Synopsis

After a stingy man eats some cherry seeds, a cherry tree grows on his head and he gets into a lot of trouble. Mt. Headis a modern interpretation of the traditional Japanese rakugo, comical storytelling set in contemporary Tokyo.

Koji Yamamura

Koji Yamamura (1964) graduated from the Tokyo Zokei University. In 2002, his film Mt. Head won grand prizes at six major animation festivals including Annecy and Zagreb and was nominated for the 75th Academy Award. His film Franz Kafka’s A Country Doctor (2007) received six grand prizes, and his first feature film Dozens of Norths (2021) won the Grand Prize at the Ottawa and the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. His films have been awarded more than 140 prizes. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and a professor at the Tokyo University of the Arts.