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Noriyoshi Ohrai
Born
(1935-11-17)November 17, 1935
Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan
Died
October 27, 2015(2015-10-27) (aged 79)
Kunitomi, Miyazaki, Japan
Occupation
Illustrator
Years active
1962–2015
Noriyoshi Ohrai (Japanese: 生頼 範義, Hepburn: Ōrai Noriyoshi, November 17, 1935 – October 27, 2015) was a Japanese illustrator. He is famous for illustrating the international version of The Empire Strikes Back poster[1][2] and several Godzilla film posters during the political Heisei period.
His son, Ohrai Taro is also an artist in Japan.
^生頼範義さん死去 「ゴジラ」ポスターなどイラスト制作. Asahi Shimbun. October 27, 2015. Archived from the original on October 28, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
^Ashcroft, Brian (October 27, 2015). "Today, We Lost a Great Japanese Illustrator". Kotaku. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
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