NoburÅ ÅŒfuji (大藤 信郎, ÅŒfuji NoburÅ , June 1, 1900 â€" July
28, 1961) was a Japanese film director and animator. One of the most
notable auteurs of anime of the first half of the 20th century (one of
the industry's most prestigious awards, the Mainichi Film Awards'
ÅŒfuji NoburÅ Award, is named after him), he worked primarily with
cutout and silhouette animation. He also made a number of films in
traditional animation, using then-expensive, imported cels, while his
earliest work known to have survived is a live-action/animated film.
He trained under Jun'ichi KÅ uchi before starting his own company. He
is known for his employment of washi, especially the coloured and
patterned Edo chiyogami, which gives his films a distinctively
Japanese appearance. He was one of the first Japanese animators to
earn international recognition for his work.
28, 1961) was a Japanese film director and animator. One of the most
notable auteurs of anime of the first half of the 20th century (one of
the industry's most prestigious awards, the Mainichi Film Awards'
ÅŒfuji NoburÅ Award, is named after him), he worked primarily with
cutout and silhouette animation. He also made a number of films in
traditional animation, using then-expensive, imported cels, while his
earliest work known to have survived is a live-action/animated film.
He trained under Jun'ichi KÅ uchi before starting his own company. He
is known for his employment of washi, especially the coloured and
patterned Edo chiyogami, which gives his films a distinctively
Japanese appearance. He was one of the first Japanese animators to
earn international recognition for his work.
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