Koji Yamamura Movies

Short animation by Simon Feat at Tokyo University of the Arts

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

A white lump appears at a landfill site with an ocean view and slowly heads for the sea. It is anxious to find a place to return.

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

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

A girl made of unmelted snow has fallen in love with the dragon who brings spring. A story of changing seasons and thawing hearts.

One day a girl notices a distortion in her surrounding environment, which prompts her to start searching for her own connection with the world. But,...

Fluffy turtles, fluffy monkeys, fluffy lizards. Discover the world populated by these mysteriously charming imaginary creatures. They have adorably...

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

In the evening of a village festival, a young boy named Bunroku goes to the festival with his friend and visits a clog shop on the way. There he...

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

"Anthology with Cranes" is a 17th Century scroll painting by Sotatsu Tawaraya, measuring over 13 meters long. Koji Yamamura attempts to decipher this...

We have limited control over our bodies, and we can't change ourselves at will. While I yearn for complete freedom, I also want to make peace with my...

Short by Koji Yamamura

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

This is the story of Pluto, a planet that has been removed from the solar system and is wandering alone in the vastness of space, and its satellite,...

The second short in the series Karo and Piyobupt by Koji Yamamura

The uncertainty, struggles, and joy of the moment upon becoming an adult. Between lullabies and songs I hum to myself. Between a man and myself. That...

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...

Deep down the alley the black cat has entered is a town where nonhuman beings live in peace. The cat returns to his home to rest when suddenly he...