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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The Road Home

Oura Miran was a university student when she shot this documentary about her family in the aftermath of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. The Oura family are forced to leave their hometown of Namie because of the…

I Want to Run for Office

Lee is attempting to become Japan's first "Chinese-born politician". In the past, Lee had once held mixed feelings for his parents who received unfair treatment during the Cultural Revolution and the rift dividing…