Koji Yamamura Movies

  • 2025
    OCTOPOLIS - Prologue -

    OCTOPOLIS - Prologue -

    OCTOPOLIS - Prologue -

    02025HD

    Human-like creatures inhabit this planet. Their peaceful lives are senselessly destroyed by octopus suckers that appear out of the blue. Then comes a...

    OCTOPOLIS - Prologue -
  • 2017
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    02017HD

    Once we used to be happy and grateful for the pure act of eating.

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  • 2017
    Squid Introspection

    Squid Introspection

    Squid Introspection

    02017HD

    One rainy day, a squid falls on a crosswalk. A businessman and a homeless man see the squid and get lost in their own fantasies.

    Squid Introspection
  • 2006
    Fig

    Fig

    Fig

    02006HD

    The Tokyo Tower and the window transform themselves into the characters, and roam in the night of Tokyo.

    Fig
  • 2023
    BLUE

    BLUE

    BLUE

    02023HD

    Something blue strays from the herd and ends up in someone’s house.

    BLUE
  • 2017
    Cosmopolite

    Cosmopolite

    Cosmopolite

    02017HD

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

    Cosmopolite
  • 1986
    Freshwater

    Freshwater

    Freshwater

    81986HD

    Early short animation by Koji Yamamura.

    Freshwater
  • 2017
    South Forest

    South Forest

    South Forest

    72017HD

    The story about a Palestinian girl who feeds animals at the zoo.

    South Forest
  • 2022
    The Ant Tower

    The Ant Tower

    The Ant Tower

    02022HD

    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...

    The Ant Tower
  • 2014
    Everyday Sins

    Everyday Sins

    Everyday Sins

    02014HD

    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...

    Everyday Sins
  • 1999
    Nakamura Kazuyoshi - Jubilee

    Nakamura Kazuyoshi - Jubilee

    Nakamura Kazuyoshi - Jubilee

    6.51999HD

    A music video by Koji Yamamura.

    Nakamura Kazuyoshi - Jubilee
  • 2011
    The Grouse in Snow Mountain

    The Grouse in Snow Mountain

    The Grouse in Snow Mountain

    02011HD

    A man blown by a blizzard on Snow Mountain wants to return to his warm home.

    The Grouse in Snow Mountain
  • 2017
    Notes on Monstropedia

    Notes on Monstropedia

    Notes on Monstropedia

    6.52017HD

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

    Notes on Monstropedia
  • 1987
    Quick-Sand

    Quick-Sand

    Quick-Sand

    01987HD

    This is an animated work created using sand. We built our own multi-plane shooting table and adjusted the transmitted and reflected light using a...

    Quick-Sand
  • 2023
    Methodology of Opening Jars

    Methodology of Opening Jars

    Methodology of Opening Jars

    02023HD

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

    Methodology of Opening Jars
  • 2026
    Haru no Umi

    Haru no Umi

    Haru no Umi

    02026HD

    Haru no Umi
  • 2012
    Sunset Flower Blooming

    Sunset Flower Blooming

    Sunset Flower Blooming

    02012HD

    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. ...

    Sunset Flower Blooming
  • 2013
    From a Stone

    From a Stone

    From a Stone

    02013HD

    Four years ago while out for a walk in Ome, I picked up an intriguing stone of 30cm across. Then I wanted to pursue its image until its ultimate end.

    From a Stone
  • 2013
    USALULLABY

    USALULLABY

    USALULLABY

    32013HD

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

    USALULLABY
  • 2013
    Five Fire Fish

    Five Fire Fish

    Five Fire Fish

    02013HD

    Created using "Etching on film" from the NFB's McLaren's Workshop Application.

    Five Fire Fish