
Nobuhiro Aihara
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 17, 1944
- Died
- April 30, 2011
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography

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

The Heart Sutra 2010
Director

Shunga 2009
Director, Animation, Producer

Zap Cat 2008
Director

Chirico 2008
Director

Lotus 2007
Director

Inch-High Samurai 2007
Director

Tokyo Loop 2006
Director

Noise 2006
Director

Trip 2005
Director

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

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)
Eizou (Kage) 1987
Director

Image (Shadow) 1987
Director

Twilight 1985
Director

Dusk 1985
Animation, Director

S=13 1984
Director

The apple and the girl 1982
Director

MY SHELTER 1981
Director

Shelter 1980
Director
- Burnin'
Burnin' 1980
Director
- Blue Match
Blue Match 1980
Director

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

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

Stone 1975
Director
- Reckless Daydream
Reckless Daydream 1974
Director
- Lacquer
Lacquer 1973
Director
- Red Diamant
Red Diamant 1973
Director
- Short Distance Runner
Short Distance Runner 1973
Director

Fairy Flower 1973
Director
- Fox Colored Early Spring
Fox Colored Early Spring 1973
Director
- Honeybee Season Has Passed
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
Stop 1969
Director
Credits from TMDB.