Uta no Hajimari

Documentary about deaf photographer Saito Harumichi. When Saito threw away his hearing aid and picked up a camera at age 20, he chose a life of "seeing" over "hearing." His wife Moriyama Manami is also a deaf photographer,…

The Rainy Season

A documentary about joys, sorrows, ups, and downs experienced by the civil society activist, Lee Eun Taek. (Source: HanCinema)

Untold

During the Vietnam War, the Korean army massacred an entire village. A few survivors spoke out, revealing what really happened that day but their statement still hangs in the air, unrecognized officially. The memory…

Watashi wa Bundan wo Yurusanai

Journalist Jun Hori explores various issues in Japan and overseas and tries to relay the real voice of people to the world. The documentary shed light on affairs such as the Hong Kong protests, the Syria conflict,…

The Price of Democracy

The expressions of democratization are usually interpreted by elites from two different parties but neglect the real faces/lives of every individual in the resistance rally. The director (a confused twenty-something)…

Bleached Bones Avenue

The local Zomi people of the Chin State in western Myanmar dig to recover the remnants of 30,000 Japanese soldiers who fell in the “Battle of Imphal” 75 years ago—a form of daily labor for the Zomi that is complicated…

Independent Living

A documentary captures the life of people with various disabilities living at the Independent Living Center in Osaka. The community is operated by people with disabilities, trying to change society's outlook toward…

Chimugurisa: Nanohana's Okinawa Diary

10.0

This documentary captures the realities of Okinawa from the eyes of 15 year old Sakamoto Nanohana. Nanohana attends a free school in Okinawa alongside some of Okinawa's elderly. Incidents occur on after the other,…

TAT

7.8

Two girls talking passionately about culture in Tokyo late at night. (Source: WOWOW)

Buen Camino

7.6

A visually impaired woman in her 50s, and an 18-year-old girl embark on a pilgrimage to Santiago. The older woman, Jae Han, a masseuse with Category 1 blindness, can only make out figures very slightly. The accompanying…