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Henrik Shuji Terayama's brother (2009)
- Director
- ISHIKAWA Atsushi
- Cast
- MORISAKI Henrikku, ARAKI Nobuyoshi, UNO Akira
Terayama Shuji gained great global respect for his many works as a poet, theatrical writer and essayist. This documentary film features Morisaki Henriku, who studied under the multi-talented Terayama Shuji, and even became adopted as his younger brot...
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Blue Symphony (2008)
- Director
- MITSUYOSHI Takahiro
- Cast
- Jacques MAYOL, YUKI Maomi, ASAGI Kuniko
This piece was officially invited to be shown at the 2008 Tokyo International Film Festival in the natural TIFF program. It is known to be an inspiration for director Luc Besson's masterpiece, Le Grand Bleu. Jacques Mayol was the first man in the wor...
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We Cry, We Live (2006)
- Director
- CHO Reirei
- Cast
- DANTA Yasunori
Director Cho Reirei is an ex-actress from the Zhejiang province in China who originally came to Japan as an exchange student. After working in the trading industry she moved on to become a video producer, and has been involved in the production of do...
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Ueshima Jane (2009)
- Director
- Maccoi SAITO
- Cast
- UESHIMA Ryuhei, ARIYOSHI Hiroiki, SEIMIYA Yumi
Ueshima Ryuhei (from the comedy trio, Dacho Club) is a popular comedian who has earned massive respect from junior comedians with his unique sense of humor and appearance. With the support of Ariyoshi Hiroyuki, who staged a comeback by badmouthing ot...
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Toyo’s Camera –Japanese American History during WWⅡ- (2008)
- Director
- SUZUKI Junichi
- Cast
- Archie MIYATAKE, Daniel INOUYE, George TAKEI
A concentration camp for people of Japanese descent in the United States during the Second World War. This is a documentary film which depicts the lives of the people of Japanese descent at the time, as well as the personality of Toyo Miyatake. The s...
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The Universal Principle ～How everything is created in love～ (2008)
- Director
- IWASAKI Yasuko
- Cast
- YAMAMOTO Katsuko, MURAKAMI Kazuo, FUNATO Takashi
A sequel to the documentary film The Miracle of the Gifted Quarter - Life's Truth revealed (Yonbun no ichi no kiseki : honto no koto dakara) which was screened in 450 locations around the world and drew in 50,000 viewers. This work again strongly she...
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The Miracle of the colored light (2008)
- Director
- IRIE Fumiko
- Cast
- TERADA Noriko, TESHIGAWARA Shisui
The second film by Director Irie Fumiko who garnered attention from all quarters when she produced her documentary film The Miracle of the Gifted Quarter - Life's Truth Revealed (Yonbun no ichi no kiseki : honto no koto dakara) without any experience...
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The Miracle of the Gifted Quarter - Life's Truth Revealed (2007)
- Director
- IRIE Fumiko
- Cast
- YAMAMOTO Katsuko, KOBAYASHI Masaki, SAKANE Hiroshi
Irie Fumiko, a mother of two and a housewife with zero experience in film production, created this documentary film in a "NO technique, NO money and NO connections" environment. Focusing on a special-needs school in Ishikawa Prefecture attended by ch...
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GWASHI! UMEZZ KAZUO (2009)
- Director
- ITO Koji
- Cast
- UMEZZ Kazuo, SOBUE Shin, TAKEKUMA Kentaro
A unique documentary by Ito Koji, who operates Umezu Kazuo's official website, closely following three years of the private life of Umezu Kazuo, a manga artist whose trademark is red and white striped borders. Through extremely intense days spent on ...
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Morio Agata Yaya Deluxe (2009)
- Director
- TAKEFUJI Kayo
- Cast
- AGATA Morio, SUZUKI Keiichi, YANO Akiko
A film crew followed the singer and songwriter Agata Morio during his national tour in 2008. The work closely features Agata Morio singing, dancing, yelling and talking while inebriated throughout his trip from Kushiro in Hokkaido to Ishigakijima Isl...
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LOVE DOLL Wanna hold you! (2009)
- Director
- MURAKAMI Kenji
- Cast
- KATO Saori, 9 dolls
The second edition in director Murakami Kenji's love documentary series starting with LOVE HOTEL COLLECTION -Sweet Memories- (Love Hotel Collection: Amai Kioku). With sex doll origins, love dolls have become an art form. 9 love dolls rich in personal...
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LOVE HOTEL COLLECTION -Sweet Memories- (2009)
- Director
- MURAKAMI Kenji
- Cast
A documentary recording an "alternative" cultural heritage on the verge of extinction, it travels nationwide to visit so-called love hotel masterpieces. Directed by Murakami Kenji, the winner of the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival Fantas...
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eatrip (2009)
- Director
- NOMURA Yuri
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Kanji, AKIYAMA Shoichiro, MORIOKA Naoko
Food director and leader of the "eatrip" food creative team, Nomura Yuri introduces new ways to appreciate food in diverse media forms. Her first documentary attempt, eatrip contemplates the relationship of people and food. With in-depth interviews o...
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Documentary Zuno Keisatsu (2009)
- Director
- ZEZE Takahisa
- Cast
- PANTA, TOSHI, KIKUCHI Takumi
A major documentary film running 5 hours 14 minutes directed by Zeze Takahisa of PANDEMIC (Kansen retto). It follows the footsteps of the legendary rock band "Zuno Keisatsu" which was formed in 1969 and won fame as an underground band until it was di...
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pendant eve (2009)
- Director
- HIRATA Junko
- Cast
- UEKI Minako, OE Mamiko, KAJIMOTO Haruka
This film, recorded with seven cameras, features a performance of the all-woman dance company "BATIK" hosted by Kuroda Ikuyo, a dancer and choreographer, from 2007. It is a highly story driven erotic work with girls dressed in colorful costumes revea...
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SHIROIHANAWA-NAZESHIROI ‐ TECHAN・EIZOUSAKKA ‐ (2008)
- Director
- ISE Shinichi
- Cast
- WATANABE Tetsuya
Director Ise Shinichi, known for his heart-grabbing documentary films, uses some valuable footage to reflect on the footsteps of his old friend Watanabe Tetsuya who passed away in 2007. Watanabe, born in 1947 in Gifu Prefecture, set foot in the film ...
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YUME-MITAKA ～ AIWAUTA TAGAWA RITSU ～ (2008)
- Director
- ISE Shinichi
- Cast
- TAGAWA Tadasu, OTSUKA Masaji, YOSHIMURA Amiko
A human drama documentary depicting the unique personality and life of Tagawa Ritsu, a man of many faces ranging from editor of a music magazine to director, critic, stage director, theatrical troupe cook and school teacher. He even started singing p...
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Shape The Wind (2009)
- Director
- ISE Shinichi
- Cast
This documentary film is a decade-long record of the activities of children fighting childhood cancer and the medical staff and volunteers who support them. The "SMS Summer Camp" established by three doctors engaged in childhood cancer treatment is r...
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Silent Color Silent Voice (2008)
- Director
- MOGI Ayako
- Cast
- ISHIGAKI Akiko, ISHIGAKI Kinsei, People at Ku-ru Kobo
A documentary film featuring a married couple living together with the vast nature of Iriomotejima Island in Okinawa. Ishigaki Akiko, a fabric-dyeing artist who spins her own threads, dyes them into brilliant colors using native plants and weaves bea...
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MUSHIKOTEI (2009)
- Director
- SHINDO Fuyuki
- Cast
- ANBE Atsushi
A theatrical version DVD featuring the battles between insects produced by Shindo Fuyuki, a bestseller author who loves insects. The insects are divided into the "insect army" and the "poisonous insect army," but which side is stronger? As if in a mi...
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Ashikabi Kodomoga hiraku mirai (2009)
- Director
- KOIKE Masato
- Cast
A new documentary directed by Koike Masato, whose previous film The Etiquette of Life garnered much attention for introducing the Japanese town of Nishiwaga, where medical care for nursing infants and senior citizens is free of charge. Ashikabi—Kodo...
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FLOWERS & TROOPS (2009)
- Director
- MATSUBAYASHI Yoju
- Cast
- SAKAI Isamu, NAKANO Yaichiro, FUJITA Matsukichi
They are "unreturned soldiers" from World War II, who were sent to fight the Southeast Asian front but decided to remain there following Japan's defeat. Flowers & Troops is a war documentary that sheds light on the struggles of those unreturned soldi...
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A Story of Manchurian Settler Communities (2008)
- Director
- HANEDA Sumiko
- Cast
Following a reckless state policy imposed after the Manchurian Incident in 1931, the Japanese government dispatched Japanese civilian settlers to the then Manchuria and Inner Mongolia of mainland China. Approximately 270,000 Japanese citizens crossed...
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Satoyama (2009)
- Director
- KIKUCHI Tetsunori
- Cast
- IMAMORI Mitsuhiko
The first theatrical film edited from one of the NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) documentary series ‘Satoyama,' which has earned high audience ratings in Japan and wide international acclaim, including the Prix Italia. The four seasons of the "s...
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The Robin Sisters Are Here, Yeah, Yeah, Yeaｈ! (2009)
- Director
- KATAOKA Eiko
- Cast
- OSANAI Eiko, OSANAI Toshiko, ATSUMI Jiro
Director Kataoka Eiko, whose career has included working as assistant director for Yukisada Isao (Luxurious Bone) and Yaguchi Shinobu (Water Boys), spent three years filming this intimate documentary that portrays the tumultuous lives of the "Robin S...
