Extremely Short
Koji Yamamura
Japan | 2024 | 5’18 | Italian Preview
A man sets out in search of the shortest thing in Tokyo, which turns out to be a single syllable uttered by a dying man. . . .
The first installment in a series of animated shorts called “Bungaku Bideo” (Literature Videos), Koji Yamamura’s Extremely Short translates into film a powerful story by Hideo Furukawa, read by the author himself.
Writer: Hideo Furukawa
Producer: Koji Yamamura
Key Cast: Hideo Furukawa
Music: Sunao Isaji
Country of Origin: Japan
Koji Yamamura
Born in 1964, Koji Yamamura is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and is a professor at the Tokyo University of the Arts. Nominated for an Oscar, his short “Mt. Head” won grand prizes and was selected for 100 Films for a Century of Animation. His first feature film “Dozens of Norths” won the Grand Prize at the Ottawa and the Annecy International Animation Film Festivals. In total, his films have won over 140 awards.
