Koji Yamamura Movies

This work was commissioned for the 20th Anniversary Edition of the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival and made possible by support from...

It consists of only woman who keeps caressing a resisting cat.

We go to sleep in hopes for a better tomorrow. The moment of truth nears as our eyes slowly open to the new day…

Almost everyone in a contemporary society is picked up and moved by someone or something like a ‘Sugoroku’. The first one which picks up...

A spring night, I walked past a ‘god’. I wonder if it was a cat or a man. Or was it a wind I felt in a slumber? They were certainly...

The painter Kuwagata Keisai lived over 200 years ago. He created 'Ways to Sketch', a series of picture books illustrating humans and animals, all...

An indie documentary exploring the art form of hand-drawn animation through a contemporary lens in the digital era. Featuring insights and anecdotes...

Everyone has a sense of justice. The protagonist thinks her ideas are right and voices her opinions through protests for social justice. One day the...

Mimi is fed up with her pathetic self. One day she walks along looking at the ground like usual when she notices a suspicious flyer.

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...

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

The Rakugo story of PARROT is told by a Rakugo-ka, or a lone storyteller formed of Japanese characters.

The angel of wind exhales, sending fluffy dandelion seeds into a slow dance. Wind and light guide the downy seeds into the magical world of botany.

One night Mr. K went for a walk with his pet...

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

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...

For her, dance is life. And life is dance. Every tingle in her heart gets her swinging to the beat.

There's a pet caterpillar named Larva in my class. I don't like bugs but Larva is sweet and we become friends. But one day, I am faced with a...

This film shows various images of flowers growing, blossoming and losing their petals.

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.