Birthday
1900/06/01
Day of death
1961/07/28 (61 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Asakusa, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Also know as
Noburō Ōfuji, Noburou Ohfuji, Noburo Ohfuji, おおふじ のぶろう, Noburou Oofuji
Born 1900, in Tokyo. Ofuji learned the basics of animation under Junichi Kouchi, and later developed his own unique animation style using cutouts from chiyogami (Japanese traditional decorative paper with colored patterns). While strictly maintaining his independent production style, he attempted a variety of techniques such as paper cutouts, cel, silhouette, and colored cellophane.
(1937) The Making of a Color Animation
as Himself