Naohisa Inoue
Naohisa Inoue was born in 1948 in Osaka, Japan is a fantasy artist influenced by both the Surrealism and Impressionism movements. Most of his paintings are set in the fantastical land of Ibarādo. He created reference and background art for the Studio Ghibli film Whisper of the Heart and also provided a cameo appearance as the voice of Minami.
Naohisa Inoue
- Name
- Naohisa Inoue
- Birth Name
- 井上直久
- Born
- 1948
- Birthplace
- Osaka, Japan
- Movement
- Fantasy art, surrealism
- Nationality
- Japan
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator · animator
- Education
- Kanazawa College of Art
- Languages
- Japanese
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Naohisa Inoue was born in 1948 in Osaka, Japan is a fantasy artist influenced by both the Surrealism and Impressionism movements. Most of his paintings are set in the fantastical land of Ibarādo. He created reference and background art for the Studio Ghibli film Whisper of the Heart and also provided a cameo appearance as the voice of Minami.
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More recently, his works were given a more direct adaptation in the short film The Day I Harvested a Star which is shown exclusively at the Ghibli Museum. He directed the 2007 OVA Iblard Jikan, produced by Studio Ghibli. Inoue is currently a professor at Seian University of Art and Design. He attended the Kanazawa College of Art from 1971 to 1973.
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• Name — Naohisa Inoue • Birth Name — 井上直久 • Born — 1948 • Birthplace — Osaka, Japan • Movement — Fantasy art, surrealism • Illustration — Upward Draft, one of Inoue's paintings which inspired scenes in the film Whisper of the Heart.
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1948
Naohisa Inoue born at Osaka.
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He was employed by Seian University of Art and Design, Osaka Kasugaoka High School and Daiko Advertising. He worked at Ibaraki.
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