Koji Yamamura Movies

Self-replicating entities that have evolved on different planets merge and proliferate exponentially. In search of more energy sources, they consume...

The mouse finds a prism and it reveals to him a magnificent rainbow like he's never seen before. He tries to show his friends but for some reason it...

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...

Alice goes alone. She opens the doors like she let her legs do the leading and she finds various houses by various people. This work expresses the...

Yasu is a cat over 20 years old. He's still alive and kicking in the house he was left behind.

The image of dolphins ties together this story.

This animation shows how the liquid in a glass erupts, spreads, mixes, and overflows.

A segment for Image Forum Festival 2005's Tokyo Loop

Suffering from a severe case of acute rheumatism, an ancient crocodile is no longer able to take care of himself, let alone hunt to stay alive. One...

All of a sudden, a boy starts to play hopscotch. Kicking stone[s] is. . . simply play, but it doesn’t work as simply as it seems. He...

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

Somewhere between calligraphy, embryology and words from beyond the grave, a convulsive poem wraps itself around the Japanese syllable...

The world is filled with smells -- good smells, nasty smells, nasty but good smells, addictive smells, captivating smells, reminiscent smells, and so...

In the world of constant black rain, people live under umbrellas’ protection. One day a man threw his umbrella away, which resulted to brought...

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

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

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. ...

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...

When I touched the sack of cod roe for the first time, it felt exactly like my thighs. It was light pink and so soft. Maybe my whole world is made of...

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...