Nobuhiro Aihara
Director · Writer · ProducerNobuhiro 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.
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Japanese Independent Animation, Volume 1
2013
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- DREAMS
DREAMS
2011
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The Heart Sutra
2010
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Shunga
2009
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Chirico
2008
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Zap Cat
2008
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Inch-High Samurai
2007
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Lotus
2007
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Tokyo Loop
2006
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Noise
2006
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Trip
2005
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- Landscape
Landscape
2004
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Memory of Red
2004
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- 10 Nights' Dreams
10 Nights' Dreams
2004
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- Fetish Doll
Fetish Doll
2003
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- Walking Man
Walking Man
2002
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- Scrap Diary
Scrap Diary
2002
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Wind
1999
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The Third Eye
1999
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Yellow Fish
1998
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Rain – Memory of Cloud.1
1996
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Ringing in the ears
1995
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MOVING
1994
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SPIN
1993
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Crow
1992
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LINE
1990
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Gavora
1989
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Fairground in the Stars
1989
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Dragonfly
1988
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Image (Shadow)
1987
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Dusk
1985
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Twilight
1985
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S＝13
1984
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The apple and the girl
1982
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MY SHELTER
1981
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- Blue Match
Blue Match
1980
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- Burnin'
Burnin'
1980
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- Wind Erosion
Wind Erosion
1980
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Shelter
1980
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Water Ring: Karma 2
1980
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Under the Sun
1979
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- Hikari
Hikari
1978
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- Karma
Karma
1977
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- Cloud Thread
Cloud Thread
1976
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Stone
1975
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- Neo-Night on the Bald Mountain
Neo-Night on the Bald Mountain
1975
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- Stone No. 1
Stone No. 1
1975
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- Reckless Daydream
Reckless Daydream
1974
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- Lacquer
Lacquer
1973
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- Red Diamant
Red Diamant
1973
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- Fox Colored Early Spring
Fox Colored Early Spring
1973
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Fairy Flower
1973
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- Short Distance Runner
Short Distance Runner
1973
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- Honeybee Season Has Passed
Honeybee Season Has Passed
1972
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Yamakagashi
1972
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Powdered White Wings
1972
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The Extinction of Landscape
1971
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Cherry Blossom
1970
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- Stop
Stop
1969
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