Koji Yamamura

Koji Yamamura

Koji Yamamura, born on June 4, 1964 in Japan. He graduated from Tokyo Zokei University in 1987. In 1993, he founded Yamamura Animation, Inc. Mt. Head (02) was nominated for an Oscar® in 2003, and awarded the 6 Grand Prix include Annecy 03, Zagreb 04 and Hiroshima 04. Franz Kafka’s A Country Doctor (07) awarded the Grand Prix at Ottawa. He is first grand prix winner in all major international animation film festivals. He is awarded Best Director-Animation Film from Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Distinguished Artist Award of 2006 Asian Animation Film Festival Columbia College Chicago, ALBÍN BRUNOVSKÝ HONORARY MEDAL from Biennial of Animation Bratislava and 30th Kawakita Prize.

His films' DVDs are published in Japan, USA, Canada, France and Korea.

A professor of department of Animation, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts since 2008.

Work by Koji Yamamura