Sadly, the Japanese artist, famed for his illustrations that graced posters and covers for the likes of Star Wars and Godzilla, passed away yesterday. Ohrai was 79, and died of pneumonia.

Tokio, 28 oct (EFE). — Noriyoshi Ohrai, uno de los más destacados ilustradores nipones y responsable de la cartelería de la trilogía original de Star Wars, falleció a los 79 años en un ...

The artistic community has lost another one of its notable illustrators on Oct. 27 when the great Japanese illustrator, Noriyoshi Ohrai, passed away at 79 years of age due to Pneumonia.

Tokyo, Oct 28 (EFE). — Noriyoshi Ohrai, one of Japan’s greatest illustrators who worked on the original Star Wars trilogy posters, died of pneumonia in a hospital in the Miya… ...