Shinya Ohira
Visual Effects
- Born
- December 12, 1966 (age 59) · Aichi, Japan
Shinya Ohira is one of the most talented and recognized animators in the world of anime. His animation style includes using exaggerating motion, manipulating gravity and balance with the use of different perspective shots, lots of rapid camera movement, and unconventional angles. With his boldly distorted and vigorous drawing style, his cuts are unique and instantly recognizable.
He has worked as an animator for over thirty years. His early work in the 1980s mainly consisted of action and effects cuts. He bounced around several studios (including Sunrise, Madhouse, and Pierrot).
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
October 10, 2003
Spirited Away
July 20, 2001
Howl's Moving Castle
September 9, 2004
Akira
July 16, 1988
Porco Rosso
July 18, 1992
The Wind Rises
July 20, 2013
The Boy and the Heron
July 14, 2023
The Last: Naruto the Movie
December 6, 2014
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
July 18, 2025
Only Yesterday
July 20, 1991
Batman Ninja
March 24, 2018
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
March 6, 2004
Behind the camera54
- 2026A New Dawn Key Animation
- 2026MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe Key Animation
- 2025Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Key Animation
- 2023The Boy and the Heron Key Animation
- 2021The House of the Lost on the Cape Key Animation
- 2019One Arm Animation
- 2018Batman Ninja Animation
- 2017Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 Key Animation
- 2017Mary and The Witch's Flower Key Animation
- 2017