A bamboo forest becomes a city with bustling streets that then smoothly transform into photographs: never really in focus, ever more fragmentary and blurred. Born in Gunsan and after seven years, I was repatriated to Japan… begins as a formidable exercise in fūkei-ron, only to turn into a meditation on what remains of the past, with worlds, eras and personal views colliding.

Just because the gates to the spirit world are usually kept shut does not mean that they cannot suddenly open, that the dead cannot reach out for your throat, that its denizens cannot prowl in abandoned office buildings, or haunt high school video projects. The dark realm is with you, and within you, its emotions calling to yours in shades of horror, of fear, of terror.

A documentary Ichikawa made for the 1970 Osaka Expo, originally made for projection on eight split panels.

The duo caught on film during their Road To Graceland '93 tour.

Japanese entertainment conglomerate Yoshimoto Kogyo and South Korean entertainment company CJ E&M will co-produce “PRODUCE 101 JAPAN”, based on the reality television talent competition franchise popular in South Korea and China. This Japanese spin-off follows 101 trainees with the intention of producing an 11-member boy band, with members selected by viewers.

Pinku from 1969.

Kiku and her brother Isamu are social outcasts, children of a prostitute mother and black GI father, in postwar Japan.

Azuma Kazuma isn't terribly clever, but he's got a good heart and great skill - at baking. Since childhood, he's been on a quest to create the perfect bread to represent Japan internationally. Now, he seeks to enter the famous bakery Pantasia, in hopes of reaching his goal. But plots abound...

Shofuso Japanese House and Garden in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park is the physical embodiment of the long-time friendship between Japan and the people of Philadelphia. This compelling and informative documentary explores the traditional-style Japanese house and nationally ranked garden, including areas not open to the general public. Frank Chance, professor of East Asian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and Kim Andrews, Shofuso Executive Director, explain Shofuso's features, history, and how it reflects the culture and philosophy of Japan. Tea practitioner Morgan Beard guides us through a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony.

Worldwide sensation Takeshi's Castle returns after 34 years! Popular games are revived on a larger scale and new, terrifying obstacles appear one after another. The lord of the castle, Beat Takeshi, entrusts BANANAMAN to protect it. Subaru Kimura is the attack force's new leader. The elite team gathers to bring down the revived Takeshi's Castle. The greatest battle in history begins!

Sakubei Yamamoto (1892–1984) was a lifelong miner in the Chikuho coalfield in southern Japan. In his mid-60s, he began to paint a documentary record of work and daily life in and around the coal mines.

Find out everything there is to know about Japanese tradition, from food to culture to objects and arts, and the people who are continuing it today.

The elderly are interviewed on the memories they have on the Japanese soldiers who occupied China in the late ‘30s. Some remembered, some didn’t, but the result is an endearing chronicle of what we choose to live with in the old age.

A small Japanese fishing village is home of a unique community for people with schizophrenia and other long term psychological and developmental disabilities.

A documentary tracing the development of Shinto to the present day. Explores ancient ritual sites that are still used today, as well as major shrines and great works of Shinto religious art.

Recorded live at Club Citta', Kawasaki, Japan 26 September 2004. Setlist: 01 - Me - 02 - No Place for Disgrace - 03 - The Master Sleeps - 04 - Nothing to Say - 05 - Hard on You - 06 - Escape From Within - 07 - Hammerhead - 08 - Doomsday for the Deceiver and the video for Straight to Hell

Challenged by the UK's Japanese Ambassador to cook a Japanese banquet for his distinguished guests, Rick spends one week visiting Japan's vibrant fish markets and island restaurants, aiming to master the art of cooking fish - Japanese-style. Japan is arguably the ultimate destination for serious lovers of fish. Will Rick be able to learn enough to impress all at the banquet?

The name of this film refers to the lectures of two Japanese writers Yasunari Kawabata and Kenzaburō Ōe. In their Nobel prize speeches, directed at the Western audience, they meditate on the Japanese identity and how it correlates with their oeuvre. Tomotosi plays up this classic heritage. The artist delicately intervenes in city rituals via six performances and records his fellow citizens' reactions. In this way, he dissects daily life and the unwritten rules of social interaction in Japan.