Koji Yamamura Movies

On various forms expanded in all directions and a dance by a man in tights.

Short by Koji Yamamura

The film expresses the sense of being left behind. It stems from the realities of my childhood and how they did not match up with what I was feeling...

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.

Two sisters stay at home alone. They spend their time in their own worlds, at times in synch with each other and other times disconnected.

She keeps a secret that can't be told, and gradually forgets it. The girl is no longer sure whether what she remembers happened in reality or in a...

A segment for Image Forum Festival 2005's Tokyo Loop

I try to set this work – a film using texts, or a film-book – between watching and reading. This film is dedicated to J.L. Borges, a...

A young man is drawing sketches of birds in the woods. The spotted pattern of the bird’s wings begins to scatter. He gradually becomes...

A bride runs at full speed, with her veil flapping, and with steam. When you happen to encounter a bride in her wedding dress, you would love to...

Nobody in a class loves ‘Kuchao’ who cannot live without. . . gum. When all [his] classmates fly their balloons, he wouldn’t...

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...

One cold and damp morning, two weasels were wandering the quiet streets. They get separated at one point but are reunited. Just then, bells and...

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, while the main character is dozing off, he is abandoned by the owner of the shadow that he lives in. This creature who has lost his home...

Heartbroken, I bought a bottle of wine and drank it walking home. A tipsy journey reconstructed using the Japanese traditional storytelling method...

Amii runs and runs on a bloodstained earth, through dark forests and warm fields. She keeps running in fear.

You always stumble before reach. The glass in your hand gets chipped every time. Then everything should start again from the start. There are,...

Many arms cling to a man. He doesn’t like it but he believes the situation will never change.

Various visions of life and death, as seen from an operation table. Did the operation succeed ? Is the patient still alive ?