Noriyoshi Ohrai, one of the leading illustrators Japanese and responsible for the signage of the original Star Wars trilogy, died at age 79 in a hospital in the prefecture of Miyazaki (southwest) due to pneumonia, they reported today Japanese media.
The artist, born in 1935 in the city of Akashi, Hyogo prefecture, west of China, died Tuesday, October 27, said the official Facebook profile of the author.
His early work focused on book illustration and newspaper ads.
In 1974 opened his own studio in the city of Miyazaki, the hometown of his wife, where he had moved a year earlier.
His international recognition would come in 1980 for his work as illustrator of the promotional poster of “The Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back,” the second of three installments of the original trilogy of American filmmaker George Lucas.
Among other projects renowned Ohrai authored eight movie posters the most famous Japanese film, “Godzilla” radioactive monster, as well as the artist behind the posters of “The Goonies” (The Goonies, 1985).
In addition to working as an illustrator in the film industry and literature, Ohrai is known to collaborate on important franchises in the video game industry.
These include his work for the “Metal Gear Solid” series, the famous Japanese producer Hideo Kojima, and the strategy game series “Nobunaga’s Ambition”.
The news of the death of Japanese illustrator has deepened among his followers around the world on social networks like Twitter, where one day his name and his illustrations have appeared in more than 2,600 messages.
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