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On March 11 2011, after a magnitude 9 earthquake, a giant tsunami destroyed most of the north eastern japanese coast, killing almost 20,000 people.

Feature documentary debut of 29 year old director Kei Tanaka. In the Japanese town of Kawasaki, elderly residents who have lived hard lives are now fa...

On April 1, 1945, the United States military launched its invasion of the main island of Okinawa, the start of a battle that was to last 12 weeks and...

A dive, the midday sunlight filtering down through the water. The air in her lungs has to last until she can dislodge the abalone. Dives like these ha...

Childhood was complicated for Yoshida and he faces Japanese society as an outsider after his return from London alongside his parents. He feels displa...

The story of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, known as the Tokyo Trial, which, just after the Second World War, was established i...

Hidden in the wooded mountains on the west coast of Japan lies the small Zen monastery Antaiji. A young woman sets off to immerse herself through autu...

From 1937 to 1948 gold, silver, platinum and diamonds were looted by the Imperial Japanese Army during its campaigns throughout Asia-a treasure trove...

A group of friends come up with the brilliant idea of testing the non-existent drink known as "Tea Coffee".

The final episode in our Mini-Docs series comes from musician and writer Jake Anderson, who explores the niche music genres which find an increasing a...

Difficult to classify, the artist Fever Ray comes to set fire to the blast furnaces of Uckange, in France, for a new session of Passengers. An hour of...

30 years of the band, 30 years of Japanese rock. The story of passion toward the band and music.

By following the lives of five Japanese individuals this documentary explores the problem of depression in Japan and how the marketing of anti-depress...

In Japan, a survivor of the 2011 tsunami turns beach debris into gorgeous jewelry.

Megumi Odaka (小高恵美) idol VHS tape, Megumi the Campaign - Idol Roke Zenkoku Jyuudan, 1989. She is best known for the role of Miki Saegusa in six G...