Somewhere over the Sky

Yun Ting Elementary School in the idyllic mountains of Miaoli is on the brink of closure. The remaining residents of the town, with the vast majority being elderly or immigrants, are rallying for the school to remain…

Tefutefu Sou e Youkoso

6.5

“Rent of 13,000 yen but the first month is free. No deposit or fee.” Lured by these exceptional terms, the six residents chose the dilapidated apartment building ‘Tefutefuso’. However, there is naturally a…

Patikul

10.0

The long-standing conflict between the military forces and the rebel group Abu Sayaff has severely ravaged the poor town of Patikul in Sulu. Residents have become so accustomed to the armed clashes, that reports of…

Island Village Teachers

A real variety that teaches English as a native-speaking teacher to elementary school students at the island village branch school after school, and adjusts to the life of the island village by getting along with the…

Wanted: Houseboy

7.2

A young man with a rural upbringing finds work in the city as a houseboy for a middle-aged gay man. The residents of the house take advantage of his naivete, causing dire consequences for all of them. (Source: IMDb)

From Kobe

4.5

Katsura is a 19-year-old college art major. She moves to Kobe from Tokyo due to her father's work transfer. There, she learns about the Great Hanshin Earthquake from residents in Kobe. Katsura meets a wheelchair bound…

Seven Princess Driver

6.8

Eight households in Princess Villa one day get a notice about an auction on the house. Oh Honey gathers around the other residents of the villa and suggests they protect it from being auctioned off. However, the amount…

The People Living in Hadenya

Documentary intimately depicting the fishing village Hadenya in Miyagi Prefecture's Minamisanriku Town from March 2008 through the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011. Hadenya is a small fishing village of…

Kyoto Jin no Hisokana Tanoshimi: Natsu

The protagonists are a young proprietress of a long-established confectionery shop and a mysterious foreign professor who has lived in Kyoto for over ten years. The second installment focuses on “summer,” a season…

Forbidden Memory

The documentary revolves around the collective memory of people on the September 1974 Malisbong Massacre which is part of the overall counter insurgency effort of Ferdinand Marcos during the Martial Law. At least 1,500…