Koji Yamamoto aka Kojibear
Director/VFX
Origins: Kanagawa, Japan
Hailing: JAPAN
Specialty:
Commercial, Music Video, Narrative
Approach:
Use the force and let the magic happen.
Interests:
Film, BMX, Metal, Chocolates, Star Wars
For the record:
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Lives in JAPAN.
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Lived in Cali for 7 years (2005~2012).
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Great great grandpa was a samurai. Real ish.
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Former running back
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Metalhead. But secretly enjoys some pop music.
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Owns 4 guitars, 2 BMX bikes and a Shiba Inu.
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Cooks the best fried rice in the entire world.
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Childhood dream was to become a watermelon. Real ish.
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Koji is written 康士 in Japanese. 康(Ko) means “healthy” or “tough” and 士(ji) means “warrior”, “samurai” or “noble man” etc. KOJI(康士) literally means “tough samurai”.
Social: @kojihellfire // coast-vision.com
Direct: koji@swankyflicks.com
bio
Konnichiwa ya'll!
I currently live in Japan and work with both Japanese clients and international clients from all over the world. I’m a former Southern Californian who brought my Long Beach roots back to the deep east.
I’m actually one of the few bilingual directors in Japan, believe it or not.
I often multitask as a director, vfx artist, editor, producer and music composer. I just like to create, yup!. I also had a chance to be part of 69th Cannes Film Festival with my short film, GHOST OF THE SUN.
I was a weird little kid who loved Star Wars and making movies in my head. Now I’m a weird grown-up man who loves Star Wars and actually making movies.
I guess I haven’t changed much?
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