director

Inch-High Samurai poster

Inch-High Samurai

JA · 2007Not rated

Director

Lotus poster

Lotus

JA · 20075.0

Director

Tokyo Loop poster

Tokyo Loop

JA · 20067.7

Director

Noise poster

Noise

JA · 2006Not rated

Director

Trip poster

Trip

JA · 2005Not rated

Director

Animactions!!

2004

Animactions!!

JA · 2004Not rated

as Self

Landscape

2004

Landscape

JA · 2004Not rated

Director, Producer, Animation

Memory of Red poster

Memory of Red

JA · 20046.0

Director, Producer, Animation

10 Nights' Dreams

2004

10 Nights' Dreams

JA · 2004Not rated

Director, Animation, Producer

Fetish Doll

2003

Fetish Doll

JA · 20034.0

Director, Animation, Producer

Scrap Diary

2002

Scrap Diary

JA · 2002Not rated

Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Animation

Walking Man

2002

Walking Man

JA · 2002Not rated

Director, Animation, Producer

The Third Eye poster

The Third Eye

JA · 1999Not rated

Director

Wind poster

Wind

JA · 19996.0

Director

Yellow Fish poster

Yellow Fish

JA · 19985.0

Director

Rain – Memory of Cloud.1 poster

Rain – Memory of Cloud.1

JA · 1996Not rated

Director

Ringing in the ears poster

Ringing in the ears

JA · 1995Not rated

Director

MOVING poster

MOVING

JA · 19946.0

Director

SPIN poster

SPIN

JA · 1993Not rated

Director

Crow poster

Crow

JA · 19926.0

Director

LINE poster

LINE

JA · 1990Not rated

Director

Gavora poster

Gavora

JA · 19897.0

Director

Fairground in the Stars poster

Fairground in the Stars

JA · 1989Not rated

Screenplay, Director

Dragonfly poster

Dragonfly

JA · 19886.0

Director

Image (Shadow) poster

Image (Shadow)

JA · 1987Not rated

Director

Eizou

1987

Eizou (Kage)

EN · 1987Not rated

Director

Dusk poster

Dusk

JA · 1985Not rated

Animation, Director

Twilight poster

Twilight

JA · 19855.0

Director

S=13 poster

S=13

JA · 1984Not rated

Director

The apple and the girl poster

The apple and the girl

JA · 1982Not rated

Director

MY SHELTER poster

MY SHELTER

JA · 1981Not rated

Director

Water Ring: Karma 2 poster

Water Ring: Karma 2

JA · 19807.0

Director

Blue Match

1980

Blue Match

JA · 1980Not rated

Director

Wind Erosion

1980

Wind Erosion

JA · 1980Not rated

Director

Burnin'

1980

Burnin'

JA · 1980Not rated

Director

Shelter poster

Shelter

EN · 19803.5

Director

Under the Sun poster

Under the Sun

JA · 1979Not rated

Director

光

1978

Hikari

JA · 1978Not rated

Director

カルマ

1977

Karma

JA · 19776.0

Director

Cloud Thread

1976

Cloud Thread

JA · 1976Not rated

Director

Stone poster

Stone

JA · 1975Not rated

Director

Neo-Night on the Bald Mountain

1975

Neo-Night on the Bald Mountain

JA · 1975Not rated

Director

Stone No. 1

1975

Stone No. 1

JA · 1975Not rated

Director

Reckless Daydream

1974

Reckless Daydream

JA · 1974Not rated

Director

Fairy Flower poster

Fairy Flower

JA · 1973Not rated

Director

Short Distance Runner

1973

Short Distance Runner

EN · 1973Not rated

Director

Fox Colored Early Spring

1973

Fox Colored Early Spring

JA · 1973Not rated

Director

赤いギアマン

1973

Red Diamant

JA · 1973Not rated

Director

Lacquer

1973

Lacquer

JA · 1973Not rated

Director

Powdered White Wings poster

Powdered White Wings

JA · 1972Not rated

Director

Honeybee Season Has Passed

1972

Honeybee Season Has Passed

JA · 1972Not rated

Director

Yamakagashi poster

Yamakagashi

JA · 1972Not rated

Director

The Extinction of Landscape poster

The Extinction of Landscape

JA · 19716.0

Director

Cherry Blossom poster

Cherry Blossom

JA · 1970Not rated

Director

Stop

1969

Stop

JA · 1969Not rated

Director