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Kōji Yamamura

Kōji Yamamura (山村 浩二, Yamamura Kōji; born June 4, 1964) is a Japanese independent animator who, after leaving a career as a background artist at an animation studio, directs, writes, edits, animates, creates the model sheets and background art for and sometimes produces his own short films and has worked on many commissions such as music videos, television advertisements, title sequences and station idents, both on his own and under or with other directors. He is also a regular illustrator of children's literature and textbooks. His animation spans a variety of media, his earliest independent works mixing clay painting and stop motion with cels, but has latterly come to concentrate on traditional animation.

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Kōji Yamamura

Kōji Yamamura during an interview at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, discussing his short film Extremely Short.

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Born
1964. · Nagoya.
Nationality
Japan.
Occupation
animator, film editor, screenwriter, illustrator, translator and director.
Fields
illustration and animated film.
Education
Tokyo Zokei University.
Honours
Medal with Purple Ribbon.
Languages
Japanese and German.

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Kōji Yamamura (山村 浩二, Yamamura Kōji; born June 4, 1964) is a Japanese independent animator who, after leaving a career as a background artist at an animation studio, directs, writes, edits, animates, creates the model sheets and background art for and sometimes produces his own short films and has worked on many commissions such as music videos, television advertisements, title sequences and station idents, both on his own and under or with other directors. He is also a regular illustrator of children's literature and textbooks. His animation spans a variety of media, his earliest independent works mixing clay painting and stop motion with cels, but has latterly come to concentrate on traditional animation.

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