Koji Yamamura

Koji Yamamura

Known for
Directing
Born
June 4, 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Nagoya, Japan

Biography

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.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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The Spring Sea poster

The Spring Sea

Movie · Director

2026
Haru no Umi poster

Haru no Umi

Movie · Director

2024
Extremely Short poster

Extremely Short

Movie · Director

2023
Dozens of Norths poster

Dozens of Norths

Movie · Director

2023
My Inner Ear Quartet poster

My Inner Ear Quartet

Movie · Director

2021
Polar Bear Bears Boredom poster

Polar Bear Bears Boredom

Movie · Director

2019
Dreams into Drawing poster

Dreams into Drawing

Movie · Director

2019
WildAid 'Hankograph' poster

WildAid 'Hankograph'

Movie · Director

2017
Water Dream poster

Water Dream

Movie · Director

2017
Notes on Monstropedia poster

Notes on Monstropedia

Movie · Director

2016
Satie's "Parade" poster

Satie's "Parade"

Movie · Director

2016
Zodiac One Third poster

Zodiac One Third

Movie · Director

2013
The Hyuga Episode of Kojiki poster

The Hyuga Episode of Kojiki

Movie · Director

2013
Five Fire Fish poster

Five Fire Fish

Movie · Director

2011
Muybridge's Strings poster

Muybridge's Strings

Movie · Director

2011
Anthology with Cranes

Anthology with Cranes

Movie · Director

2010
Nihon no Uta Film (Red Disc) poster

Nihon no Uta Film (Red Disc)

Movie · Director

2007
Franz Kafka's a Country Doctor poster

Franz Kafka's a Country Doctor

Movie · Director

2007
A Child's Metaphysics poster

A Child's Metaphysics

Movie · Director

2007
Man & Whale poster

Man & Whale

Movie · Director

2006
Tokyo Loop poster

Tokyo Loop

Movie · Director

2006
Fig

Fig

Movie · Director

2005
The Old Crocodile poster

The Old Crocodile

Movie · Director

2003
Winter Days poster

Winter Days

Movie · Director

2003
Pieces

Pieces

Movie · Director

2002
Mount Head poster

Mount Head

Movie · Director

2000
Your Choice!

Your Choice!

Movie · Director

1999
Nakamura Kazuyoshi - Jubilee poster

Nakamura Kazuyoshi - Jubilee

Movie · Director

1996
Bavel's Book

Bavel's Book

Movie · Director

1995
Kid's Castle

Kid's Castle

Movie · Director

1995
Kipling Jr.

Kipling Jr.

Movie · Director

1993
Karo and Piyobupt: A House

Karo and Piyobupt: A House

Movie · Director

1993
Karo and Piyobupt: The Sandwiches

Karo and Piyobupt: The Sandwiches

Movie · Director

1993
Karo and Piyobupt: Imagination

Karo and Piyobupt: Imagination

Movie · Director

1991
The Elevator poster

The Elevator

Movie · Director

1990
Perspektivenbox – Researcher's Research

Perspektivenbox – Researcher's Research

Movie · Director

1989
Japanese-English Pictionary

Japanese-English Pictionary

Movie · Director

1988
SONODA Video - Spring / Summer / Fall / Winter poster

SONODA Video - Spring / Summer / Fall / Winter

Movie · Director

1987
Aquatic poster

Aquatic

Movie · Director

1987
Heavenly Bodies' Score poster

Heavenly Bodies' Score

Movie · Director

1987
Quick-Sand

Quick-Sand

Movie · Co-Director

1986
Freshwater poster

Freshwater

Movie · Director

1985
Natural History poster

Natural History

Movie · Director

1985
Serenade poster

Serenade

Movie · Director