The Great Chuetsu Earthquake which struck Niigata Prefecture on October 23, 2004 is permanently engraved in the memories of most Japanese people today. Hardest hit was the small mountain village of Yamakoshi, located right above the quake’s epicentre. What has become of the villagers who suffered through this disaster seven years ago? This film enters the hearts and minds of the people of Yamakoshi as they pull together over four hard years to rebuild their village, their community, and their lives.
"Heart of the Country" is the story of Shinichi Yasutomo, the extraordinary principal of a rural ele...

The documentary shows the types of the four seasons, when the story returns to the capital of Kyoto ...

Suh, whose favorite Packer will always be Mason Crosby; Omi and Ayaka, whose infant daughter already...

A small rural hospital in Japan battles an international cybercriminal gang that is holding them ran...

This film is about Japanese women, escape, glamour and dreams. The Takarazuka Revue is an enormously...

Welcome to The Great Happiness Space: Rakkyo Café. The club's owner, Issei (22), has a staff of twen...

ONE OK ROCK with Orchestra Japan Tour 2018 features the final performance of the special concert hel...

Global warming in context. What the climate of the past tells us about the climate of the future.

In the last fifty years the culture of Zen has spread far beyond Japan. Zen centers and zen retreats...
Documentary about Japan's road to democracy
Documentary about two boys and a girl who travel to surfing spots around the world.

After the disaster of March 2011, the Japanese authorities decided to build a gigantic 15 meter high...

What is peace? What is coexistence? And what are the basis for them? PEACE is a visual-essay-like ob...

"Trouble the Water" takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. The fil...

This film points out the risks of being a heroin addict. Explains that addicts cannot be identified ...

The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free div...

How the Japanese process American pop culture and make it their own -- a mind-bending odyssey throug...
This astounding documentary delves into the mysteries of the Tunguska event – one of the largest cos...