Naohisa Inoue

Naohisa Inoue
Birth name	井上直久
Born	1948 Osaka, Japan
Nationality	Japan

Upward Draft, one of Inoue's paintings which inspired scenes in the film Whisper of the Heart.

Naohisa Inoue (井上 直久, Inoue Naohisa^?, born in 1948 in Osaka, Japan) is a fantasy artist influenced by both the Surrealism and Impressionism movements.^[1][2][3] Most of his paintings are set in the fantastical land of Iblard (イバラード, 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. More recently, his works were given a more direct adaptation in the short film The Day I Harvested a Star (星をかった日, Hoshi o Katta Hi^?) which will be shown exclusively at the Ghibli Museum.

He attended the Kanazawa College of Art from 1971 to 1973.

References

1. ^ Townsend, Emru (April 14, 2007). "Short Takes: Today, Aurora, Ghibli, Stop-Mo". fps magazine. http://www.fpsmagazine.com/blog/2007/04/short-takes-today-aurora-ghibli-stop-mo.php. Retrieved October 1, 2011. 
2. ^ Team Ghiblink. "Mimi wo Sumaseba: Frequently Asked Questions: Who did the beautiful background pictures in the fantasy scenes?". Nausicaa.net. http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/mimi/faq.html#inoue. Retrieved October 1, 2011. 
3. ^ Richardson, Jordan (September 8, 2009). "Whisper of the Heart". Canadian Cinephile. http://canadiancinephile.com/2009/09/08/whisper-of-the-heart/. Retrieved October 1, 2011. 

External links

• Welcome to Iblard (in Japanese, English, Chinese, and French)
• Gallery

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Name	Inoue, Naohisa
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Date of birth	1948
Place of birth	Osaka, Japan
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