
Directing · Born Oct 17, 1944 · Died Apr 30, 2011 (66) · Isehara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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.

Japanese Independent Animation, Volume 1
2013

The Heart Sutra
2010

Shunga
2009

Chirico
20088.0

Zap Cat
20085.0

Inch-High Samurai
2007

Lotus
20075.0

Tokyo Loop
20067.7

Noise
2006

Trip
2005

Memory of Red
20046.0

The Third Eye
1999

Wind
19996.0

Yellow Fish
19985.0

Rain – Memory of Cloud.1
1996

Ringing in the ears
1995

MOVING
19946.0

SPIN
1993

Crow
19926.0

LINE
1990

Fairground in the Stars
1989

Gavora
19897.0

Dragonfly
19886.0

Image (Shadow)
1987

Dusk
1985

Twilight
19855.0

S=13
1984

The apple and the girl
1982

MY SHELTER
1981

Shelter
19803.5

Water Ring: Karma 2
19807.0

Under the Sun
1979

Stone
1975

Fairy Flower
1973

Powdered White Wings
1972

Yamakagashi
1972

The Extinction of Landscape
19716.0

Cherry Blossom
1970