Koji Yamamura Movies

Nobody in a class loves ‘Kuchao’ who cannot live without. . . gum. When all [his] classmates fly their balloons, he wouldn’t...

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...

The film is set in China in the 1960s. An old woman cools herself in the garden. The sunset makes the sky orange. Sunset flower starts to bloom. ...

Since I was born, the moon has circled the Earth 9,125 times. We all grew older with each orbit, but the moon never seems to age. A story about my...

What should one do if they encounter a jar that won’t open?

Almost everyone in a contemporary society is picked up and moved by someone or something like a ‘Sugoroku’. The first one which picks up...

When the mind says aah, the body says hee. I dance around the confusion and the consensus, and my whole life is getting composed of these dances.

Many arms cling to a man. He doesn’t like it but he believes the situation will never change.

Increasing in number, small rabbits take care of a great dolphin. Can the dolphin get to sleep by rabbits’ gentle caress? May many people...

Amii runs and runs on a bloodstained earth, through dark forests and warm fields. She keeps running in fear.

Tomorrow, they'll finish building the most beautiful tower on this planet. I've never seen it, but I bet it's beautiful. I couldn't wait to see the...

A bride runs at full speed, with her veil flapping, and with steam. When you happen to encounter a bride in her wedding dress, you would love to...

Playtime ends at the five o'clock chime. And there comes the indefinable time between vanishing playtime and dinner time at home.

A series of nine flipbook-like vignettes showcasing simple revelations of movement and color. Koji Yamamura's animation refers back to the...

The image of dolphins ties together this story.

A subtle and softened x-ray tinted journey through an opaque, undescribed stratosphere.

A normal day turns into a day of adventure when an elevator that carries a boy does not stop where it should.

An animated documentary on intertwining memories and emotions experienced by the director in his hometown and current whereabouts.

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

Short by Koji Yamamura