Nobuhiro Aihara

Known for Directing

Nobuhiro Aihara's portrait

Details

Birthday: October 17, 1944

Deathday: April 30, 2011

Place of birth: Isehara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

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.