Biography and Filmography
| Major events and works | Technique | Sound | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 1900 | Born in Asakusa, Tokyo | ||
| ca.1921 | Established Jiyu Eiga Kenkyusho | ||
| 1924 | The Slow Old Man のろまな爺 (Test Film) | Cutout | silent |
| A Story of Tobacco 煙り草物語 (Test Film) | Cutout, Live-action | silent | |
| 1926 | Burglars of "Baghdad" Castle 馬具田城の盗賊 | Cutout (Chiyogami) | silent |
| 1927 | A Ship of Oranges みかん舩 | Cutout (Chiyogami) | silent |
| Established Chiyogami Eigasha | |||
| 1929 | The Golden Flower こがねの花 | Cutout (Chiyogami, trial film with Cinecolor) | record talkie |
| The Black Cat 黒ニャゴ | Cutout (Chiyogami) | record talkie | |
| Established a studio in Uehara, Shibuya, Tokyo | |||
| 1930 | At the Border Checkpoint お関所 | Cutout (Chiyogami) | record talkie |
| Village Festival 村祭 | Cutout (Chiyogami) | record talkie | |
| 1931 | National Anthem, Kimigayo 國歌 君か代 | Cutout (Silhouette) | record talkie |
| Spring Song 春の唄 | Cutout (Chiyogami) | record talkie | |
| The Golden Flower received the Quality Film Award (文部省優良映画賞) from the Ministry of Education | |||
| 1933 | General of the Swamp 沼の大将 | Cel | sound |
| 1934 | Goblins Put To Flight | Cel | sound |
| The Story of the Monkey King | Cel | sound | |
| Engages in productions with Kenzo Masaoka around this time | |||
| 1936 | Heibei the Pooch and the Magic Box | Cel | sound |
| 1937 | Princess katsura (カツラ姫), introduced in The Making of a Color Animation | Cel (trial film with Kodachrome) | sound |
| 1939 | Fighters in the Sky 空の荒鷲 | Cel | sound |
| 1943 | Naval Battle of Malaya マレー沖海戦 | Cutout (Silhouette) | sound |
| 1946 | The Spider's Thread 蜘蛛の絲 | Cutout (Silhouette) | sound |
| Began experiments with colored cellophane around this time | |||
| 1951 | A Biblical Fantasy: Adam and Eve 聖書幻想譜 アダムとイブ | Cutout (Silhouette, color) | sound |
| 1952 | Whale くじら | Cutout (Silhouette, color) | sound |
| 1953 | Submitted Whale to the Cannes International Film Festival short film category | ||
| 1954 | Flower and Butterfly 花と蝶 | Cel (color) | sound |
| 1955 | Extract from the Kojiki: Opening of the Cave of the Sun Goddess 古事記抄 天の岩戸開き | Cutout (Silhouette) | sound |
| 1956 | The Phantom Ship 幽霊船 | Cutout (Silhouette, color) | sound |
| The Phantom Ship was submitted to the Venice International Documentary and Short Film Festival where it received honorable mention | |||
| Tales of the Kojiki: Routing of Yamata no Orochi 古事記物語 八岐の大蛇退治 | Cutout (Silhouette) | sound | |
| 1957 | Tales of the Kojiki: Okuninushi no Mikoto and the Hare of Inaba 古事記物語 大国主命といなばの兎 | Cutout (Silhouette) | sound |
| 1958 | Tales of the Kojiki: The Descent to Earth of the Grandson of the Sun Goddess 古事記物語 天孫降臨 | Cutout (Silhouette) | sound |
| 1959 | Tales of the Kojiki: The Three Sacred Treasures of the Imperial Family 古事記物語 皇孫家之三つの宝 | Cutout (Silhouette) | sound |
| Began production of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter and Gulliver's Travels around this time | |||
| Jul 28, 1961 | Passed away (61 years old) | ||
| The Life of Buddha 釈迦の生涯 *An edited version of the first and second half of The Great Sage Shakyamuni Buddha 大聖釈尊 | Cutout (Silhouette) | sound | |
| 1962 | "The Noburo Ofuji Award" was established at the Mainichi Film Awards | ||
| 1974 | Elder sister Yae passed away |
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