Koji Yamamura Movies

At night, the child sees the sandy figure coming into his room. It lures his stuffed animal away from the shelf and they are gone beyond the hill. ...

The film expresses the sense of being left behind. It stems from the realities of my childhood and how they did not match up with what I was feeling...

We cannot stay here any longer. We must leave tomorrow morning. A clown convinces and hurries the residents of an amusement park, a girl, a gay, a...

My deceased great-grandmother had been a part of my life as a portrait on the wall. I searched for ways to substantiate her life inside me and...

Early short animation by Koji Yamamura.

Summer is coming to an end. A little girl on the beach remembers the days spent giggling and dancing with her friend. The goodbyes and memories...

The little girl has a complex because she doesn’t look like her mom, and the mom wants her daughter to look more ladylike. Their faces...

Reminiscing the days I spent with an old friend, facing up to the narrow but deep gap that lies between us.

He lives his life everyday like it's nothing special. Today he eats, gets dressed, and heads out once again.

Why do you want acceptance? If it's not going to happen, then forget about what it was you wanted acknowledged and just have some soup, like always.

"You're right. There was a bug–I killed it." Late at night, only one voice wafts around the room. What lies on the other end of the telephone...

Guiltee is an art university student who is slacking off on her school work and feels horrible about it. Plus, she's confused about her family and...

On various forms expanded in all directions and a dance by a man in tights.

An animated archive of imaginary monsters written by a fictitious mosterologist in Medieval Europe.

Two brothers are drawing pictures in art class, but they see completely different things. The younger one is confused by the behavior of his brother,...

I get up in the morning, prepare myself, wait for a bus, then the train, go to school, and return home. Days go by even while I wonder about, cry,...

One day out of the blue Prof. Banno of came to school with his hair shaven. Students made fun of his bald head. Prof. Banno flew in a hot air...

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...

The image of dolphins ties together this story.

A festival cut/compilation of the animated segments made by Yamamura Kouji for a TV documentary by NHK, Kojiki Girl Travelogue...