Noburô Ôfuji

Jun 1, 1900 - Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

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.

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Movie	1937	The Making of a Color Animation	Himself

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1937

The Making of a Color Animation

Himself

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

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