Noburô Ôfuji

Noburô Ôfuji

Directing

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

Biography

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.

Acting
色彩漫画の出來る迄
6.5

(1937) The Making of a Color Animation

as Himself