Japan Movies

Siblings Aru, age 3, and Kino, age 1, have 3 parents: father Fumino, who is transgender; mother Honoyo, Fumino's partner who gave birth to the childre...

Director Miho Niikura examines the modern practice of tee (Okinawan karate),and its attractiveness to Westerners—some of whom travel thousands of mil...

Thirty years ago, idol Okada Yukiko jumped off the Sun Music agency building in a desperate attempt to take her own life. Unfortunately, she was succe...

"The Pine's Branches" is the latest work in Murata Tomoyasu’s series “Sei toshi ni matsuwaru kioku no tabi (Journey through memories of life and death...

A young man is anguished that Koreans cannot volunteer to join to Japanese Imperial Army.

Based on four of the six short stories compiled in Murakami Haruki's anthology, After the Quake explores the complex aftermath of Japan’s earthquakes...

A documentary tracing the development of Shinto to the present day. Explores ancient ritual sites that are still used today, as well as major shrines...

Kunashir, one of the biggest islands of the Kuril Archipelago, is situated 16 kilometers from Japan. It was occupied by the Soviet army in 1945. One y...

Daichi Miura's concert film of his BEST HIT TOUR at Nippon Budokan on February 15, 2018 to conclude his 2017 national tour.

TOKYO Ainu features the Ainu, an indigenous people of Japan, living in Greater Tokyo (Tokyo and its surrounding areas),who are and actively in promot...

In the world of computer games, there are players earning fight money as a PRO. They are sponsored by digital tool companies or beverage companies, an...

Midori is a struggling wedding photographer in Kona, Hawaii. Her small world in thrown off balance when Seiko, her judgmental sister comes to visit fr...

A Japanese food writer embarks on her quest to cook the perfect Sunday roast. Her gravy evokes a taste of home both gently Japanese and quintessential...

Torii 鳥居 is a short film in the form of an audiovisual composition about the traditional Shinto gates of the same name in Japan. The film uses these...

A springtime Traveltalk visit to Japan.

A man suddenly disappears after entering a university. The detective who began an investigation at the request of his parents falls ill by an unknown...

Features the final of "DAICHI MIURA LIVE TOUR COLORLESS" held by Daichi Miura at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on November 5, 2019.

Follows a bunch of school renegades and their downfall into criminality in a docu-drama style, completely refreshing for its time.