Takeuchi, originally from Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, first visited China in 2010 to produce the three-part documentary A Journey to the Yangtze River for Japan's NHK. Fascinated by Chinese society, ...

When Shiori Ito alleged at a 2017 news conference that Noriyuki Yamaguchi, a prominent TV journalist and friend of Japan’s then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, had two years earlier drugged and raped her ...

A documentary about the L.A. Dodgers’ season-opening series in Japan is set to premiere in movie theaters on February 23 and 24.

"I have always wanted to make people laugh. But there is a difference between making people laugh and being laughed at." This is what Nasubi, a Japanese actor and comedian, tells viewers in a new ...

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 ...

The Ones Left Behind: The Plight of Single Mothers in Japan The Ones Left Behind: The Plight of Single Mothers in Japan Australian filmmaker Rionne McAvoy's documentary film explores Japan's unknown ...

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 ...

After spending years working on a documentary about Japanese-Americans incarcerated during World War II, Kishi Bashi joked that he needed something lighter to help with “cleansing my brain of sadness.