Noriyoshi Ohrai

Self-portrait of Noriyoshi Ohrai made in the early 1980's

Noriyoshi Ohrai (生頼範義,   Ōrai Noriyoshi) (1935 - October 27, 2015) was a Japanese illustrator. He is famous for illustrating the posters for many kaiju and science fiction films and games from the 60s until his death, notably the Godzilla and Star Wars films, and the Metal Gear series of video games.

Gallery

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  Poster for The Return of Godzilla

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  Poster for Godzilla vs. Biollante

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  Poster for Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

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  Poster for Godzilla vs. Mothra

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  Poster for Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

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  Poster for Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

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  Poster for Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

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  Poster for Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

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  Poster for Godzilla: Final Wars

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  Artwork of Godzilla and several other kaiju

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  Godzilla 1954 artwork

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  Poster for King Kong Lives

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  Poster for Yamato Takeru

Trivia

• Ohrai's artwork for Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II is notable in that it shows a depiction of Transforming Mechagodzilla, the predecessor to the Heisei Mechagodzilla. This artwork is one of the few instances in Toho's productions where an unused or unmade monster has an official appearance in a complete product or publication by the company.

External Links

• Official posthumous Twitter account