Mother Fucker

A documentary providing a close-up look at 25-year-old music label "Less Than TV", which introduced or launched many bands in the 90s such as Guitar Wolf, bloodthirsty butchers, among others. Rooted in punk and hardcore,…

Good Bye My Hero

Hyun Woo is a school boy who wants to be as invisible as possible. He is filling in information in the school life report card with his father, who came home in a long while. His father is fighting against SsangYong…

Living in Deafblindness

Living in a world without light or sound, the deaf-blind connect with the world through finger contact. Despite being confronted by solitude as if left alone in the middle of space, the camera looks upon deaf-blind…

Spirits' Homecoming, Unfinished Story

7.8

A look at the story behind the box office hit "Spirits' Homecoming", a film about comfort women of the Japanese army. This documentary explores the honor of the victims and the promise for the recovery of their human…

The Fall of Icarus: Narita Stories

Documentary that serves as a companion to "The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories", which dealt with the protests against the construction of Narita Airport. Depicts the lives of youth who fought alongside farmers…

Looking For?

10.0

"Looking for?" is one of the most common questions raised by users of gay dating apps. However, it is not an easy question to answer, as people do not really know what they are looking for. In this documentary, 60…

Becoming Who I Was

After a Buddhist boy in the highlands of northern India discovers that he is the reincarnation of a centuries-old Tibetan monk, his aging godfather takes him on a journey to discover his past in a beautiful story of…

The Night Kindergarten

ABC Childcare Center offers 24-hour childcare in Okubo, neighboring the Kabukicho nightlife district in Shinjuku. The facility has tried out numerous unique experiments including nutrition education through meals prepared…

A Woman of the Butcher Shop

Documentary by artist Yamashiro Chikako, who jumps between reality and fiction to trigger multifaceted interpretations from viewers through the use of allegories. Screened in the New Asian Currents section at the Yamagata…

Sennan Asbestos Disaster

A documentary in which Hara Kazuo, director of The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, covers the eight-year-long court proceedings of a lawsuit against the national government demanding restitution for wrongful injury…