A brigand in love feels that he can no longer live without the presence of the beautiful Tagaky, whom he has taken back to her father and her happy fiancé after having kidnapped her at the request of a samurai. Desperate, he commits harakiri with a large sword in memory of the loved one.

After catastrophic earthquakes devastate Japan, one family's resolve is tested on a journey of survival through the sinking archipelago.

In this reality dating series, marriage-minded singles in Japan meet, date and get engaged — before ever setting eyes on each other.

Queen Min makes regent Prince Daewon withdraw from ruling with the help of the Min Seung-ho Party.

8 short stories comprise this anthology movie, based on the Tales of Terror TV series.

This documentary short film instructs pilots and ground forces on the proper identification of the Japanese fighter aircraft 96 & 97 (two versions of the same aircraft). The American fighter P-36 is compared and contrasted as the American plane most likely to be mistaken for this Japanese plane. Animated comparisons of the planes from various angles and recommendations for the best angle of attack against this Japanese aircraft are depicted.

In March of 2011, a massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit eastern Japan. It is estimated 25,000 people may have perished. A month after the disaster, a documentary crew returns to the area to look at the destructive power unleashed suddenly that day...and how survivors are coping.

In 2023 in Tokyo, Prime Minister Eiichi Higashiyama pushes for COMS at the World Environment Conference. COMS is a method to liquify pollutants and store it in the crack of the sea floor. Prime Minister Eiichi Higashiyama gathers young and talented bureaucrats and launches Japan Future Promotion Conference, which is to benefit the future of Japan. Keishi Amami of the Ministry of the Environment and Kōichi Tokiwa of the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry are members of that conference.

Experienced head chef Nobuyuki Yazawa and friendly waitress Shinobu Senke run a traditional Japanese izakaya called Nobu—a bar known for serving a tasty array of food and drink. Welcoming any and all customers, the pair strive to showcase Nobu's exclusive menu and provide the best possible experience. However, despite its ordinary appearance, the establishment opens to the heart of Aitheria, a city from a parallel universe. As news of the restaurant's exquisite dishes spreads throughout the lands, Aitherian citizens from various social backgrounds travel to Nobu in search of new and delicious cuisine, bringing with them an empty stomach and riveting stories to tell.

Hometown Rebuilding: Folktales from Japan is a Japanese anime television series that adapts various traditional stories from Japan. The narration and all character voices are provided by veteran Japanese film actors Akira Emoto and Yoneko Matsukane. An English-subtitled version began "simulcast" availability on the streaming service Crunchyroll March 12, 2012.

This film presents a contemporary Tokaido completely transformed from the scenery famously portrayed by Utagawa Hiroshige in the Edo Period: a landscape traversed by rail tracks and busy with cars coming and going. Heading west from Tokyo, we encounter the traditional industries that developed in the cities and localities along the highway, as well as the mechanical industries that arrived with modernization. The journey continues to Kyoto and Osaka

A gonzo black comedy with six intertwining stories set in the streets of Tokyo about the ongoing battle between the Internet generation and the older generation.

See Little Pim and friends waking up, going to bed, and find out what they're all smiling about. Children will learn more than 60 words and phrases for their morning and night time routines. Little Pim is a fun, award-winning series designed to introduce foreign languages to toddlers and preschoolers. Get Up and Go features Little Pim, a lovable, animated panda who teaches Japanese to children through a combination of animation, and live action of real kids doing everyday activities.

The walls of video rental shops in Japan are lined with hundreds upon hundreds of animation DVDs, but experimental and art animation on DVD are rare. To remedy this situation, Image Forum put together this showcase of the work of contemporary avant-garde animators trained in Kyoto and Tokyo.

American Documentary

A two part Discovery Channel documentary on Japans historical rise to prominence, and their downfall.

Renactment of a skirmish that was likely to have occurred in the Russo-Japanese War. Opens with an establishing scene entitled "A Japanese outpost on the Yalu River," which shows the Japanese soldiers of the infantry outpost doing rifle drills and raising the flag. Following scenes are entitled "The Attack," "The Capture," and "The Retreat". In them, the Japanese fire their cannon; the Russian infantry demolish the camp, replace the Japanese flag with their own, and then fire their rifles at the enemy; and the Japanese recapture the outpost and once again run up their flag. Photographed from a single camera position.

Shin Dong-youp and Sung Si-kyung dive into adult entertainment in Japan, meeting people from all walks of life to demystify the "taboo" experience.