Koji Yamamura

Koji Yamamura

Born: June 4, 1964
in 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.

Movies for Koji Yamamura...

Film Adventurer Karel Zeman
Title: Film Adventurer Karel Zeman
Character: Self
Released: March 31, 2015
Type: Movie
A look at the life, work and importance of Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman (1910-89), a genius of world cinema, a wizard of special effects, revealing his sources of inspiration and his revolutionary filming techniques.
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Title: toco toco
Released: December 26, 2014
Type: TV
toco toco is a program where Japanese artists and creators introduce places in Japan that inspire them. No scripted text or guidance, guests speak naturally and are free to choose any place they like. “toco toco” is the onomatopoeia to describe the sound of footsteps in Japanese, for the walks we go on together with our guests.
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Frank & Wendy
Title: Frank & Wendy
Character: Japanese Tourist (voice)
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: Movie
Two American secret agents - Frank and Wendy - are sent to the world's hotbed of danger, known as Estonia. Estonia is a silly place, perhaps even sillier than the agents themselves. Frank and Wendy, for whom saving the world is their daily work, achieve both mental and manual feats with the greatest of ease. It appears that nothing can prevent their ultimate victory, but go figure. The axis of evil does not wither and attacks the super-agents from where they can least expect it...
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Kipling Jr.
Title: Kipling Jr.
Character: Yohann Kipling
Released: July 13, 1995
Type: Movie
Short by Koji Yamamura
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Red Peony of Night
Title: Red Peony of Night
Released: December 8, 1950
Type: Movie
A romantic melodrama about the shifting relationship between Ryosuke and Miki as their precarious employment and social circumstances shift around them.
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Mado Kara Tobidase
Title: Mado Kara Tobidase
Character: Thief
Released: March 26, 1950
Type: Movie
The movie "Jump Out of the Window" is a heartwarming work that depicts the interaction between two families. Shusuke Tokuyama (Den Obinata) runs an agricultural and livestock industry, and has his father Ritaro (Hiroshi Shiomi), younger brother Yuji (Keiju Kobayashi), wife Fujiko (Kiko Todoroki), and four children (three of whom are Obinata's sons). They lived in a large family of 8 people, including 2 children and 2 daughters. The Fujieda family next door is Chieko (Ayako Okamura), whose husband, a captain, died in a shipwreck at sea, her daughter Mariko (Kyoko Kagawa), and her son Michio (Oohinata's son), who has a leg disability and is undergoing rehabilitation. ) We were a family of three. Through the interaction between the Tokuyama family and the Fujieda family, the importance of family and the kindness of people are reflected on the screen.
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Hand-Drawn: Documentary
Title: Hand-Drawn: Documentary
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
An indie documentary exploring the art form of hand-drawn animation through a contemporary lens in the digital era. Featuring insights and anecdotes by hand-drawn animation artists from around the world.