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The Sion Sono (2016)
- Director
- OSHIMA Arata
- Cast
- SONO Sion, SOMETANI Shota, NIKAIDO Fumi
A documentary following maverick director Sono Sion, who is also active in literature, painting, and street performance among other fields. It covers a year in Sono's life starting from September of 2014, closely surveiling as well the filming of The...
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Ametsuchi no hibi (2015)
- Director
- KAWASE Mika
- Cast
- MATSUDA Yoneshi, OGYU Shinzo, YAMAUCHI Tokushin
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 climbing kiln. The documentary rec...
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Beyond the Tsunami - Onagawa,Hearts Connected - (2016)
- Director
- INUI Hiroaki
- Cast
- ABE Atsushi, ISHIMORI Yoetsu, ABE Yuri
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 following the disaster. Nar...
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Beyond Manga! - Fujio Akatsuka (2016)
- Director
- TOMINAGA Masanori
- Cast
- AKATSUKA Fujio, AOKI Kozue, AKATSUKA Rieko
This documentary looks back on the unprecedented life of Akatsuka Fujio, the nationally beloved manga artist known for 'Osomatsu-kun', 'The Genius Bakabon', among others. Guiding the viewer is the character from what is said to be Akatsuka's crownin...
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A Voiceless Cry (2015)
- Director
- HARAMURA Masaki
- Cast
- KIMURA Michio, KIMURA Shigeko, INOUE Yukiko
Documentary that retraces the experiences of 79-year-old farmer-cum-poet Kimura Michio, who lives in Tohoku. Narrated by actress Muroi Shigeru, whose prolific work in TV and film includes The Little House. Poetry readings by internationally renowned ...
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Under the cherry tree (2015)
- Director
- TANAKA Kei
- Cast
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. Director Tanaka Kei makes her commercial film debut with thi...
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6600 volt (2015)
- Director
- SHIMOHONJI Takashi
- Cast
- YAMABE Zenjiro
A documentary road movie following Hakata-based artist/musician Yamabe Zenjiro for the 3 years leading up to his 60th birthday. The film gets a close look at the hidden side of Yamabe, who has continued his robust activities despite the severe injuri...
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DOGLEGS (2015)
- Director
- Heath COZENS
- Cast
- SAMBO Shintaro, Antithesis KITAJIMA, NAKAJIMA Yuki
New Zealand-born director Heath Cozens' documentary covers Japan's professional wrestling organization for the disabled, "Doglegs". Centered around its star wrestler, Sambo Shintaro, the film shows the fluctuating joys and sorrows of their friends an...
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RAISE YOUR ARMS AND TWIST Documentary of NMB48 (2016)
- Director
- FUNAHASHI Atsushi
- Cast
- YAMAMOTO Sayaka, OKITA Ayaka, SHIROMA Miru
Documentary following the trajectory of the idol group NMB48 from the Namba district of Osaka. Directed by Funahashi Atsushi from the Japan-US co-production Big River starring Odagiri Jo. Opened on the same day as Documentary of HKT48. NMB48 has ste...
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LE JAPON, L’EMPEREUR ET L’ARMÉE (2009)
- Director
- WATANABE Kenichi
- Cast
- DEN Hideo, John DOWER, HIGUCHI Yoichi
A documentary dealing with lingering controversies of Japan's post-war history directed by Watanabe Kenichi who won the 2006 Grenoble International Nature and Environmental Film Festival's Artistic Prize for CHERRY BLOSSOMS. This film competed in the...
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Dryads in a Snow Valley (2015)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Shigeru
- Cast
- KOGURE Shigeo
Documentary about people living in the snowbelt region of Niigata Prefecture near the Nagano Prefecture border. Director Kobayashi Shigeru and his crew spent five years to shoot and finish the film. Official selection for the 2015 Yamagata Internatio...
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RADWIMPS's HE・SO・NO・O (2016)
- Director
- ASAKURA Kayoko
- Cast
- NODA Yojiro, ,
Asakura Kayoko, whose 2013 short film Hide and Seek was screened at over 30 film festival around the world, closely observes the overseas tour of rock band RADWIMPS. The documentary follows the band as they use the 10th anniversary of their major lab...
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The Oyster Factory (2015)
- Director
- SODA Kazuhiro
- Cast
Documentary about an oyster factory that touches on globalization, the falling birthrate and aging population, depopulation, the difficulties facing the agriculture and manufacturing sectors, labor issues, immigration, and the impact of natural disas...
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Joe,Tomorrow–20 years with JoichiroTatsuyoshi, a Legendary Boxing Champ (2016)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Junji
- Cast
- TATSUYOSHI Joichiro, TATSUYOSHI Rumi, TATSUYOSHI Jukiya
The first documentary by Knockout director, Sakamoto Junji. The film covers 20 years in the life of professional boxer, Tatsuyoshi Joichiro, who was chosen to star in Sakamoto's own Boxer Joe. Toyokawa Etsushi narrates. Despite experiencing various ...
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Given－Your Happiness is Here and Now－ (2016)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Natsuko
- Cast
Documentary about three children dealing with chronic illnesses and their supportive families. These families living with illness shed light on the joy of living and the nature of true happiness. The Shiokawa family's eldest son has had half of his f...
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Behind "THE COVE" ～The Quiet Japanese Speak Out!～ (2015)
- Director
- YAGI Keiko
- Cast
- Louis PSIHOYOS, Ric O'BARRY
This film is a rebuttal to the 82nd Academy Award Feature Length Documentary Oscar-winning THE COVE which examines Japan's dolphin fishing. It deals with the basis of the deep-rooted international controversy involving dolphins and whales. By intervi...
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FUTARI NO SHIKEISHU (2015)
- Director
- KAMATA Reika
- Cast
- HAKAMADA Iwao, OKUNISHI Masaru
Documentary delving into problems with the Japanese judicial system through two death row inmates who insist on their innocence, as well as the lives of their families. Produced by Tokai TV, which has produced numerous works dealing with social issue...
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Rohei banka Ikyo ni ikiru (2011)
- Director
- HAYASHI Masayuki
- Cast
Soldiers of the Chinese Nationalist Party, who fled to Taiwan after being defeated in the Chinese civil war in 1949, are the focus of this documentary which carefully captures the thoughts of the aging soldiers living out their remaining years on for...
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Tell the Prime Minister (2015)
- Director
- OGUMA Eiji
- Cast
Scenes from an anti-nuclear demonstration held in front of the Prime Minister's official residence by approximately 20,000 people during the summer of 2012 are documented in this film. Historical sociologist Oguma Eiji, author of "Shakai wo Kaeru niw...
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Frozen Fireworks ～The legendary Japanese model Sayoko Yamaguchi～ (2015)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Takako
- Cast
- YAMAGUCHI Sayoko, Serge LUTENS, MARUYAMA Keita
Yamaguchi Sayoko, Asia's first top-class model who appeared in fashion shows around the world and was praised for her "oriental mystique" in the 1970s, is the subject of this documentary. Near Equal Kusama Yayoi I Adore Myself director Matsumoto Taka...
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Yakuza to kempo (2015)
- Director
- HIJIKATA Koji
- Cast
Yakuza and human rights issues are probed in this documentary produced by Tokai Television Broadcasting which has also overseen other judicial documentaries such as The Heisei Dilemma and The Defender of Death-row Convicts. With the implementation ...
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RYUICHI HIROKAWA: human battlefield (2015)
- Director
- HASEGAWA Saburo
- Cast
- HIROKAWA Ryuichi
Hasegawa Saburo, director of the Best Documentary Award winning JAPAN LIES The Photojournalism of Kikujiro Fukushima, Age 90 at the 67th Mainichi Film Awards, closely follows photojournalist Hirokawa Ryuichi in this documentary. Hirokawa has covered...
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Thread of Dreams - The Adonis Home for Dementia Patients (2015)
- Director
- ISE Shinichi
- Cast
- TAKEDA Junko
The lives of people residing at a group home for victims of Alzheimer's disease is recorded over a two year period in this documentary directed by My wife's illness -Dementia with Lewy Bodies director, Ise Shinichi, who has a reputation for his docum...
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X Year Later 2 (2015)
- Director
- ITO Hideaki
- Cast
- KAWAGUCHI Misa, YAMADA Katsutoshi, WAKE Issaku
Sequel to X Year Later, which brought together 8 years of coverage about the impact of US nuclear weapons testing. Three years after the first film, this documentary questions the direction of the country regarding the dangers of nuclear power. A 59...
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KOUDAN NAMBASENKI - YUKIMURA The Crimson Warrior (2015)
- Director
- SUGURO Yoshimasa
- Cast
- KYOKUDO Nanko
A visual presentation of the 'Koudan Nambasenki' as told by koudan (heroic chronicles) narrator, Kyokudo Nanko, winner of both the 2002 Osaka Performing Arts Prize and the 2010 National Arts Festival for best newcomer. The exploits of Sanada Yukimura...
