Day After Day

Documentary about potter Matsuda Yoneshi's "Kitagama" pottery in Yomitan Village, Okinawa. He uses the island's soil as clay and creates shapes using a pottery wheel, and then fires the pieces in a shared 13-chamber…

An Eden For Two

A documentary film adapted from a documentary TV series. It portrays over twenty-five years a couple living a self-sufficient life deep in the mountains of the Chugoku region and the family supporting them. The documentary…

Beyond the Tsunami: Onagawa, Hearts Connected

Documentary about Onagawa Town in Miyagi Prefecture as it recovers from the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Depicts the young people who lead the recovery and the bonds between the town and Qatar, which gave aid immediately…

Listen

Is music really only to hear? Melodies and rhythms created by the hands, faces, and bodies? can these also be classed as "music"? This is an excerpt from an experimental visual poem　that is an antithesis to the idea…

About My Liberty SEALDs 2015

A documentary about SEALDs, the student group which became the heart of protests opposing proposed measures related to national security, closely covering a span of six months from the group's beginnings of merely…

The Sion Sono

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The ever-evolving Sion Sono, who burst onto the Japanese film scene with I Am Sion Sono!! in 1984, has made a name for himself in world cinema as a numerous award-winner, festival favorite and provocateur. Directed…

An Orchestra in Search of a Home

When the Manila Symphony Orchestra is evicted from its regular rehearsal and performance space, the orchestra must step out of its comfort zone if it wants to survive. (Source: IMDb)

Mosh Pit

Documentary shot with 17 cameras covering a gigantic free party featuring two bands and an idol unit. November 18, 2015. Throngs of people gather at the concert hall LIQUIDROOM in Ebisu, Tokyo in response to an appeal…

The Choice Is Ours: What Is the Future of the Japanese Constitution?

A documentary created with the aim of disseminating knowledge about the Japanese Constitution to the citizenry. Present-day Japan has been unsettled by revisions to Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution which states…

Bushido Katana (Samurai Sword): The Soul of Japan

A documentary revealing episodes of famous swords and the high-ranking samurai or swordsmen who bore them while shining a spotlight on the techniques of master sword smiths and sword polishers who carry on the skill…