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My Take
Yuri Norstein is, simply, one of the gods of animation in my book. Hedgehog in the Fog and Tale of Tales are touchstones the whole field reveres, made through painstaking cut-out work alongside his wife Francheska Yarbusova. He's been honoured everywhere, the USSR State Prize, People's Artist of Russia, the Annie and Winsor McCay awards, even Japan's Order of the Rising Sun. The legend is that he's spent decades on The Overcoat, refusing to compromise. That obsessive, uncommercial devotion to a single vision is almost superhuman. Born in 1941 and still at it, he's a true master, and I bow to that kind of artistic patience.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yuri Norstein
- Name (Japanese)
- ユーリ・ノルシュテイン
- Reading
- ゆーり・のるしゅていん
- Born
- September 15, 1941 (age 84)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Snake
- Origin
- Andreyevka, Penza Oblast, Russia
- Occupation
- film director / actor / screenwriter / animator / painter
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1979 USSR State Prize
- 1996 People's Artist of the Russian Federation
- Annie Award
- Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- 1991 Winsor McCay Award
- Order of the Rising Sun
- Nika Award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Yuri Norstein born?
Born September 15, 1941 (age 84).
Where is Yuri Norstein from?
Yuri Norstein is from Andreyevka, Penza Oblast, Russia.
What does Yuri Norstein do?
Yuri Norstein works as film director, actor, screenwriter, animator, painter.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.