Koji Yamamura

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.

Directed

1. Franz Kafka's a Country Doctor (2007) — Director
2. Mount Head (2002) — Director
3. Winter Days (2003) — Director
4. The Old Crocodile (2005) — Director
5. Muybridge's Strings (2011) — Director
6. Bavel's Book (1996) — Director
7. Satie's "Parade" (2016) — Director
8. A Child's Metaphysics (2007) — Director
9. Aquatic (1987) — Director
10. Kid's Castle (1995) — Director
11. Karo and Piyobupt: A House (1993) — Director
12. Karo and Piyobupt: The Sandwiches (1993) — Director
13. Karo and Piyobupt: Imagination (1993) — Director
14. Perspektivenbox – Researcher's Research (1990) — Director
15. Dozens of Norths (2023) — Director
16. Kipling Jr. (1995) — Director
17. Japanese-English Pictionary (1989) — Director
18. Pieces (2003) — Director
19. Serenade (1985) — Director
20. Your Choice! (2000) — Director
21. The Elevator (1991) — Director
22. Natural History (1985) — Director
23. Nakamura Kazuyoshi - Jubilee (1999) — Director
24. Man & Whale (2007) — Director
25. Heavenly Bodies' Score (1987) — Director
26. Notes on Monstropedia (2017) — Director
27. Tokyo Loop (2006) — Director
28. Polar Bear Bears Boredom (2021) — Director
29. The Hyuga Episode of Kojiki (2013) — Director
30. Five Fire Fish (2013) — Director
31. Anthology with Cranes (2011) — Director
32. Zodiac One Third (2016) — Director
33. Extremely Short (2024) — Director
34. Dreams into Drawing (2019) — Director
35. Freshwater (1986) — Director
36. WildAid 'Hankograph' (2019) — Director
37. Water Dream (2017) — Director
38. SONODA Video - Spring / Summer / Fall / Winter (1988) — Director
39. My Inner Ear Quartet (2023) — Director
40. The Spring Sea — Director

Also appeared in

1. Film Adventurer Karel Zeman (2015) — Self
2. Frank & Wendy (2005) — Japanese Tourist (voice)
3. Kipling Jr. (1995) — Yohann Kipling
4. Red Peony of Night (1950)
5. Hand-Drawn: Documentary — Self
6. Mado Kara Tobidase (1950) — Thief
7. toco toco (2014)