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