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Voices from the Waves Shinchimachi (2013)
- Director
- SAKAI Ko, HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke
- Cast
A companion piece to Voices from the Waves Kesennuma that forms half of the second installment in a documentary trilogy on the Tohoku region, co-directed by Sakai Ko and Hamaguchi Ryusuke. It captures dialogues between closely-linked people in accord...
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Voices from the Waves Kesennuma (2013)
- Director
- SAKAI Ko, HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke
- Cast
A companion piece to Voices from the Waves Shinchimachi that forms half of the second installment in a documentary trilogy on the Tohoku region, co-directed by Sakai Ko and Hamaguchi Ryusuke. Through numerous interviews, they concentrate on the exper...
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The Sound of Waves (2011)
- Director
- HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke, SAKAI Ko
- Cast
The first part of a trilogy focusing on the northeast Tohoku region, co-directed by Sakai Ko and Hamaguchi Ryusuke. Impromptu interviews were carried out with disaster victims mainly along the Sanriku Coast, which had been ravaged by tsunamis several...
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THE KINGDOM OF DREAMS AND MADNESS (2013)
- Director
- SUNADA Mami
- Cast
After drawing attention for her debut Death of a Japanese Salesman, director Sunada Mami reveals the current state of animation product ion house Studio Ghibli through focusing on the light and dark permeating its daily activities. Miyazaki Hayao an...
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The Shining Kids - The Next Nursery Schools in Japan - (2013)
- Director
- TSUTSUI Katsuhiko
- Cast
- Children of Ringo-no-ki Nursery School, SHIBATA Aiko, AOYAMA Makoto
Documentary about new approaches to childcare by the team that made Under the Wind Little Creatures' Life, Grass' Life, Objects' Life. Yokohama's "Ringo no Ki" provides childcare that is sensitive to children's emotions. "Mori no Yochien Piccolo" in ...
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Half (2013)
- Director
- NISHIKURA Megumi, Lara Perez TAKAGI
- Cast
A documentary born from the "Hafu Project" that explores the experiences and identities of mixed-race people with Japanese and non-Japanese parents. Co-directed by two biracial women, it features interviews with five subjects over the course of more ...
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Kakukoto no omosa Sakka Sato Yasushi (2013)
- Director
- INAZUKA Hidetaka
- Cast
- SATO Yasushi, MURAKAMI Shingo, KATO Tokiko
A documentary about Sato Yasushi, the author of the short story collection on which Sketches of Kaitan City was based. Dramatic recreations help tell the story of this unfortunate writer who never won the Akutagawa Prize for literature despite numero...
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PUNCH DRUNKARD TOUR THE MOVIE (2013)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Eiki
- Cast
- YOSHII Kazuya, KIKUCHI Hideaki, HIROSE Yoichi
A documentary recording the Punch Drunkard Tour by rock band The Yellow Monkey that broke up in 2004. It includes the first group interview with all members present since they went their separate ways. In April of 1998 at the height of its popularit...
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Gekijoban warunori (2013)
- Director
- JINDO Masaaki
- Cast
- KAKIHARA Tetsuya, DASOKU, IRIE Reona
A documentary collaboration by voice actor Kakihara Tetsuya, known for his work on the animated TV series {FAIRY TAIL}, and singer Dasoku from video sharing website Niconico. Originally a straight-to-DVD project in which the two split into teams for ...
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SAIBAKU (2013)
- Director
- TOMIZAWA Mitsuru
- Cast
- TAKAHASHi Yujiro
Takahashi Yujiro was active worldwide as the leading Tsugaru-jamisen performer from the 1960s until his death in 2012. This documentary leaves no stone unturned as it captures his magnificent life, lovable character, unmatched professional artistry, ...
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Venetia’s Gaden (2013)
- Director
- SUGAWARA Kazuhiko
- Cast
- Venetia Stanley-SMITH, KAJIYAMA Tadashi, KAJIYAMA Yujin
A documentary that introduces the turbulent life story of Venetia Stanley-Smith, a British aristocrat who lives in Ohara, Kyoto Prefecture. It captures images of her herb garden, cooking, and the beautiful scenery of Ohara while delving into her life...
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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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Rikugun Noborito Kenkyujo (2012)
- Director
- KUSUYAMA Tadayuki
- Cast
Rikugun Noborito Kenkyujo (The army's Noborito Laboratory) operated in absolute secrecy as a center for counter intelligence and secret weapon development. This documentary uses testimony by participants garnered over a 6-year period to expose the re...
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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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Things Left Behind (2012)
- Director
- Linda HOAGLUND
- Cast
- ISHIUCHI Miyako
Documentary about photographer Ishiuchi Miyako's attention-grabbing exhibition "Hiroshima," held at the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, Canada. Photographs of dresses, shoes and other clothes of those who perished in the atomic bomb at Hiroshima...
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Children of Soleil (2012)
- Director
- OKUTANI Yoichiro
- Cast
This documentary, the second theatrically-released work from rising talent Okutani Yoichiro, follows the daily life of an elderly man living with his dog on a rundown boat on Tokyo's Tama River. Winner of a Special Mention in the New Asian Currents s...
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Canary's Apple (2012)
- Director
- FUJISAWA Isao
- Cast
Documentary depicting the ordeals of a patient suffering from chemical sensitivity. Won the Grand Prix at the 2012 Okuradashi Film Festival for films that have yet to be released in theaters or other formats. Sanae developed chemical sensitivity afte...
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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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candidates the Movie (2012)
- Director
- FUJIOKA Toshimichi
- Cast
- Mac AKASAKA, HASHIBA Seizo Hideyoshi, TOYAMA Koichi
Unique documentary that is filled with wonder as it follows the "fringe candidates" who keep running for election and losing, and aren't even treated fairly by the media. Reveals their goals in running for election and motivation behind not giving up...
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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...
