Director
Nobuhiro Aihara
82 years · Isehara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan · 38 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 38
Japanese Independent Animation, Volume 1
2013 · Director
The Heart Sutra
2010 · Director
Shunga
2009 · Director, Producer
Chirico
2008 · Director
Zap Cat
2008 · Director
Inch-High Samurai
2007 · Director
Lotus
2007 · Director
Tokyo Loop
2006 · Director
Noise
2006 · Director
Trip
2005 · Director
Memory of Red
2004 · Director, Producer
The Third Eye
1999 · Director
Wind
1999 · Director
Yellow Fish
1998 · Director
Rain – Memory of Cloud.1
1996 · Director
Ringing in the ears
1995 · Director
MOVING
1994 · Director
SPIN
1993 · Director
Crow
1992 · Director
LINE
1990 · Director
Fairground in the Stars
1989 · Screenplay, Director
Gavora
1989 · Director
Dragonfly
1988 · Director
Image (Shadow)
1987 · Director