Noriyoshi Ohrai

Noriyoshi Ohrai
Born(1935-11-17)November 17, 1935
Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan
DiedOctober 27, 2015(2015-10-27) (aged 79)
Kunitomi, Miyazaki, Japan
OccupationIllustrator
Years active1962–2015

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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Ashcroft, Brian (October 27, 2015). "Today, We Lost a Great Japanese Illustrator". Kotaku. Retrieved November 1, 2015.