Koji Yamamura
Koji Yamamura is a Japanese independent animator who, after leaving a career as a background artist at an animation studio, directs, writes, edits, animates, creates the model sheets and background art for and sometimes produces his own short films and has worked on many commissions such as music videos, television advertisements, title sequences and station idents, both on his own and under or with other directors. He is also a regular illustrator of children's literature and textbooks.
Japanese-English Pictionary (1989)
Karo and Piyobupt: A House (1993)
The first short in the series Karo and Piyobupt by Koji Yamamura (more)
The first short in the series Karo and Piyobupt by Koji Yamamura (more)
Karo and Piyobupt: Imagination (1993)
The third and last installment in the Karo and Piyobupt series by Koji Yamamura (more)
The third and last installment in the Karo and Piyobupt series by Koji Yamamura (more)
Bavel's Book (1996)
The Old Crocodile (2005)
An short movie that is illustrated in black and white using rather simple animation. The story is told by a narrator with a lovely British voice that reminded me of Malcolm McDowell and he does all the voices of all the characters as well. The story is about an ... (more)
An short movie that is illustrated in black and white using rather simple animation. The story is told by a narrator with a lovely British voice that reminded me of Malcolm McDowell and he does all the voices of all the characters as well. The story is about an ... (more)
Fig (2006)
Tokyo Loop (2006)
A series of 16 "short stories" created by the creator's group Images Forum. (more)
A series of 16 "short stories" created by the creator's group Images Forum. (more)
Anthology with Cranes (2011)
"Anthology with Cranes" is a 17th Century scroll painting by Sotatsu Tawaraya, measuring over 13 meters long. Koji Yamamura attempts to decipher this painting by interpreting it as animation. (more)
"Anthology with Cranes" is a 17th Century scroll painting by Sotatsu Tawaraya, measuring over 13 meters long. Koji Yamamura attempts to decipher this painting by interpreting it as animation. (more)
Five Fire Fish (2013)
Created using "Etching on film" from the NFB's McLaren's Workshop Application. (more)
Created using "Etching on film" from the NFB's McLaren's Workshop Application. (more)
Red Peony of Night (1950)
A romantic melodrama about the shifting relationship between Ryosuke and Miki as their precarious employment and social circumstances shift around them. (more)
A romantic melodrama about the shifting relationship between Ryosuke and Miki as their precarious employment and social circumstances shift around them. (more)
WildAid 'Hankograph' (2019)
Ivory consumption in Japan is a bit of a problem. It needs to be stamped out. (more)
Ivory consumption in Japan is a bit of a problem. It needs to be stamped out. (more)
Notes on Monstropedia (2017)
An animated archive of imaginary monsters written by a fictitious mosterologist in Medieval Europe. (more)
An animated archive of imaginary monsters written by a fictitious mosterologist in Medieval Europe. (more)
Mado Kara Tobidase (1950)
Dozens of Norths (2021)
Here, everything is The North. This is an account of the people I met in The North. However, my fragmented memory doesn't capture the essence at all. (more)
Here, everything is The North. This is an account of the people I met in The North. However, my fragmented memory doesn't capture the essence at all. (more)
Polar Bear Bears Boredom (2021)
A polar bear who is very bored with various marine animals in the deep blue sea. It continues an ancient tradition of "Caricatures of Frolicking animals" in scroll painting-style; this time, "Frolicking Sea Animals," in animation form, with a play on Japanese and ... (more)
A polar bear who is very bored with various marine animals in the deep blue sea. It continues an ancient tradition of "Caricatures of Frolicking animals" in scroll painting-style; this time, "Frolicking Sea Animals," in animation form, with a play on Japanese and ... (more)
The Elevator (1991)
A normal day turns into a day of adventure when an elevator that carries a boy does not stop where it should. (more)
A normal day turns into a day of adventure when an elevator that carries a boy does not stop where it should. (more)
Water Dream (2017)
This film depicts evolution from birth of life to whale in the sea with music and images by dedication to the American contemporary composer George Klum's "Vox Balaenae (1971)" .There are 4 part, Proterozoic, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic. (more)
This film depicts evolution from birth of life to whale in the sea with music and images by dedication to the American contemporary composer George Klum's "Vox Balaenae (1971)" .There are 4 part, Proterozoic, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic. (more)