The Witches of the Orient (2021)
• July 16th, 2021 • 1h 40min
Documentary
Overview
The Japanese volleyball players called the “Oriental Witches” are now in their 70s. From the formation of the team at the factory until their victory at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, memories and legends rise to the surface and blend inextricably.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Released on: 1938-04-21
Documentary
Starting with a long and lyrical overture, evoking the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greec...
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
Released on: 1938-06-02
Documentary
Part two of Leni Riefenstahl's monumental examination of the 1938 Olympic Games, the cameras leave t...
La banlieue, c’est le paradis
Released on: 2025-02-13
Documentary, History
In the 1960s, the suburbs were meant to be modern havens for newcomers from rural France, Portugal, ...
World Debut: From Outsiders to the Olympics
Released on: 2021-07-07
Documentary
What were once lifestyle fads have evolved into some of the world's fastest-growing sports and are n...
Die kalten Ringe
Released on: 2021-07-19
Documentary, TV Movie
19 years after the dropping of atomic bombs in Japan, the Olympic Games of 1964 took place in Tokyo....
Tenório and the Dreams of Judo
Released on: 2021-07-08
Documentary
Antônio Tenório and the Brazilian Paralympic Team are invited to a rare training camp in Japan. Pass...
The Road to the Tokyo Olympics
Released on: 1963-02-08
Documentary
A documentary film that includes footage of past Olympics held in different countries with an partic...
Cat Nation
Released on: 2017-07-20
Documentary
A journey into the unique, often bizarre, world of Japanese cat culture. Cat themed cafes, bars, tem...
Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team
Released on: 2002-01-08
Documentary
At the Winter Olympics of 1980, after two tense weeks amidst growing Cold War fears, the U.S. Olympi...
Battle of Okinawa in Color
Released on: 2017-06-25
Documentary, War, History
By mid-1945, Hitler is dead and the war has ended in Europe. Halfway around the world, however, the ...
Japan's War in Colour
Released on: 2005-01-17
Documentary, War
Using never-before-seen footage, Japan's War In Colour tells a previously untold story. It recounts ...
Follow Me
Released on: 1969-04-25
Documentary
Documentary about two boys and a girl who travel to surfing spots around the world.
Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
Released on: 2004-08-13
Documentary, TV Movie
With the Olympics returning to Greece, the opening ceremony of Athens 2004 sought to show the entire...
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Opening Ceremony: United by Emotion
Released on: 2021-07-23
Documentary
Coverage of the glorious Olympic Opening Ceremony of the Games in Tokyo. The 2020 Summer Olympics op...
JAPlan
Released on: 1984-01-01
Documentary, Music
A portrait of the German electronic band "Der Plan". Büld follows the band on their tour through Jap...
We Beat the Dream Team
Released on: 2025-02-17
Documentary
Discover the little-known story of a group of college basketball players who were tasked with prepar...
Matsuko in Real Life
Released on: 2025-01-04
Documentary
Matsuko Deluxe explores the seemingly familiar yet overlooked facets of Japanese culture through rea...
Olympia 1936. Der verratene Traum
Released on: 2016-08-05
Documentary
The film chronicles the story of how the Nazis and the IOC turned, to their mutual benefit, a small ...
Spirit of the Games
Released on: 1996-05-01
Documentary
Documentary examines the history and evolution of the Olympic Games, taking a close look at the Olym...