Ryohei Yanagihara
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Ryōhei Yanagihara (b.1931, Tokyo–2015, Kanagawa Prefecture) was a designer, illustrator, and animation artist. Though known for his work in the commercial sector with marketing characters such as “Uncle Torys,” Yanagihara co-found the Three-Person Animation Circle and expanded his field of activity in experimental animation.
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1931年生まれ、2015年没。デザイナー、イラストレーター、アニメーション作家。「アンクルトリス」などのCMキャラクターで知られるが、1960年、アニメーション三人の会を結成し、実験アニメーションにもその活躍の場を広げた。
LIST OF WORKS (SELECTED)
Sea Battle (Kaisen), 1960, 16mm, b/w, sound
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