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Kōji YAMAMURA

山村 浩二
Family name (in kanji): 山村
Given name (in kanji): 浩二
Date of birth: 1964-06-04
Hometown: Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Chronology:
(2003) His anime film Mt. Head won many international titles, Nominated for an Academy Award.
Web Diary / Blog:
Twitter (Japanese)
Facebook (Japanese)
Instagram (Japanese)
News: Show:
New Koji Yamamura Short Film Will Be Screened in Leeds, London and Online (Nov 7, 2024)
Oscar-Nominated Director Koji Yamamura Makes VR Anime Short (Jul 10, 2023)
Short Anime Screenings at London International Animation Festival (Nov 26, 2022)
Koji Yamamura Wins Lifetime Achievement Award at 16th Biennial of Animation Bratislava (Oct 17, 2022)
Koji Yamamura, Yoriko Mizushiri Win Annecy Awards (Jun 20, 2022)
Annecy Streams Interviews With Koji Yamamura, Honami Yano, Atsushi Wada, Ryo Hirano (Jun 17, 2022)
Second Girls und Panzer das Finale Blu-ray Released Monday (Updated) (May 15, 2022)
Koji Yamamura's Ikuta no Kita Anime Film Competes at Annecy This Year (May 5, 2022)
Anime Screenings in Cardiff in April (Apr 1, 2022)
Shingo Natsume's Sonny Boy Anime Competes at Annecy This Year (Mar 29, 2022)
Online Koji Yamamura Talk on October 15 (Sep 19, 2021)
October Kotatsu Festival Update (Sep 26, 2020)
Virtual Kotatsu Festival in October (Sep 22, 2020)
Animator Koji Yamamura Wins Agency for Cultural Affairs' Media Arts Award (Mar 10, 2018)
NY Int'l Children's Film Fest to Screen Lu Over the Wall Film, Horus - Prince of the Sun (Feb 15, 2018)
Koji Yamamura Short Nominated at Raindance Film Festival (Aug 16, 2017)
Animation Project for Vivaldi's The Four Seasons to Also Open Crowdfunding on Kickstarter (Jun 15, 2017)
Oscar-Nominated Director Yamamura Previews New Shorts in Trailer (Jun 15, 2017)
Crowdfunding Opens for Animation Based on Vivaldi's The Four Seasons (May 2, 2017)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Invites Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiaki Nishimura, More (Jul 1, 2016)
Japan Foundation Talk on Independent Japanese Animation (Mar 10, 2014)
Hyper Japan Festival Begins in London Friday (Nov 22, 2012)
Hyper Japan Begins Friday at Earls Court (Nov 17, 2012)
Koji Yamamura Retrospective Screening on Thursday (Oct 31, 2012)
Independent Anime at London Animation Festival (Oct 8, 2012)
Independent Anime Koji Yamamura Masterclass and Retrospective in London November 1 (Sep 19, 2012)
Independent Anime Screenings in Bristol including Muybridge's Strings (Sep 13, 2012)
Oscar Nominee Koji Yamamura Receives Kawakita Award (Jul 8, 2012)
Oscar Nominee Koji Yamamura Animates Beat Takeshi (Apr 2, 2012)
Yamamura's 'Muybridge's Strings' to Run at HK Film Fest (Feb 22, 2012)
Koji Yamamura's Muybridge's Strings Nominated for Genie Award (Jan 31, 2012)
Madoka Magica, Saturn Apartments Win Media Arts Awards (Dec 15, 2011)
London Film Festival Screens Makoto Shinkai's Children who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below (Hoshi o Ou Kodomo) (Sep 7, 2011)
Koji Yamamura's Muybridge's Strings Trailer Streamed (Aug 25, 2011)
Ottawa Animation Fest to Screen Colorful in September (Aug 13, 2011)
Muybridge's Strings, Saiyuki, +Tic Neesan Promo Videos Streamed (May 6, 2011)
Oscar Nominee Koji Yamamura Makes Monthly Anime Shorts (Jan 31, 2011)
Oscar Nominee Koji Yamamura's Anime Films Get U.S. DVD (Oct 29, 2010)
Ottawa Animation Fest to Show 10th One Piece Film (Oct 13, 2010)
Yokohama Arts Foundation Posts Anime Shorts Online (Nov 30, 2009)
Oscar Nominee Yamamura to Preview Next Work This Month (Sep 12, 2009)
University's Open Campus Site Includes K-On! Cameos (Jun 21, 2009)
Kunio Katō's 'La Maison en Petits Cubes' Wins Oscar (Update 2) (Feb 22, 2009)
Kunio Katō's Oscar-Nominated Anime Now in U.S. iTunes (Feb 20, 2009)
Katō's 'La Maison en Petits Cubes' Nominated for Oscar (Jan 22, 2009)
Tsumiki no Ie, Piano Forest, Kaiba Win Media Arts Awards (Dec 10, 2008)
'Country Doctor' Tops Awards at Hiroshima Animation Fest (Aug 12, 2008)
Ottawa Animation Fest to Show Shinkai's Neko no Shūkai (Aug 5, 2008)
Katō's "Tsumiki no Ie" Wins Annecy Cristal, Jury Award (Jun 17, 2008)
Toronto Short Film Fest to Host Director Kei Oyama (Jun 9, 2008)
Koji Yamamura's A Country Doctor Wins at Czech Anifest (May 30, 2008)
Koji Imamura Shorts to Screen at Brazil's Anima Mundi (May 28, 2008)
Tokyo Marble Chocolate Wins at Seoul Animation Fest (May 27, 2008)
Tokyo Symposium Asks "Why Did Manga Overtake the World?" (Feb 14, 2008)
Belgium to Screen Ghost in the Shell, TokiKake, Tekkon (Dec 26, 2007)
'Country Doctor' Wins Rome Animation Fest's Top Award (Dec 5, 2007)
Coo, Gurren-Lagann, 'Kafka' Win Media Arts Awards (Dec 4, 2007)
TIFF 2007 Hosts "Franz Kafka's A Country Doctor" Panel (Oct 29, 2007)
Tokyo International Film Festival Unveils Anime Lineup (Sep 30, 2007)
'A Country Doctor' Wins Ottawa Animation Fest's Prize (Sep 24, 2007)
A Country Doctor Trailer Released (Aug 19, 2007)
Roundup: New Anime in Production (Feb 3, 2007)
Miyazaki and Mt. Head Honored in Croatia (Jun 23, 2004)
Anime and Manga in Time Asia (Sep 15, 2003)
Anime Nominated for Oscars (Feb 11, 2003)
Interest:
Academy Award-Nominated Animator Koji Yamamura Talks Style, Indie Animation in French Program (Dec 9, 2018)
Other articles: Show:
Why International Anime Co-Productions Are So Rare (Apr 10, 2023)
The Mike Toole Show - Ten Years Later (Jan 29, 2012)
A Look at TIFFCOM and Tokyo International Anime Festival 2011 (Nov 19, 2011)
Hey, Answerman! - Where Are They Now? (Sep 9, 2011)
Hey, Answerman! (Jun 5, 2009)
Buried Treasure - Winter Days (Jun 12, 2008)
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Staff in:
Aquatic (movie) : Director, Animation
Babel's Book (movie) : Director, Script, Animation
A Child's Metaphysics (movie) : Director, Script, Executive producer, Producer, Animation, Editing, Production Design
(The) Elevator (movie) : Director, Animation
Franz Kafka's A Country Doctor (movie) : Director, Script, Storyboard, Character Design, Art Director, 2D Work, Animation, Background Art, Camera, Character Animation, Color, Editing
Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms (movie) : Background Art
Japanese-English Pictionary (movie) : Director, Producer, Animation
Karo & Piyobpt (stop-motion TV) : Director, Script
Kid's Castle (movie) : Director, Script, Producer, Animation
Kipling Jr. (stop-motion movie) : Director, Script
Man & Whale (special) : Director
Mt. Head (movie) : Director, 2D CGI, Animation, Design, Editing, Finishing
Muybridge's Strings (movie) : Director, Script, Animation, Design, Editing
(The) Old Crocodile (movie) : Director, Script, Producer, Animation, Digital Effects, Editing, 美術
Perspektivenbox (movie) : Director, Script, Animation
Pieces (movie) : Director, Animation
Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris (movie) : Background Art
Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth (movie) : Background Art
Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods (movie) : Background Art
Winter Days (movie) : Animation
Your Choice! (movie) : Director, Script, Animation

Cast in:
Franz Kafka's A Country Doctor (movie) as Father
Kipling Jr. (stop-motion movie) as Yohann Kipling
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