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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In early June, Singapore-based Channel NewsAsia (CNA) uploaded its documentary Inside Unit 731: Japan's Secret Human ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Filmmaker Peter Michael Dowd has revealed that production is underway on his new feature documentary about Japanese world champion ...