The Piano

6.7

Ye Eun was born without eyeballs and abandoned by her blood parents because of her revolting appearance. It was a completely paralyzed father and a mother operating a social welfare facility who raised Ye Eun. She…

Mifune: The Last Samurai

9.0

Documentary about the life of the legendary actor Mifune Toshiro, who created Japan's Golden Era of cinema. The film explores Mifune's legacy in bringing 'Samura cinema' to the world's attention with interviews of…

Behind the Cove

6.3

On March 31, 2014, the International Court of Justice ordered Japan to stop its Antarctic whaling program. Fearing that ancestral culinary traditions will disappear, director Keiko Yagi decided to investigate and understand…

Behemoth

7.8

Under the sun, the heavenly beauty of grasslands will soon be covered by the raging dust of mines. Facing the ashes and noises caused by heavy mining , the herdsmen have no choice but to leave as the meadow areas dwindle.…

Ways Into Love

The River from Heaven

4.0

It tells about the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet, the highest major river in the world. Based on human geography and historical origins, it reveals the magnificent natural scenery and unique ethnic customs of the…

Songs from the North

7.0

Interweaving footage from the director's three visits to North Korea with songs, spectacle, popular cinema and archival footage, Songs from the North takes a different look at this enigmatic country typically seen…

Kampai! For the Love of Sake

Documentary conveying the profundity of Japanese sake through three outsiders involved in the world of sake. Philip Harper is the first foreigner to become a sake brewer and spends his days in Kyoto Prefecture devoted…

Afternoon

5.2

"The afternoon" is a collection of conversations between Cai Mingliang and Li Kangsheng in a ruin, showing the friendship between the two for more than 20 years.

Under the Cherry Tree

A documentary set in the municipal apartment complex of Kawasaki City which has become host to elderly people living alone and depicts their indomitable existence in the face of loneliness. 79-year-old Sekiguchi Kotoji…