(born 1980) is a Japanese writer and director of animated short films. Many of his works such as '' Pale Cocoon'' and ''

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'' have garnered awards and featured at film festivals. His production studio is called Studio Rikka.

Biography

Yoshiura was born in

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and was raised in

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. He majored in art engineering at

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. In 2002, he released a short film called '' Aquatic Language'' which was broadcast on

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's ''10 min. theater''. The film won an "Excellent Work Award" at the Tokyo International Anime Fair. In 2006, he released the direct-to-video film '' Pale Cocoon''. After moving to Tokyo he worked on the anime web series ''

'' which aired six episodes and later was made into a feature movie. In 2013 he released the film '' Patema Inverted'', which won awards at Edinburgh's Scotland Loves Animation festival, and the Chicago International Film Festival. In 2014, he directed the film ''Harmonie'', which was used for the Anime Mirai 2014 program. In 2015, his short ''PP33'' (Power Plant No. 33) and ''Bureau of Proto Society'' were featured in the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yoshiura, Yasuhiro 1980 births Japanese animators Japanese animated film directors Anime directors Living people Kyushu University alumni