Like a Lion Not Surprised by the Sound

Skin, bones and flesh may melt away, but even if they die, they will never rise! "The moon is my friend in the frost." The great and special 90-day journey of the nine most tranquil monks in the middle of the city…

Ushiku

5.0

The Ushiku immigration center near Tokyo mainly holds people seeking refuge in Japan. Using a hidden camera, award-winning filmmaker Thomas Ash interviewed inmates there from late 2019. His film publicly accuses Japan’s…

EPEX: GO

8.5

Behind the scenes of Kpop group EPEX

Rhapsody of Colors

Located in Nishikamata, Tokyo, Colors is a club where people socialize without differentiating between those with or without disabilities. The camera steps into the lives of the club's individualistic members and captures…

Mad Monkey

Relationships

"Relationships" is a documentary that explores modern relationships, including relationships, family, self, residence and technology. The film begins with a 51-year-old gay marriage from two countries. We interview…

Ainu Neno An Ainu

This documentary started as part of a photography project about the indigenous Ainu population in northern Japan, portraying people from tightly knit communities. They feel deeply connected by their culture and tradition.…

Tiptoeing

Agricultural documentarist Kwon has documented her daughter’s growth in Tiptoeing. Her eight-year-old girl was born premature and diagnosed with possibility of cerebral palsy. She still walks on tiptoe. The director…

Dreaming Cat

A village to be demolished will soon disappear... the little lives left there... and the people trying to save them before everything breaks down. Cats dream of wanting to live without dying. People were sorry and…

Song of the Akamata: The Life Histories of the Islanders, Komi, Iriomote Islands, Okinawa

~~Movie first aired in PorePore Higashinakano at Tokyo ~~It was made in 1972, but only premiered in 2021