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Born June 4, 1964 · Nagoya, Japan
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.

My Inner Ear Quartet
2024

Extremely Short
2024

Dozens of Norths
2023

Polar Bear Bears Boredom
2021

WildAid 'Hankograph'
2019

Dreams into Drawing
2019

Notes on Monstropedia
2017

Water Dream
2017

Satie's "Parade"
2016

Zodiac One Third
2016

The Hyuga Episode of Kojiki
2013

Five Fire Fish
2013

Muybridge's Strings
2011
Anthology with Cranes
2011

Franz Kafka's a Country Doctor
2007

A Child's Metaphysics
2007

Man & Whale
2007

Tokyo Loop
2006

Fig
2006

The Old Crocodile
2005

Winter Days
2003
Pieces
2003

Mount Head
2002
Your Choice!
2000

Nakamura Kazuyoshi - Jubilee
1999
Bavel's Book
1996
Kid's Castle
1995
Kipling Jr.
1995
Karo and Piyobupt: Imagination
1993
Karo and Piyobupt: The Sandwiches
1993
Karo and Piyobupt: A House
1993

The Elevator
1991
Perspektivenbox – Researcher's Research
1990
Japanese-English Pictionary
1989

SONODA Video - Spring / Summer / Fall / Winter
1988

Heavenly Bodies' Score
1987

Aquatic
1987

Freshwater
1986

Serenade
1985

Natural History
1985