Noriyoshi Ourai

Noriyoshi Ourai (生頼範義) was an illustrator who is famous for painting movie posters in Japan. He painted the package art for many of Koei's older titles.

On October 27, 2015, Ourai died in a hospital in Kunitomi, Miyasaki Prefecture due to complications from pneumonia. He was 79 years old, survived by his wife Yasuko.

Works at Koei

 * Nobunaga's Ambition (Sengoku Gunyuden~Tenshouki)
 * Romance of the Three Kingdoms (II~IV)
 * Taiko Risshiden (first title and the second sequel)
 * Progenitor
 * Genghis Khan series (first and second titles)
 * L'Empereur
 * Bandit Kings of Ancient China
 * Genpei Kassen
 * Rise of The Phoenix
 * Liberty or Death
 * Uncharted Waters (first and second titles)
 * Gemfire
 * P.T.O.: Pacific Theater of Operations (I~III)
 * Ishin no Arashi