Nobuhiro Aihara Movies

  • 1980
    Water Ring: Karma 2

    Water Ring: Karma 2

    Water Ring: Karma 2

    71980HD

    Abstract forms animated in drawings.

    Water Ring: Karma 2
  • 1985
    Dusk

    Dusk

    Dusk

    01985HD

    A uniquely psychedelic animation of sordid and chaotic images.

    Dusk
  • 1972
    Honeybee Season Has Passed

    Honeybee Season Has Passed

    Honeybee Season Has Passed

    01972HD

    A documentary style animation of an apiarist at work in combination with scenes of a seaside village, overlapped with images of a boy trying to...

    Honeybee Season Has Passed
  • 1984
    S=13

    S=13

    S=13

    01984HD

    An animation that combines the motion of abstract lines and the motif of an apple.

    S=13
  • 1980
    Wind Erosion

    Wind Erosion

    Wind Erosion

    01980HD

    Quiet images of statues and fire, followed by animation on drawing paper sinking into the ocean.

    Wind Erosion
  • 1976
    Cloud Thread

    Cloud Thread

    Cloud Thread

    01976HD

    Understood as an extension of Reckless Daydream (1974), abstract forms are transfigured. This version includes the intended processing of the blue...

    Cloud Thread
  • 1995
    Ringing in the ears

    Ringing in the ears

    Ringing in the ears

    01995HD

    A colorful psychedelic animation developed by drawing motifs of each part of the ear and body.

    Ringing in the ears
  • 1970
    Cherry Blossom

    Cherry Blossom

    Cherry Blossom

    01970HD

    Begun in 8mm film, but completed in 16mm following the purchase of a new camera, this work continues with the psychedelic and anti-war themes, while...

    Cherry Blossom
  • 1975
    Stone

    Stone

    Stone

    01975HD

    Originally titled Stone No. 2, this is considered a seminal work of Japanese independent animation. Stones, houses and the surrounding natural...

    Stone
  • 1994
    MOVING

    MOVING

    MOVING

    61994HD

    As with "SPIN", an abstract animation with delicate line drawings. There are single color and color versions. Nakamura Shigenobu is in charge of the...

    MOVING
  • 1981
    MY SHELTER

    MY SHELTER

    MY SHELTER

    01981HD

    Following on from Shelter (1981), the setting is again an air-raid shelter. Close-up images of trees are dissected and reformed abstractly. The...

    MY SHELTER
  • 1975
    Neo-Night on the Bald Mountain

    Neo-Night on the Bald Mountain

    Neo-Night on the Bald Mountain

    01975HD

    Animation of a devil floating in air, Aihara created both a black and white and color version of this work by painting directly on the film.

    Neo-Night on the Bald Mountain
  • 1980
    Burnin'

    Burnin'

    Burnin'

    01980HD

    The human hand transformed through various animation techniques.

    Burnin'
  • 2008
    Zap Cat

    Zap Cat

    Zap Cat

    52008HD

    Circles printed on white paper. Animation frenzy as music becomes more erotic/erratic.

    Zap Cat
  • 1998
    Yellow Fish

    Yellow Fish

    Yellow Fish

    51998HD

    Images of the sea and clouds seen from the top of the mountain, the candles of the Tibetan temple, etc., and a chaotic psychedelic animation are...

    Yellow Fish
  • 1973
    Fairy Flower

    Fairy Flower

    Fairy Flower

    01973HD

    A photograph of Aihara’s grandmother, overlapped with a tranquil documentary style animation of her life ending at her funeral scene.

    Fairy Flower
  • 1973
    Red Diamant

    Red Diamant

    Red Diamant

    01973HD

    An appropriation of an ukiyo-e print of Katsuhika Hokusai, this work incorporates multiple exposures and a range of animation techniques. Recently...

    Red Diamant
  • 1987
    Eizou (Kage)

    Eizou (Kage)

    Eizou (Kage)

    01987HD

    A black-and-white flicker film by Nobuhiro Aihara.

    Eizou (Kage)
  • 1971
    The Extinction of Landscape

    The Extinction of Landscape

    The Extinction of Landscape

    61971HD

    This animated documentary is derived from footage shot at the site of the Sanrizuka struggle opposing the construction of Narita Airport. In addition...

    The Extinction of Landscape
  • 1992
    Crow

    Crow

    Crow

    61992HD

    It is a monster work that depicts a disturbing air by drawing a scene with the crow as a motif and the scenery of Kyoto in parallel with a frame shot.

    Crow