Nobuhiro Aihara
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.
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Movies (61)

Japanese Independent Animation, Volume 1
2013 · Director
DREAMS
2012 · Director, Animation, Producer

The Heart Sutra
2010 · Director

Shunga
2009 · Director, Producer, Animation

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
Landscape
2004 · Director, Animation, Producer

Memory of Red
2004 · Director, Producer, Animation
Animactions!!
2004 · Self
10 Nights' Dreams
2004 · Director, Producer, Animation
Fetish Doll
2003 · Director, Animation, Producer
Walking Man
2002 · Director, Animation, Producer
Scrap Diary
2002 · Director, Director of Photography, Animation, Producer

Wind
1999 · Director

The Third Eye
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
Eizou (Kage)
1987 · Director

Image (Shadow)
1987 · Director

Dusk
1985 · Director, Animation

Twilight
1985 · Director

S=13
1984 · Director

The apple and the girl
1982 · Director

MY SHELTER
1981 · Director
Burnin'
1980 · Director

Shelter
1980 · Director
Blue Match
1980 · Director

Water Ring: Karma 2
1980 · Director
Wind Erosion
1980 · Director

Under the Sun
1979 · Director
Hikari
1978 · Director
Karma
1977 · Director
Cloud Thread
1976 · Director
Neo-Night on the Bald Mountain
1975 · Director
Stone No. 1
1975 · Director

Stone
1975 · Director
Reckless Daydream
1974 · Director
Lacquer
1973 · Director
Red Diamant
1973 · Director

Fairy Flower
1973 · Director
Short Distance Runner
1973 · Director
Fox Colored Early Spring
1973 · Director
Honeybee Season Has Passed
1972 · Director

Powdered White Wings
1972 · Director

Yamakagashi
1972 · Director

The Extinction of Landscape
1971 · Director

Cherry Blossom
1970 · Director
Stop
1969 · Director
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