Masako, mon ange

Documentary that teases apart the life of model Masako, who also acted in films including Ring and died at the age of 50, through interviews of people who knew her well. Directed by Masako's husband Ooka Daisuke, who…

To Kill Alice

Korean-American Shin Eun Mi gets the chance to travel to North Korea and writes about her impressions and the shock she experiences there. The travelogue gets published and gets a lot of attention from the north, leading…

Hyouhyou: Haikei, Otsuka Yasuo-sama

A valuable documentary about animator Otsuka Yasuo, based on interviews with creators related to him and their testimonies. (Source: TIFF)

Star Road: Oh Ha Young

8.2

Hayoung of Apink visits OSEN's Star Road.

The Sea of Itami Jun

We're all familiar with architect Itami Jun’s artistic world, but his life as Japanese-Korean Yoo Dongryong isn’t very well known. What is the root of Itami Jun’s incredible architecture? The Sea of Itami Jun…

Wish You Were Here

43 year-old movie director Ko Bong Soo plans a documentary for his girlfriend Choi Eun Bi, who is 18 years younger than him. It's his first major gift to her and he thinks she'll love it, but when he interviews her…

Garden, Zoological

10.0

The keepers are kept busy with the animals under their care. These animals, although some may haven’t completely lost their innate instincts, are unlikely to survive if released back to the wild. It’d be difficult…

Shou Hu Jie Fang Xi

8.4

A reality observation show that uses a documentary-style approach to focus on police officers at the Pozi Street Police Station in Changsha, Hunan Province, showcasing the daily work of urban police in the heart of…

Listening to the Air

The 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami destroyed large parts of the small town of Rikuzentakata. Here, Hiromi ABE hosts a radio show in which she reports on local events and interviews the residents. She focuses not…

Kokutai

7.0

Literalising the titular term roughly translatable as 'body politic', Kokutai explores the fascist aesthetics of Japan's biannual national high school baseball tournaments. (Source: TMDb)