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Shinya Ohira

EN, JA cinema · 55 credits

Born

12 December 1966 (age 59)

Birthplace

Aichi, Japan

Also known as Shinnosuke Harada · Shin'ya Ôhira · Shinya Ohara · Shinya Oohira

Shinya Ohira is one of the most talented and recognized animators in the world of anime. His animation style includes using exaggerating motion, manipulating gravity and balance with the use of different perspective shots, lots of rapid camera movement, and unconventional angles. With his boldly distorted and vigorous drawing style, his cuts are unique and instantly recognizable. He has worked as an animator for over thirty years. His early work in the 1980s mainly consisted of action and effects cuts. He bounced around several studios (including Sunrise, Madhouse, and Pierrot).

Known for

Filmography

Hand-Drawn: Documentary poster

Hand-Drawn: Documentary

ENNot rated

as Self

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe poster

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe

JA · 20268.0

Key Animation

A New Dawn poster

A New Dawn

JA · 20267.1

Key Animation

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle poster

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

JA · 20258.8

Key Animation

The Boy and the Heron poster

The Boy and the Heron

JA · 20237.4

Key Animation

The House of the Lost on the Cape poster

The House of the Lost on the Cape

JA · 20216.5

Key Animation

One Arm poster

One Arm

JA · 2019Not rated

Animation

Batman Ninja poster

Batman Ninja

JA · 20185.9

Animation

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 poster

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

EN · 20177.1

Key Animation

Lu Over the Wall poster

Lu Over the Wall

JA · 20176.9

Key Animation

Mary and The Witch's Flower poster

Mary and The Witch's Flower

JA · 20177.2

Key Animation

Night Is Short, Walk On Girl poster

Night Is Short, Walk On Girl

JA · 20177.4

Storyboard Artist, Key Animation

GARO: Divine Flame poster

GARO: Divine Flame

JA · 20165.8

Key Animation

The Last: Naruto the Movie poster

The Last: Naruto the Movie

JA · 20147.5

Key Animation

Giovanni's Island poster

Giovanni's Island

JA · 20147.5

Key Animation

The Wind Rises poster

The Wind Rises

JA · 20137.8

Key Animation

Rainbow Fireflies poster

Rainbow Fireflies

JA · 20127.1

Key Animation

A Letter to Momo poster

A Letter to Momo

JA · 20127.4

Key Animation

Redline poster

Redline

JA · 20097.6

Key Animation

Genius Party Beyond poster

Genius Party Beyond

JA · 20086.4

Director, Character Designer, Animation Director, Background Designer, Screenplay

Tekkonkinkreet poster

Tekkonkinkreet

JA · 20067.4

Key Animation

The Prince of Tennis: Two Samurais, The First Game poster

The Prince of Tennis: Two Samurais, The First Game

JA · 20054.9

Key Animation

xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream

JA · 20056.6

Key Animation

Tsubasa Chronicle The Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom poster

Tsubasa Chronicle The Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom

JA · 20056.4

Key Animation

Space Station No.9 poster

Space Station No.9

JA · 20055.0

Key Animation

Mind Game poster

Mind Game

JA · 20047.5

Key Animation

Howl's Moving Castle poster

Howl's Moving Castle

JA · 20048.4

Key Animation

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence poster

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

JA · 20047.4

Key Animation

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 poster

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

EN · 20038.0

Animation

Kid's Story poster

Kid's Story

EN · 20037.1

Key Animation

Ghiblies: Episode 2 poster

Ghiblies: Episode 2

JA · 20027.0

Animation

Spirited Away poster

Spirited Away

JA · 20018.5

Key Animation

Junkers Come Here: Pilot Film poster

Junkers Come Here: Pilot Film

JA · 2001Not rated

Character Designer

My Neighbors the Yamadas poster

My Neighbors the Yamadas

JA · 19997.0

Key Animation

Slime Adventures: Yeah! The Sea! poster

Slime Adventures: Yeah! The Sea!

JA · 19994.0

Key Animation

Junkers Come Here poster

Junkers Come Here

JA · 19946.9

Key Animation

Porco Rosso poster

Porco Rosso

JA · 19927.8

Key Animation

Baku Yumemakura's Twilight Theatre poster

Baku Yumemakura's Twilight Theatre

JA · 19915.0

Director, Screenplay, Animation Director

Only Yesterday poster

Only Yesterday

JA · 19917.4

Key Animation

MAROKO poster

MAROKO

JA · 19906.0

Key Animation

Violence Jack: Hell's Wind poster

Violence Jack: Hell's Wind

JA · 19905.3

Key Animation

Riding Bean poster

Riding Bean

JA · 19896.6

Animation

Angel Cop poster

Angel Cop

JA · 19896.2

Animation

All That Gundam poster

All That Gundam

JA · 19895.5

Key Animation

Akira poster

Akira

JA · 19887.9

Key Animation

Dragon's Heaven poster

Dragon's Heaven

JA · 19886.7

Key Animation, Animation Supervisor

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack poster

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

JA · 19887.2

Key Animation

Black Magic M-66 poster

Black Magic M-66

JA · 19876.3

Animation

Gall Force 2: Destruction poster

Gall Force 2: Destruction

JA · 19875.8

Animation

Campus Special Investigator Hikaruon poster

Campus Special Investigator Hikaruon

JA · 19877.0

Key Animation

Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike Mission poster

Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike Mission

EN · 19878.0

Supervising Animation Director

Violence Jack: Harem Bomber poster

Violence Jack: Harem Bomber

JA · 19865.6

Animation

Megazone 23 II poster

Megazone 23 II

JA · 19866.1

Animation

Love City poster

Love City

JA · 19865.7

Key Animation

Lensman poster

Lensman

JA · 19846.0

Key Animation