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KAGURA Troupe on the beat (2017)
- Director
- ENDO Kano, OSAWA Mirai
- Cast
- Kuromori Kagura Hozonkai
The Kuromori Kagura which has continued to this day on the Sanriku coast of Iwate Prefecture is the focus of this documentary. It captures both the kagura troupe who for over 340 years have continued performing the ritual dance at home after home no ...
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Eiga Senko issenri (2017)
- Director
- MUKOYAMA Masahiro
- Cast
- Subenja PONGKORN, TOMITA Katsuya, AIZAWA Toranosuke
A making-of documentary about BANGKOK NITES, the film written and directed by Tomita Katsuya of the production team Kuzoku, put together from over 100 hours of behind-the-scenes footage of the filming. Mukoyama Masahiro, a member of the cinematograph...
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LOVE AND WOLBACHIA (2017)
- Director
- ONO Sayaka
- Cast
- Ouji, Ayu, Jurian
Having made her debut with the autobiographical documentary The Duckling, Ono Sayaka directs, shoots, and edits this documentary focusing on Japan's sexual minorities. After a man starts to wear women's clothing simply hoping to be stylish, he finds...
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Home, Sweet Home (2017)
- Director
- ISE Shinichi
- Cast
- NISHIMURA Nao, NISHIMURA Norikazu, NISHIMURA Nobuko
Documentary film covering 35 years in the life of filmmaker Ise Shinichi's family. Like his previous films Nao-chan, Piglet, and Arigato, this film documents his disabled niece Nao and her family Eldest daughter Nao is disabled but has a naturally s...
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ONNANINARU (2017)
- Director
- TANAKA Yukio
- Cast
Documentary that captures the genuine emotional state of a college student with Gender Identity Disorder who undergoes sex reassignment surgery. Directed by Tanaka Yukio of ITECHO and On the road. Miyu has dreamed of becoming a female since early ch...
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Tales of CHIGASAKI (2017)
- Director
- KUMASAKA Izuru
- Cast
- MIYAJI Junichi, NAKAZAWA Shinichi, KAYAMA Yuzo
Miyaji Junichi, Kuwata Keisuke's classmate who christened his band "Southern All Stars" and anthropologist Nakazawa Shinichi who uses a technique known as "Earth Dive" to trace the past of an area of land, unravel the appeal and mystery of Chigasaki ...
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Living in Deafblindness (2017)
- Director
- NISHIHARA Takashi
- Cast
Director Nishihara Takashi gained attention for About My Liberty -SEALDs 2015- which followed the activities of student group SEALDs. In this documentary, he travels across the country to interview people who are both blind and deaf. Living in a wor...
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A LIFE LINE (2017)
- Director
- IMAZU Hidekuni
- Cast
Directorial debut from Hokkaido-based photographer Imazu Hidekuni, the long-time photographer for the posters at Asahiyama Zoo. This documentary offers an intimate look at animals in Hokkaido, including a flock of 80,000 white-fronted geese, ezonaki ...
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Fuzjko: A Pianist of Silence & Solitude (2018)
- Director
- KOMATSU Soichiro
- Cast
- Fuzjko HEMMING
In-depth documentary about pianist Fuzjko Hemming, who achieved worldwide acclaim while in her 60s. Elucidates the present-day and future of a woman who pursues her dreams irrespective of age. The emotional dynamism of Fuzjko's performances capture...
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SUKITA / The Shoot Must Go On (2018)
- Director
- AIHARA Hiromi
- Cast
- SUKITA Masayoshi
Documentary about veteran photographer Sukita Masayoshi, whose photos of musicians like David Bowie and Iggy Pop have been seen around the world. Follows the trajectory of his work including behind-the-scenes anecdotes about the album cover photo sho...
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Vibration (2017)
- Director
- MATSUNAGA Daishi
- Cast
- YOSHII Kazuya, KIKUCHI Hideaki, HIROSE Yoichi
After a 15-year hiatus, THE YELLOW MONKEY, one of Japan's greatest rock bands, reunites in 2016 and goes on tour. They vow never to break up again. Director Daishi Matsunaga of Pieta in the Toilet and Pyuupiru captures them on and off stage examinin...
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Kamejiro: The U.S. Military's Most Feared Man (2017)
- Director
- SAKO Tadahiko
- Cast
- SENAGA Kamejiro
Documentary about Senaga Kamejiro, the man who stood up to the US Army in Okinawa under US occupation. The feature film is reedited with footage added to the highly acclaimed TV documentary that aired in 2016. Sakamoto Ryuichi created the theme song....
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Of Love & Law (2017)
- Director
- TODA Hikaru
- Cast
- MINAMI Kazuyuki, YOSHIDA Masafumi
Documentary about contemporary Japanese society through the lives of people in challenging circumstances including LGBT individuals and those left out of Japan's family registry system. Director Toda Hikaru, who has worked for many years in the US an...
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The Fall of Icarus:Narita Stories (2017)
- Director
- DAISHIMA Haruhiko
- Cast
- KASE Tsutomu, AKIBA Emiko, HIRATA Seigo
Documentary that serves as a companion to The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories, which dealt with the protests against the construction of Narita Airport. Depicts the lives of youth who fought alongside farmers against the nation state. Farmers la...
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA (2017)
- Director
- Stephen Nomura Schible
- Cast
- SAKAMOTO Ryuichi
A documentary which captures the music of world-renown composer Sakamoto Ryuichi as he goes on a meditative journey. Making his theatrical film directing debut, Stephen Nomura Schible fulfills a five year long thorough coverage of Sakamoto which bega...
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Gekijoban Iwago Mitsuaki no sekai nekoaruki Kotorakazoku to sekai no iikotachi (2017)
- Director
- Cast
- IWAGO Mitsuaki
A theatrical version of a documentary program which shows scenes of the world's cats shot by animal photographer, Iwago Mitsuaki, who has continued to photograph cats for over 40 years and is known for the books 'Neko' and 'Neko Aruki'. The film is a...
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Pelican: 74 Years of Japanease Tradition (2017)
- Director
- UCHIDA Shuntaro
- Cast
- WATANABE Kazuo, WATANABE Riku, NAGI HIoriki
Documentary about the venerable Pelican bakery that was founded 74 years ago. Directed by Uchida Shuntaro of Portrait. Tokyo is crowded with bakeries that sell bread of all varieties imaginable. Located in Tokyo's old-style downtown district of Asa...
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Yakan mo yatteru hoikuen (2017)
- Director
- OMIYA Koichi
- Cast
Documentary from director Omiya Koichi of TADAIMA I'm home, a place for everyone and The Voyage of Bunyo Ishikawa about the challenges facing childcare workers and parents who are raising kids in a wide range of circumstances, based on the real-life ...
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A Whale of A Tale (2017)
- Director
- SASAKI Megumi
- Cast
Herb & Dorothy director Sasaki Megumi tackles the whaling industry controversy in this documentary which took six years to make. The tiny fishing village of Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture has become entangled in an international controversy over its h...
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MOTHER FUCKER (2017)
- Director
- OISHI Noriko
- Cast
- TANIGUCHI Jun, YUKARI, TANIGUCHI Tomonari
A documentary providing a close-up look at 25-year-old music label Less Than TV which introduced or launched many bands in the 90s such as Guitar Wolf, bloodthirsty butchers, among others. It is directed by Oishi Noriko who has worked on the live DVD...
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Taiwan Banzai (2017)
- Director
- SAKAI Atsuko
- Cast
The third and final film in a trilogy which includes Taiwanjinesei and Memories of Taiwan. The director is Sakai Atsuko, who has used this series to focus on Taiwan under Japanese rule and the people who have lived there afterward. Taiwan's unspoile...
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YAMADA TAKAYUKI The movie (2017)
- Director
- MATSUE Tetsuaki, YAMASHITA Nobuhiro
- Cast
- YAMADA Takayuki, ASHIDA Mana
A film derived from the documentary TV series "Takayuki Yamada's Festival de Cannes" which accompanies The Devil's Path and "Ushijima the Loan Shark" series actor, Yamada Takayuki, as he turns producer and scrambles to make a film that will win the C...
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Close but Distant (2017)
- Director
- OKUBO Yui
- Cast
Documentary from Okubo Yui, who came out with Tsuchioto in 2011, focusing on his hometown of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture, which was devastated by the tsunami in the Great East Japan Earthquake. Screenings include the Cinema With Us program at the Yam...
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Tasha Tudor A still water story (2017)
- Director
- MATSUTANI Mitsue
- Cast
- Tasha Tudor, Seth Tudor, Winslow Tudor
Documentary exploring the lifestyle of the great American illustrated book author Tasha Tudor, who passed away in 2008 at the age of 92. Directed by Matsutani Mitsue, who documented Tasha's final years. Living in the beautiful garden she created in ...
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The Most Beautiful Village In The World (2016)
- Director
- ISHIKAWA Bon
- Cast
- Punam GURUNG, Asha Bahadur GURUNG
Innovative documentary that questions what real happiness looks like for human beings, set against the majestic Himalayas and dealing with family bonds, prayer, and people living with nature. In the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, 9,000 people lost their ...
