Shot on three continents, this unique documentary follows the pioneer of avant-garde composer John Cage through miscell…
Inspired by the writings of Finnish diplomat G. J. Ramstedt, this documentary is a journey to Japan and Mongolia to ref…
The Ainu are the indigenous people of Japan. The director, Naomi Mizoguchi, spent a decade creating this film about the…
In the interior of a Japanese apartment where an art gallery operates, a daughter and her mother with dementia live day…
In this episode of UN, a Japanese activist raises awareness about the danger to human health from chemical waste, speci…
They are obsessive, insatiable and extremely imaginative. Meet the Japanese Star Wars fanatics and their passion for co…
With their tenacity and total commitment on the rugby field, the players of The Sydney Convicts prove that it is possib…
A group of adventurous cyclists set out on an almost impossible quest: to ride more than 1,200 kilometers across Japan …
Conceived as an essay film, we follow a man in a suit walking through Tokyo on an existential journey. We hear a voice,…
In the style of a travel video diary, a traveler (the director), documents the steps he takes in Tokyo on the eve of hi…
In the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, a Japanese filmmaker documents the radiation-free zone.…
Through the daily life of a Japanese family living in the Hiroshima of the nineties, this documentary uses valuable tes…
Rolf and Renata leave their home and embark with their young children to live with indigenous communities in various pa…
In the remote mountains of central Japan, a Zen Buddihist Master has been helping people return from the limbo of depre…
This beautiful rarity is an experimental documentary that, in only an uninterrupted shot, takes us into a vertical hous…
Award-winning filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda makes this two-part follow-up to Japanese politician Yama-san as he tries to defe…
Clinging to their land, Matsumura and his old father remain in the evacuated area around the Fukushima nuclear plant. F…
This is the second part of filmmaker Kasuhiro Soda's follow-up to the Japanese politician Yama-san, who is now trying t…
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) tries to protect refugees worldwide. In Japan, not all immigrants are recognized as refug…
Guided by the reflections of José Mujica, known as the world’s most austere president, three stories in three different…
This observational documentary captures the conversations, confidences and emotionally charged moments of migrants in c…
In an intimate and exciting journey to the root, the film follows a family based in Okinawa, Japan, that visits Taiwan …
Timo Novotny labels his new project an experimental music documentary film, in a remix of the celebrated film Megacitie…
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