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The Knives of Maestro WU (2013)
- Director
- HAYASHI Masayuki
- Cast
- Wu Tseng-dong
A documentary about a knife maker by director Hayashi Masayuki, who has focused on Taiwanese history in works such as Ame ga mau Kinkaseki zansho. It adopts a neutral perspective and uses beautiful cinematography to depict people who live resolutely ...
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GATCHAMAN (2013)
- Director
- SATO Toya
- Cast
- MATSUZAKA Tori, AYANO Go, GORIKI Ayame
A live-action adaptation of a popular animated television series created by Tatsunoko Pro in 1972. It boldly alters the original alien invasion premise, and focuses on the anguish of five young people whose fates are intertwined. Its director is Sato...
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The Connecting Bridge (2013)
- Director
- IMAMURA Ayako
- Cast
A theatrical version of a television documentary about deaf victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Shot over a twelve-month period by director Imamura Ayako who is also hearing-impaired, it reveals the little-known hardships that deaf people fac...
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The Targeted Village (2013)
- Director
- MIKAMI Chie
- Cast
Up-close coverage of the violent conflict between police and residents, including many elderly people, who staged a massive sit-in protest at the Futenma base in September 2012 to oppose the construction of a landing strip for the Osprey, the U.S. mi...
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Memories of Taiwan (2013)
- Director
- SAKAI Atsuko
- Cast
- GAO Ju Hua, HUANG Mao Ji, ZHENG Mao Li
A documentary by Taiwanjinsei director Sakai Atsuko that shines a light on the elderly "Japanese-speaking generation" in Taiwan. Through the reminiscences of these people, who lived through turbulent periods in their nation's history such as world wa...
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Campaign 2 (2013)
- Director
- SODA Kazuhiro
- Cast
- YAMAUCHI Kazuhiko
Director Soda Kazuhiro has earned international acclaim for exposing society's ills through observation of his subjects. Five years after Campaign, which delved into a city council election, he follows the campaign of Yamauchi Kazuhiko, known as "Mr....
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Senkaku rock (2013)
- Director
- SONODA Hideto
- Cast
- TOKMA, FUKUZAWA Houyou
A documentary about territorial rights to the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. It is directed by Sonoda Hideto, whose background includes helming commercials. On September 18th 2012, one week after the Japanese government nationalized the Senk...
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Muneoism ai to kyoso no 13nichikan (2013)
- Director
- KANEKO Yu
- Cast
- SUZUKI Muneo, MATSUYAMA Chiharu, SATO Masaru
A documentary that closely follows Diet member Suzuki Muneo and has been described as the second in a series on Japanese politics by director Kaneko Yu, who profiled a neo-rightist organization in Belgrade 1999. It presents a detailed behind-the-scen...
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DANCE EARTH -BEAT TRIP- (2013)
- Director
- SATO TETSUYA
- Cast
- EXILE USA, EXILE MATSU
Feature film rendition of the "DANCE EARTH" project launched in 2008 by USA, member of the popular dance and performance group EXILE. This documentary follows the project's travels as it connects the world through dance. Dancer USA visits 7 countrie...
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Inochi o tanoshimu Yoko to gan no 2nenkan (2013)
- Director
- Cast
- WATANABE Yoko, KONDO Makoto, ANMINO Hiroyuki
In-depth documentary about Watanabe Yoko, who decided to forgo cancer drugs under the guidance of physician Kondo Makoto, author of "Dear Patient, Don't Fight with Cancer." Structured and shot by Sasaki Yumi and Matsubara Akira, creators of social do...
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Returning their Gaze – Animals of the Great Earthquake (2013)
- Director
- SHISHIDO Daisuke
- Cast
- ABE Tomoko, OKADA Hisako, YOSHIZAWA Masami
Second documentary showing the current reality of animals in Japan. Captures the harsh realities besetting disaster victims and animals after the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, including a couple who lose their beloved dog to the tsunami, a man who s...
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Lee Ye - The First Joseon Envoy To Japan (2013)
- Director
- INUI Hiroaki
- Cast
- YUN Tae-Young, KOMIYA Etsuko
A documentary that touches upon the achievements of Lee Ye, a 15th century Joseon Dynasty envoy to Japan. It looks back on the history of relations between Japan and Korea while tracing remnants of the presence of Lee Ye, who visited Muromachi period...
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BATAYAN (2013)
- Director
- TAMURA Motaun
- Cast
- TABATA Yoshio, HAMAMURA Jun, TATEKAWA Danshi
Tabata Yoshio was a popular singing star who remained active until his death at the age of 94. This documentary is an indepth exploration of the wild life of Tabata, known by his nickname "Batayan," through a rich blend of archival materials, intervi...
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Ressha daikoshin the movie shinkansen to tanoshi denshatachi (2013)
- Director
- Cast
- NAGAFUCHI Yukitoshi, TOKUNAGA Reiko, NONAKA Ai
The fifth installment in a series about trains that can be enjoyed by children and rail-loving adults alike. It introduces various trains, and also features animated sequences and quizzes. A host of remarkable trains make appearances, including the...
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The Town of Iitate: Radiation and the Return Home (2013)
- Director
- DOI Toshikuni
- Cast
Director Doi Toshikuni, who received praise for his weighty documentaries on the situation in Palestine such as Breaking the Silence, follows two families from Iitate Village in Fukushima Prefecture after the accident at the nuclear plant. While focu...
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Barefoot Flamenco : YASUKO NAGAMINE (2013)
- Director
- OMIYA Koichi
- Cast
- NAGAMINE Yasuko
Documentary revealing the personal life of Nagamine Yasuko, pioneer of flamenco in Japan. Directed by Omiya Koichi, highly regarded for films including Tadaima ~ I'm home, a place for everyone, which won the top prize for the Cultural Documentary Awa...
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BOØWY 1224 FILM THE MOVIE 2013 (2013)
- Director
- MAESHIMA Teruki
- Cast
- HIMURO Kyosuke, HOTEI Tomoyasu, MATSUI Tsunematsu
A recording of a concert by BOOWY, one of the most popular and influential Japanese rock bands in the 1980s, at which it announced its break-up. 16mm footage shot with five cameras was restored by a Hollywood company, and the soundtrack was given a 5...
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Fukushima: We Won't Forget (2013)
- Director
- SHINOMIYA Hiroshi
- Cast
Documents the daily lives of people who lived in an irradiated district in the immediate aftermath of the nuclear power plant over a period of one year and eight months. Director Shinomiya Hiroshi won the Best Documentary Award at the 44th Internatio...
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The Last Blossom of Life (2013)
- Director
- MIZOBUCHI Masayuki
- Cast
- HOSOI Jun
A documentary shot over 40 days by a crew of only three that captures the daily ins and outs at hospice "Kibokan" (house of hope), a terminal care facility for cancer sufferers. It is the theatrical feature debut of Mizobuchi Masayuki, an experienced...
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Blazing A New Trail － towards the day when miracles become commonplace － (2013)
- Director
- IWASAKI Yasuko
- Cast
- MIYATA Toshiya, YAMAMOTO Katsuko, KAMIYA Katsuko
Toshiya Miyata, one of the main cast of the film, suffered from brain-stem hemorrhage and got into "Locked-in Syndrome. His doctor said that he never regain consciousness and his body remains paralyzed for his life. Katsuko Yamamoto, one of his coll...
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DOCUMENTARY OF AKB48 NO FLOWER WITHOUT RAIN (2013)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Eiki
- Cast
- AKB48
Third documentary about the activities of the national idol group AKB48. Directed once again by Takahashi Eiki, the film closely follows the group in 2012 and gets up-close and personal with the members. In March 2013, ace Maeda Atsuko announces tha...
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Watanabe Mamoru jidenteki documentary Dai 2 bu tsuwamono domo ga asobi no ato Watanabe Mamoru ga kataru pink eigashi kohen (2012)
- Director
- IKAWA Koichiro
- Cast
- WATANABE Mamoru
Watanabe Mamoru has shot over 200 pink films, dedicating the entirety of his directing career to the genre. In this final installment of a four-part documentary series, Watanabe talks about his own life. The director, Ikawa Koichiro, served as the sc...
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Watanabe Mamoru jidenteki documentary Dai 1 bu ito no kireta tako Watanabe Mamoru ga kataru Watanabe Mamoru kohen (2012)
- Director
- IKAWA Koichiro
- Cast
- WATANABE Mamoru
Watanabe Mamoru jidenteki documentary Dai 1 bu ito no kireta tako Watanabe Mamoru ga kataru Watanabe Mamoru kohen Watanabe Mamoru has shot over 200 pink films, dedicating the entirety of his directing career to the genre. In this second installment ...
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Watanabe Mamoru jidenteki documentary dai 2 bu tsuwamono domo ga asobi no ato Watanabe Mamoru ga kataru pink eigashi zenpen (2012)
- Director
- IKAWA Koichiro
- Cast
- WATANABE Mamoru
Watanabe Mamoru has shot over 200 pink films, dedicating the entirety of his directing career to the genre. In this third installment of a four-part documentary series, Watanabe talks about his own life. The director, Ikawa Koichiro, served as the sc...
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Watanabe Mamoru jidenteki documentary Dai 1 bu ito no kireta tako Watanabe Mamoru ga kataru Watanabe Mamoru zenpen (2012)
- Director
- IKAWA Koichiro
- Cast
- WATANABE Mamoru
Watanabe Mamoru has shot over 200 pink films, dedicating the entirety of his directing career to the genre. In this first installment of a four-part documentary series, Watanabe talks about his own life. The director, Ikawa Koichiro, served as the sc...
