The Sion Sono
Directed by Arata Oshima, son of rebel filmmaker Nagisa Oshima, who had praised Sono's early work before his passing, this documentary gives...
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I Go Gaga, My Dear
Feature-film directorial debut by Nobutomo Naoko, who has made numerous TV documentaries based on her personal experiences, including her own...
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Ramen Heads
In Ramen Heads, Osamu Tomita, Japan's reigning king of ramen, takes us deep into his world, revealing every single step of his obsessive approach...
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Watashi no hanashi buraku no hanashi
"Buraku" or "Buraku-min" are the terms used for ethnic Japanese people who are believed to descend from the pre-Meiji castes. Today, neither...
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State Funeral Day
Interviews in 10 cities (Tokyo, Shimonoseki, Kyoto, Fukushima, Okinawa, Sapporo, Nara, Hiroshima, Shizuoka, and Nagasaki) on the day of Shinzo...
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Why You Can't Be Prime Minister
What keeps popular policies of social welfare from the seat of power? Over nearly two decades, Arata Oshima follows a politician navigating...
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