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  • 2009
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    The Japanese Settlers to the Manchuria and Inner Mongolia of Mainland China
    The Japanese Settlers to the Manchuria and Inner Mongolia of Mainland China

    6.80 2009 HD

    Set in the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo, the tragic theme of the film is the destruction of millions of lives in the 13 years before Manchukuo...

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  • 2004
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    Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa
    Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa

    1 2004 HD

    This extraordinary film presents Japanese classical scroll painting as never before. The Yamanaka Tokiwa comprises twelve scrolls painted by Matabei...

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  • 2011
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    Far-Away Home: Lushun and Dalian
    Far-Away Home: Lushun and Dalian

    1 2011 HD

    Haneda Sumiko, documentary filmmaker who was born in Dalian, Manchuria in 1926 and was there to experience the conclusion of the Pacific War....

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  • 1992
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    Kabuki Actor Kataoka Nizaemon
    Kabuki Actor Kataoka Nizaemon

    1 1992 HD

    Documentary film from Japan.

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  • 2007
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    All's Well That Ends Well
    All's Well That Ends Well

    1 2007 HD

    Documentary on end-of-life care in Japan

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  • 1982
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    The Poem of Hayachine Valley
    The Poem of Hayachine Valley

    7.00 1982 HD

    Iwate Prefecture, Ohasamacho. In the foothills of Mt. Hayachine, the kagura (devotional dance) offered to the mountain goddess by the mountain...

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  • 1977
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    The Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms
    The Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms

    6.00 1977 HD

    The poignant focal point for this film is a cherry tree that is over 1400 years old. Beginning with the tree, the director then explores the families...

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  • 1990
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    Getting Old without Anxiety
    Getting Old without Anxiety

    1 1990 HD

    The care facilities for the elderly in a small town in Gifu prefecture, and the comparison with the welfare in Denmark, Sweden and Australia.

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  • 2012
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    And Then Akiko Is... A Portrait of a Dancer
    And Then Akiko Is... A Portrait of a Dancer

    1 2012 HD

    Sumiko Haneda returns to film what will be the final bits of Akiko Kanda's life, documenting Kanda's will to dance as she struggles with terminal...

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  • 1997
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    Community Welfare that Residents Choose
    Community Welfare that Residents Choose

    1 1997 HD

    Toru Iwakawa is elected mayor of Takanosu on the platform of improving welfare. With the support of a group formed by residents, he aims to develop a...

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  • 2002
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    Woman Was the Sun—The Life of Hiratsuka Raicho
    Woman Was the Sun—The Life of Hiratsuka Raicho

    1 2002 HD

    Documentary on pioneer Japanese feminist Hiratsuka Raicho

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  • 2006
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    The Takanosu-machi Thereafter
    The Takanosu-machi Thereafter

    1 2006 HD

    Mayor Iwakawa was voted into office in 1991, promising better welfare for senior citizens. As a result of his efforts to create a town with resident...

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  • 1996
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    Women’s Testimonies - Pioneering Women in the Labor Movement
    Women’s Testimonies - Pioneering Women in the Labor Movement

    1 1996 HD

    In 1982, the socialist researcher Ishidō Kiyotomo organized a round table with women activists who had participated in the rise of the labor...

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