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Ōrai Noriyoshi

(1935-2015) Japanese artist who has occasionally worked in the Anime field on storyboards and image boards, although he is chiefly known for book covers and internal Illustration, particularly during the 1980s. His Seiun Award seems to have been conferred upon him largely for his striking work on the Japanese poster for Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980), which coincided with the publication of the first of several retrospective art books. He subsequently produced the posters for nine Japanese Godzilla/Gojira films. [JonC]

Noriyoshi Ōrai

born Hamamatsu, Japan: 1935

died Kunitomi, Japan: 27 October 2015

works (selected)

• Ōrai Noriyoshi Illustration (Tokyo: Tokuma Shoten, 1980) [hb/Noriyoshi Ōrai]
• Ōrai Noriyoshi Illustration: Genma Sekai ["Phantasm World"] (Tokyo: Tokuma Shoten, 1983) [hb/Noriyoshi Ōrai]
• Shinwa: The Beauties in Myths (Tokyo: Tokuma Shoten, 1988) [hb/Noriyoshi Ōrai]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction edited by John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls and Graham Sleight.
Accessed 15:21 pm on 25 April 2024.
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