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2009
The Japanese Settlers to the Manchuria and Inner Mongolia of Mainland China
The Japanese Settlers to the Manchuria and Inner Mongolia of Mainland China6.80 2009 HD
Set in the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo, the tragic theme of the film is the destruction of millions of lives in the 13 years before Manchukuo...
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1992
Kabuki Actor Kataoka Nizaemon
Kabuki Actor Kataoka Nizaemon1 1992 HD
Documentary film from Japan.
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2004
Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa
Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa1 2004 HD
This extraordinary film presents Japanese classical scroll painting as never before. The Yamanaka Tokiwa comprises twelve scrolls painted by Matabei...
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2012
And Then Akiko Is... A Portrait of a Dancer
And Then Akiko Is... A Portrait of a Dancer1 2012 HD
Sumiko Haneda returns to film what will be the final bits of Akiko Kanda's life, documenting Kanda's will to dance as she struggles with terminal...
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1990
Getting Old without Anxiety
Getting Old without Anxiety1 1990 HD
The care facilities for the elderly in a small town in Gifu prefecture, and the comparison with the welfare in Denmark, Sweden and Australia.
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2011
Far-Away Home: Lushun and Dalian
Far-Away Home: Lushun and Dalian1 2011 HD
Haneda Sumiko, documentary filmmaker who was born in Dalian, Manchuria in 1926 and was there to experience the conclusion of the Pacific War....
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2007
All's Well That Ends Well
All's Well That Ends Well1 2007 HD
Documentary on end-of-life care in Japan
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1977
The Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms
The Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms6.00 1977 HD
The poignant focal point for this film is a cherry tree that is over 1400 years old. Beginning with the tree, the director then explores the families...
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1982
The Poem of Hayachine Valley
The Poem of Hayachine Valley7.00 1982 HD
Iwate Prefecture, Ohasamacho. In the foothills of Mt. Hayachine, the kagura (devotional dance) offered to the mountain goddess by the mountain...
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1997
Community Welfare that Residents Choose
Community Welfare that Residents Choose1 1997 HD
Toru Iwakawa is elected mayor of Takanosu on the platform of improving welfare. With the support of a group formed by residents, he aims to develop a...
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2002
Woman Was the Sun—The Life of Hiratsuka Raicho
Woman Was the Sun—The Life of Hiratsuka Raicho1 2002 HD
Documentary on pioneer Japanese feminist Hiratsuka Raicho
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2006
The Takanosu-machi Thereafter
The Takanosu-machi Thereafter1 2006 HD
Mayor Iwakawa was voted into office in 1991, promising better welfare for senior citizens. As a result of his efforts to create a town with resident...
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1996
Women’s Testimonies - Pioneering Women in the Labor Movement
Women’s Testimonies - Pioneering Women in the Labor Movement1 1996 HD
In 1982, the socialist researcher Ishidō Kiyotomo organized a round table with women activists who had participated in the rise of the labor...