Noburô Ôfuji

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Directing

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.

Filmography

• The Roots of Japanese Anime Until the End of WWII: 1930-1942 (2008)
• The Life of Buddha (1961)
• The Phantom Ship (1956)
• The Flower and the Butterfly (1954)
• Kujira (1952)
• Dangobee Torimono Chou: Hirakeegoma no Maki (1952)
• The Bear Dodger (1948)
• Dream of a Snowy Night (1947)
• Spider Silk (1946)
• The Battle of the Malay Sea (1943)
• The Making of a Color Animation (1937)
• Princess Katsura (1937)
• Chiyogami Manga: The Fate of the Dumplings (1937)
• Chinkoroheibei and the Treasure Box (1936)
• Hyoei and Heibei's Tengu Hunt (1934)
• General of the Swamp (1933)
• Three Brave Frogs (1933)
• Will Power (1931)
• The National Anthem Kimigayo (1931)
• Spring Song (1931)
• At the Border Checkpoint (1930)
• The Village Festival (1930)
• The Black Cat (1929)
• The Golden Flower (1929)
• Whale (1927)
• A Ship of Oranges (1927)
• The Story of the Monkey King (1926)
• Burglars of "Baghdad" Castle (1926)
• A Story of Tobacco (1926)
• Sitting Beneath the Cherry Blossoms (1924)
• An Old Fool Edit (1924)