Nobuhiro Aihara

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-10-17 (67 years old)

Deathday

2011-04-30

Place of Birth

Isehara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Nobuhiro Aihara

Biography

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.

Production

1985

Dusk

as Animation

1985

Dusk

as Director

2006

Tokyo Loop

as Director

2004

Landscape

as Director

1978

Hikari

as Director

2004

Memory of Red

as Director

1977

Karma

as Director

1975

Stone

as Director

2007

2006

Noise

as Director

2009

Shunga

as Director

2011

Dreams

as Director

2003

Fetish Doll

as Director

2002

Scrap Diary

as Director

2004

2008

Chirico

as Director

2002

Walking Man

as Director

2010

The Heart Sutra

as Director

2005

Trip

as Director

2004

Memory of Red

as Producer

2004

Memory of Red

as Animation

2004

Landscape

as Producer

2004

Landscape

as Animation

2002

Scrap Diary

as Producer

2003

Fetish Doll

as Animation

2002

Walking Man

as Animation

2003

Fetish Doll

as Producer

2002

Scrap Diary

as Director of Photography

2002

Scrap Diary

as Animation

2002

Walking Man

as Producer

2004

10 Nights' Dreams

as Animation

2004

2009

Shunga

as Animation

2009

Shunga

as Producer

2011

Dreams

as Animation

2011

Dreams

as Producer

1969

Stop

as Director

1979

Under the Sun

as Director

1981

MY SHELTER

as Director

1976

Cloud Thread

as Director

1973

Fairy Flower

as Director

1970

Cherry Blossom

as Director

1980

1980

Blue Match

as Director

1973

1980

Wind Erosion

as Director

1972

1974

1973

Red Diamant

as Director

1972

Yamakagashi

as Director

1980

Burnin'

as Director

1980

SHELTER

as Director

1973

Lacquer

as Director

1975

Stone No. 1

as Director

2007

Lotus

as Director

1987

Image (Shadow)

as Director

1999

The Third Eye

as Director

1999

Wind

as Director

2008

Zap Cat

as Director

1985

Twilight

as Director

1990

LINE

as Director

1993

SPIN

as Director

1989

Gavora

as Director

1998

Yellow Fish

as Director

1988

Dragonfly

as Director

1995

1994

MOVING

as Director

1992

Crow

as Director

1984

S=13

as Director

1982

2006

Black Fish

as Director

1989

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