Ryouhei Yanagihara

Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan Ryouhei Yanagihara was a designer, illustrator, and animation artist. Though known for his work in the commercial sector with marketing characters such as "Uncle Torys," Yanagihara co-found the Three-Person Animation Circle and expanded his field of activity in experimental animation. (Source: Collaborative Cataloging Japan) Yanagihara passed away in a Yokohama hospital on August 17, 2015 due to respiratory failure. He was 84.