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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...
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WE ARE Perfume -WORLD TOUR 3rd DOCUMENT (2015)
- Director
- SADO Taketoshi
- Cast
- a-chan(NISHIWAKI Ayaka), KASHIYUKA(KASHINO Yuka), NOCCHi(OMOTO Ayano)
The behind-the-scenes ongoings of the techno-pop group Perfume's world tour, "Perfume WORLD TOUR 3rd", is covered in this documentary directed by Sawatari Taketoshi, the music producer of the film Go!, which won the prize 1999 Sundance/NHK Internatio...
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Dogs Without Names (2015)
- Director
- YAMADA Akane
- Cast
- KOBAYASHI Satomi, KAMIKAWA Takaya
This film combines documentary footage on the lives of dogs collected over a four-year period with a drama about a female TV director. Direction and screenplay by Yamada Akane of All to the Sea. TV director Kuno Kanami (Kobayashi Satomi) is devastat...
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Koryu Minatoya IN-TUNE (2015)
- Director
- KAWAKAMI Atiqa
- Cast
- MINATOYA Koryu, SAWAMURA Toyoko
In-depth coverage of the first-ever solo show by Minatoya Koryu, the veteran rokyoku storytelling performer whose career spans seven decades. Her performance was held in Tokyo's Asakusa district in 2014. Director Kawakami Atiqa collaborates as a film...
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NUCLEAR JAPAN the nightmare continues (2015)
- Director
- KAWAI Hiroyuki
- Cast
- KAWAI Hiroyuki, KAIDO Yuichi, KIMURA Yui
A complete picture of Japan's nuclear problem is drawn in this documentary. Based on interviews with concerned parties and experts as well as documents and information gathered on-site, the film seeks out the truths and lies of the circumstances behi...
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Children can draw wind (2015)
- Director
- TSUTSUI Katsuhiko
- Cast
- IGUCHI Keiko, KAMITO Keiko, ISHIKAWA Masae
Feature length documentary directed by Tsutsui Katsuhiko of The Shining Kids ? The Next Nursery Schools in Japan. Intimate year-long coverage of children growing up freely in a nursery school with more nature than you'd expect in Tokyo's urban Sugina...
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Punk, Sweets, My Way (2015)
- Director
- Nario
- Cast
- INOUE Atsushi, AOI Sola, AYANOKOJI Sho
Vocalist Inoue "Acchan" Atsushi is at the heart of this documentary hounding punk band NEW ROTE'KA as they mark their 30th anniversary. Beyond the frank candor of friction amongst band members, Inoue's everyday life as the successor to the family-run...
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SOSEI - Revival - (2015)
- Director
- SHIRATORI Tetsu
- Cast
- HIGA Teruo, IYAMA Ichiro, FUNASE Shunsuke
Documentary using reenactments to explore the potential of beneficial microorganisms in restoring the environment. Directed by Shiratori Tetsu of INORI Prayer: Conversation with Something Great and Fushoku no jidai: Ai to jihi no shoshoku. The docu...
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Water,Winds,and Living Creatures Keiko Nakamura – Weaving Biohistory (2015)
- Director
- FUJIWARA Michio
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Keiko, SUEMORI Chieko, SHINGU Susumu
A documentary that closely follows Nakamura Keiko, Director General of the JT Biohistory Research Hall. As she works on a stage production adapting Miyazawa Kenji's short story "Gauche the Cellist", the film conveys the importance of communing with n...
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A Room of Her Own: Rei Naito and Light (2015)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Yuko
- Cast
- NAITO Rei, TANIGUCHI Ran, YUKAWA Hina
Documentary about contemporary artist Naito Rei and the women who gravitate to the world created by her works. Director Nakamura Yuko made her feature debut with Memories of Origin Hiroshi Sugimoto. Director Nakamura is mesmerized by a piece at the ...
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On the road (2015)
- Director
- TANAKA Yukio
- Cast
- SAKAI Asayo, SAKAI Akiko
The straightforward lifestyle of a woman with Alzheimer's Disease living with her daughter in the Kitahama district of Osaka City is depicted with a touch of humor in this documentary by Mapping the Future, Nishinari and ITECHO director Tanaka Yukio....
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The Legacy of Frida Kahlo (2015)
- Director
- KOTANI Tadasuke
- Cast
- ISHIUCHI Miyako
A documentary capturing the process in which prominent Japanese photographer Ishiuchi Miyako shot personal belongings left behind by Frida Kahlo, one of Mexico's most famous female artists. Its director is Kotani Tadasuke (The Cat that Lived a Millio...
