Japan travel content tends to show the same temples, the same food markets, and the same bullet train footage — the ...

This documentary uncovers the incredible true story of the Iga Ninja, the legendary shadow warriors of feudal Japan. Often ...

NEW YORK — In “The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On,” a 1987 documentary that takes many abrupt twists and turns, one of the most surprising comes about a half-hour in. The Japanese director Kazuo Hara ...

India’s Toonz Media Group and Tokyo-based studio Supersub LLC have joined forces to co-produce “The Taste of Water,” an ...

TOKYO >> Naked and frail, a shaggy-haired man films himself as he endures solitude in a tiny room for months, and months more. “The Contestant,” directed by Clair Titley, explores the story behind the ...

TOKYO >> The women work hard, sleeping only a few hours a night, as they juggle the demands of caring for their children and doing housework — all while suffering from poverty. The award-winning ...

Japanese journalist and filmmaker, Ito Shiori, has spent the last decade under the media microscope as a sexual assault survivor. Her advocacy challenging Japan’s society norms toward sexual assault ...

Date: Wednesday, April 30 th Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Location: Washington Hall 308 Four short documentaries will be shown as part of the event. 7:00 ~ NO農家 「NO農家」is about Kazuyoshi Sugimoto’s efforts ...

The Australian filmmaker tackles an issue that makes uncomfortable viewing at times in 'The Ones Left Behind: The Plight of Single Mothers in Japan.' By Gavin J Blair Shibuya, a Tokyo district of ...