Children of Yamato
Perched high, Asago City's Takeda Castle ruins, the "Castle in the Sky," seem to float above. Below, ancient wild cherry trees, blooming for over a millennium, symbolise the city. This documentary fol…
Eight years in the making, this 4K film captures once-in-a-lifetime breathtaking beauty from over 200 locations across all 47 Japanese prefectures, from Takeda Castle's sea of clouds to autumn's scarl…
Nara's World Heritage site, Yakushiji Temple, is home to Japan's National Treasure, the East Pagoda – the only building remaining from the ancient capital, built in 730 AD, and often called "frozen mu…
A Japanese orphan is raised in the United States by American parents. But the young man falls under the influence of a Bushido-spouting Japanese priest and becomes radicalized. As World War II dawns i…
Yokohama, a cosmopolitan metropolis close to the capital city of Tokyo, appeared to be the perfect location for major casino operators of the world to develop a new resort location. However, one man s…
Brothers Dai and Kei are summoned by peace-loving spirits to stop an angry demon from destroying Tokyo. When they become separated, Kei's mission is to save his brother and restore harmony between hum…
Asuka, Japan's ancient capital and a symbol of its natural beauty, is the focus of this year-long 4K documentary that follows Ken Sagawa, a city transplant embracing traditional life in Asuka, reveali…
Deep in a forest by the Baltic Sea, a group of Ukrainian families come together to start the healing process with the help of golden retrievers and Palomino horses at an animal therapy retreat. In the…
The Repatriation Project saw nearly 93,000 people migrate from Japan to North Korea between 1959 and 1984. While the project was mainly aimed at native-born Koreans looking to return to their homeland…
During an immigration tour in Niihama, Satoko unexpectedly reunites with her ex-husband, while Naoki and Yukie face relationship struggles. When Yukie goes missing, the group embarks on a search, lead…
In 2011, Norio Kimura lost his family in the Fukushima disaster. Nuclear fallout complicated the search for his daughter, Yuna (7). Today, Norio advocates for valuing family and everyday life, sharing…
Grieving the death of her mother, a 14-year-old Korean-American adoptee grows desperate to find her birth parents. But when she befriends a Korean family who moves in next door, they expose an unfores…
The daughter of a Holocaust survivor embarks on an international journey to uncover how her mother and six siblings, still children, escaped Nazi Germany through sheer courage and the kindness of stra…
Released months before lead Hiroko Yakushimaru's breakthrough hit Sailor Suit and Machine Gun, Nobuhiko Obayashi's first groundbreaking teenage idol picture is a dazzling mix of special effects and bl…
A 1945 US military documentary following General Douglas MacArthur's campaign from the loss of the Philippines to the Japanese surrender, using authentic wartime footage.
Makube is tasked with uncovering the origins of footage showcasing a ritual dating from the Meiji Era. As his team investigates the film, a group of government agents surveys their every move. As the …
林昭明，1930年生，角版山溪口部落泰雅族人，林昭明在就讀建國中學時，寄居在樂信‧瓦旦（漢名：林瑞昌）寓所，認識了陳顯富、簡吉等人，後來因為原住民族自治理念使然，與台北師範同學趙巨德、高建勝等人組織「台灣蓬萊民族自救鬥爭青年同盟」。在1952年白色恐怖年代，林昭明在9月6日當天被捕，被國民黨政權誣控「預備於匪幫攻台時為內應」，軍法審判處15年徒刑、褫奪公權10年，全部財產除些許家屬生活費外，全遭國…
Stories about my tribe, after Typhoon Morakot caused flood（At August 2-13, 2009）
Suzu is a young boy... or at least, he will be. Right now, he's being imprinted with the memories of another boy that lost his life.Hotori is the daughter of the head doctor in charge of Suzu's progra…
In Japow, the Collet brothers and a crew of elite riders embark on a 15-day quest for Japan’s legendary deep snow. This high-energy film captures Andy, Sandy, Rudy, and Aurélien Collet as they explore…
一封驚現在美國萬聖節裝飾品中的、來自中國勞教所的越洋求救信曾轟動國際社會。求救信作者孫毅在嚴密監控下用鏡頭記錄下他真實的生活，重現了他在勞教所的經歷及寫求救信的過程，講述了一段感人至深的傳奇故事。
The Fight for Guadalcanal recounts America's initial successful assault on Japanese-occupied territory and one of WWII's most intense Pacific battles, featuring dramatic color and black-and-white foot…
The East Side Kids take on a gang of Japanese spies.
樂信·瓦旦（漢名林瑞昌）是出身桃園角板山大豹社的泰雅族人，1899年生，其父親 WatanSyatu 瓦旦．燮促是日治時期著名「大豹社事件」的領袖，也因此事件，林瑞昌從小身為人質，接受日本教育養成。 樂信．瓦旦見識過戰爭失敗的後果，於是乎，終其一身，都小心翼翼地周旋在當局和族人之間，靠著斡旋、協調來保全族人的生存。加上樂信．瓦旦在日本人的刻意培養之下成為一個醫師，這讓樂信．瓦旦成為泰雅族族人之間的…