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  • 2018
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    Burning

    Burning

    7.40 2018 HD

    Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he'd mind looking after her cat...

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  • 2008
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    25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert

    25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert

    9.30 2008 HD

    Concert held on August 4, 5 and 6, 2008 at the Nippon Budōkan hall in Tokyo to commemorate both the Japanese theatrical release of Ponyo (2008) and...

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  • 1999
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    Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie

    Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie

    7.60 1999 HD

    Sakura Kinomoto, a Card Captor, wins a game of chance and is awarded a trip to Hong Kong, along with her best friend Tomoyo and her rival, Syaoran...

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  • 2021
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    Earwig and the Witch

    Earwig and the Witch

    5.90 2021 HD

    A headstrong orphan discovers a world of spells and potions while living with a selfish witch.

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  • 2024
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    Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron

    Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron

    8.10 2024 HD

    A documentary that chronicles the making of The Boy and the Heron, filmed with exclusive access to Studio Ghibli across an astonishing seven years.

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  • 2025
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    Cocoon: Aru Natsu no Shoujo-tachi yori

    Cocoon: Aru Natsu no Shoujo-tachi yori

    1 2025 HD

    San and Mayu are two schoolgirls living in Okinawa during the closing months of the Pacific War. Together with their classmates, the two friends are...

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  • 2021
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    Only Yesterday

    Only Yesterday

    6.00 2021 HD

    Sugimoto Taeko moves in with her daughter Natsuki and granddaughter Mizuki. They begin a lively life together. In the midst of it all, Taeko sees her...

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  • 2002
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    Russian Ark

    Russian Ark

    7.28 2002 HD

    A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, encountering scenes from many different periods of its history.

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  • 2020
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    Wife of a Spy

    Wife of a Spy

    6.80 2020 HD

    It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II. Satoko, the wife of a fabric merchant, is devoted to her...

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  • 2000
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    Peppermint Candy

    Peppermint Candy

    7.50 2000 HD

    In the spring of 1999, a group of old friends gather to celebrate their 20 year reunion. Among the group is Yeong-ho, a cold, unhappy man, whose...

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  • 1991
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    The Indian Runner

    The Indian Runner

    6.50 1991 HD

    Two brothers cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in everyone and everything, subsequently he is...

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  • 2005
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    No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

    No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

    7.71 2005 HD

    A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.

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  • 2017
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    Oh Lucy!

    Oh Lucy!

    6.70 2017 HD

    A lonely, chain-smoking office lady in Tokyo falls for her teacher when she decides to take English lessons. When her teacher disappears, she sets...

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  • 2024
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    The Making of a Japanese

    The Making of a Japanese

    8.50 2024 HD

    Intimately following 1st and 6th graders at a public elementary school in Tokyo, we observe kids learning the traits necessary to become part of...

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  • 1999
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    The Old Man and the Sea

    The Old Man and the Sea

    7.65 1999 HD

    An old fisherman makes the biggest catch of his life.

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  • 2017
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    Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki

    Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki

    7.40 2017 HD

    A look at legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki following his retirement in 2013.

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  • 2005
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    Supervolcano

    Supervolcano

    6.10 2005 HD

    Yellowstone is a park, but it's also the deadliest volcano on Earth. Beneath it, a sleeping 'dragon' is stirring. When an earthquake opens a crack...

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  • 2018
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    Extreme der Tiefsee - Abysses

    Extreme der Tiefsee - Abysses

    8.00 2018 HD

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  • 2017
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    Tokyo Phoenix

    Tokyo Phoenix

    7.30 2017 HD

    In 150 years, twice marked by total destruction —a terrible earthquake in 1923 and incendiary bombings in 1945— followed by a spectacular...

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  • 2019
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    Cosmis Flows: The Cartographers of the Universe

    Cosmis Flows: The Cartographers of the Universe

    7.80 2019 HD

    Man has always sought to seek further afield. After the seafaring explorers of the 16th century, 21st century cosmologists today navigate more...

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