
Directing
Koji Yamamura
Born June 4, 1964 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.
Directed Films

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Haru no Umi
2026

8.0
Extremely Short
2024·Animation

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My Inner Ear Quartet
2023·Animation

6.2
Dozens of Norths
2023·Animation

7.0
Polar Bear Bears Boredom
2021·Animation

6.0
WildAid 'Hankograph'
2019

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Dreams into Drawing
2019·Animation

6.5
Notes on Monstropedia
2017·Animation

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Water Dream
2017·Animation

6.2
Satie's "Parade"
2016·Animation

7.0
Zodiac One Third
2016·Animation

3.5
The Hyuga Episode of Kojiki
2013·Animation

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Five Fire Fish
2013·Animation

6.0
Muybridge's Strings
2011·Animation

6.7
Franz Kafka's a Country Doctor
2007·Animation

6.8
A Child's Metaphysics
2007·Animation

6.5
Man & Whale
2007·Animation

8.0
Tokyo Loop
2006·Animation

6.5
The Old Crocodile
2005·Animation

6.1
Winter Days
2003·Animation

6.4
Mount Head
2002·Animation

6.5
Nakamura Kazuyoshi - Jubilee
1999·Animation

6.5
The Elevator
1991·Animation

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SONODA Video - Spring / Summer / Fall / Winter
1988·Animation




