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We contained full of scenes of the cockpit of the only flyable aircraft in the world "Zero Fighter 52 original". High definition shooting of taking – off, flying and landing scenes from the view of the pilot. We explain the mechanic of Zero from engine start, take off and landing. Zero Fighter fans must see this documentary.

Bandhit Arneeya is a Thai writer and translator. He was charged under Act 112 (Thai Lèse-majesté) four times. He was released twice having been treated as a mental patient. Two charges are still pending in the courts. This story is narrated cross the boundary between fact and fiction, from his work and his personal story.

This documentary short is a call to action for people around the globe to be aware of commercial child sex trafficking/prostitution industry and to join Love Never Fails World Charity in the movement to free the victims.

After moving to a provincial area, I decided to live with my elderly parents and discovered my mother's 50-year-old ledger. At first, it seemed like a simple household record, but as I continued to flip through it, I realized it captured the essence of our family's life. The ledger includes records starting from the day I was born in 1972, revealing various family events, as well as depicting the struggles of my father with unemployment and my mother's diligent management of the household. The ledger, which stopped in 2016, reflected my mother's way of enduring life, and although she is now losing her memory, it allows her to revisit our family's past.

With temperatures falling as low as minus 40ºC on the Tibetan plateau, yak dung is a valuable heating source for Tibetan herdsmen. Filmmaker Dhazey Golog explores how this essential resource provides everything from heat and light, to toys and Buddhist figurines.

An experimental film based on a true story. About “the man” who wants to come back home.

Director CHAN Chia-Lung spent several years running through the forest, mountains and the sea to record the butterflies. This documentary is with delicate and affectionate narration, cute and funny animations, amusing soundtrack, and immersive sound design, it leads the audience into the microscopic world of the purple crow butterfly, and experience the amazing life of a purple crow butterfly together.

This film documents actions performed for World Uprising by Ikuo Shukusawa, Sanzō Tanaka, and Shigeru Hanagata, who collectively worked as Shikata Kōbō (Death Type Workshop). Camera person unknown, 1971, B&W, silent, 3 min. Courtesy of Kumiko Matsuzawa.

A study of the major empires—including the Dutch, the British, and the American—putting into perspective the “Big Cycle” that has driven the successes and failures of all the world’s major countries throughout history. Revealing the timeless and universal forces behind these shifts and using them to look into the future, offering practical principles for positioning oneself for what’s ahead.

A documentary about small-town youth in Kunshan. They are lonely, worn down, helpless, deceived, marked by searing imprints. They keep trying, striving, struggling, and refusing to give in, their faint light rising like a pillar. Through multiple dimensions and layers, the film deconstructs this group of small-town young people who have come to the city for work: why they came, their work experiences, emotional lives, future plans, and hopes. Note: This film strictly records and objectively presents the lives of these young people. Due to the particularity of the subjects and technical limitations, the image quality and overall texture of the film are relatively rough.

Desperately building against the inevitability of time, a restless young woman is awaiting another upcoming loss. But maybe more important things never seem to be told. Soon after the director moves into her 22nd house, she gets a phone call that her Grandma, who lives far away, is in a critical condition. Elsewhere, a huge apartment made of sand is being constructed as the tide rolls in, while she belatedly tries to build a relationship with her Gran. As the camera sensitively observes how we wait for the upcoming days, the film embraces the fragility of life, full of uncertainty.

A documentary chronicling a concert tour of Japan by the rock group the Ventures.

The Isaan Record spent over 3 years following the fate of people from north-eastern of Thailand who, carrying their hopes of a better life, sought refuge as berry pickers in the forests of Finland and Sweden. They believed that "wild berries" in these civilized countries would revive their lives and help them pay off their debts, so they borrowed money to work there, following the persuasion of the Ministry of Labour and brokers. But unfortunately. They were tricked into working for free and became victims of human trafficking. After working for 3 months, some returned home with empty-handed, burdened with debt. Over the years, reports indicate that there are over 4,000 victims, leading them to form groups to demand justice. While waiting for government agencies to resolve the debt crisis resulting from being tricked into working abroad, a former minister involved in human trafficking and corruption has prospered.

When Taiwanese citizens vanish in China, a journalist returns home in search of answers. What begins as reporting becomes a personal reckoning—revealing the high cost of speaking out and the quiet erosion of freedom in Taiwan.

A 26-year-old breakdance champion risks losing everything to chase her dream. Battling family rejection, she questions if dance is her true passion, or just a way to escape reality and be seen.

A hybrid documentary blending dramatized reenactments and real-life interviews, exploring the revitalization of rural Fujian through the lens of the "Elderly Learning Centers," highlighting cultural inheritance and community empowerment.

Sentience starkly contrasts the stunning beauty of Guanxi Provence's ancient mountains and the abrasive imposition of modernity playing out on Yangshou's famous 1400 year old West Street.

Wildlife rescue work often involves racing against time. At the WildOne Wildlife Rescue Station in Chishang, Taitung, many wild animals, big and small, flood in as soon as the breeding season begins in spring and summer. Many injured animals, frightened and stressed, may even refuse to eat. Treating and caring are challenging to the veterinarians and rehabilitators. Despite the effort invested in their care, they must restrain their emotions to avoid the animals becoming familiar with humans. And sometimes, after extensive care, if releasing them back into the wild isn’t possible, euthanasia may be necessary for the sake of the animal's good. The film Journey Bound Home documents the journey at the WildOne Wildlife Rescue Station, from receiving injured wildlife to determining if they can ultimately be released back into their natural habitats.

At the beginning of 80's in 20th century the discarded old metals called foreign garbage began to appear here,and then were carried to the nearby Fengjiang Town for dismantling . At the present time, Fengjiang Dismantling Industrial Park founded by Taizhou City has expanded to more than 1600 acres. More than 200 enterprises altogether take on the improvement trade for import of scrap metals inside the park ,where a great deal of migrant workers pour and go in for metal dismantling. The dioxin pollution for local soil has been detected here by Chinese research mrvhsnidm for the first time. As one of the most poisonous materials up to now, the dioxin pollution could extend to the range in dozens of square kilometers.

Ulsan's natural environment, once degraded by industrialization, is now being restored, resulting in the return of animals to the river, including some endangered species. As the wildlife population increases, so does the frequency of incidents involving them, highlighting the importance of reflecting on the meaning of human-animal coexistence. This is the story of the Ulsan Wildlife Rescue and Management Center, which strives to achieve this goal.

The history of the construction of the Kurobe Dam in Japan.

Yoon Han-bong, the last wanted man of the Gwangju May 18 Uprising, fled to the United States. Later, he formed an organization called “Young Korean United (YKU)” with people who gathered to honor the Gwangju May 18 Uprising throughout the country. They went out to the streets playing Pungmul to advocate for the democratization of their motherland. In solidarity with people worldwide, he also managed to organize “The Grand March for International Peace” in 1989 in North Korea.

On the road of horses that erased horses, I remember the time of the horses. Use the horse's ears and mouth to feel it. Blurry but wide vision, distant and near passing conversations.

Dedicated to the sisters who fought back with the last strengths in them, The War of Roses documents the struggles and aftermath of four women in different environments that encountered sexual assaults, shedding light on the underlying structural violence sustaining the unequal power relations in gender.

Around 1992, when Taiwan's documentaries had not yet sprouted, Chen Yingzhen produced a documentary about the 228 Incident, titled "Testimony February 28th", and compiled the testimonies into a book by Yeh Yun-wan.

Filmed at Hongjecheon in Seoul, Mokgamcheon in Gwangmyeong, and Gulpocheon in Incheon, the film captures the impressions of three streams in three different cities. Each of the three streams intersects and overlaps with images of the filmmaker’s own body.

The central character is a 7 year old girl called Sachiko. She has just lost her immediate family in the firebombing of Tokyo and takes the train to her uncle’s family in Kumagaya in Saitama Prefecture. She is not out of danger yet, for the train gets shot at by a plane along the journey. Her uncle meets her at the station and he and his whole family welcome her with open arms. With her cousins, Sachiko explores the beauty of the natural landscape around Kumagaya. Sadly, these beautiful days of late summer are not to last. The final movement of the film depicts the final air raid of the war. The city descends into fear and chaos and Sachiko gets separated from her family with tragic results.

A documentary that reconstructs the daily life and records of a dentist, and his longing for his mother.

Entombed in a single frame of each second of Super 8 film is the corpse of an ant, illuminated by a small burned-out hole, much like the tunnels within an anthill. A haunting miniature tragedy.

A father has been fighting for the rights of his daughter since she consumed tainted milk powder, yet fails to be understood. With a focus on the connection between father and daughter, the director returns to her own family, discussing love and growth. All of these efforts started with an experience dated back to her childhood.

Portraying the fifty-year history of zainichi (long-term residents in Japan) Koreans after the liberation of Korea, traces of zainichi evoked in this film question the concepts of 'post-war democracy' and 'pacifism' in Japan. With copious stock footage and testimony, the first half of the film, "History," chronologically traces the various experiences of zainichi from Japan's defeat (Korean liberation) through 1990. The latter half, "People," focuses on first, second and third-generation zainichi respectively, vividly depicting how they live.

This is a story about indigenous people's land rights. In order to learn more about the history of the Atayal people’s migration, the director traces the journey of the Atayal ancestors.

The holy grail of TV AKB documentaries. Today, AKB48 is a cultural phenomenon and is known to almost every Japanese person in one way or another. They’ve held concerts in Japan’s largest domes, won the most prestigious music awards, and have broken many records in their time with a truly dedicated fanbase. However, reaching such heights was filled with much more struggle than one would expect. This 2-hour documentary shows the story of AKB48 from their turbulent foundations in 2005 to their truly miraculous rise to fame.

August 2011, Seoul station was ‘reborn’ restoring the historical traces it once had. It was named as ‘Cultural Station 284’. To commemorate this very day, an opening exhibition was held, named as ‘COUNTDOWN’. However, among all the fine works of art alongside the exhibition, the best piece of art was not to be found. To be precise, that very piece of art was not available at that time. That work of art needed time to be established. After observing and speculating the abject moments of the restoration process, finally, it was completed.

Dancesport has been big in Cebu since the year 2000, and especially for kids from unprivileged families, becoming dancesport athletes means opening doors to their future. This documentary features kids training to win at world-class dance competitions, sharing tears and laughter while learning about survival, defeat and victory.

Director Vincent Lan returns to his hometown Chengdu and reflects on the past years.

“To see a girl I fell in love with at the first sight, I imitated my idol Herzog to start a journey on foot.”

An exposé on how millennials are changing North Korea, featuring interviews with defectors and footage shot in the country itself.

Short by UMMMI.

This is a story about a five-year battle waged between the farmers of two villages and the local government over land-use rights. This documentary illustrates the subtle changes being made to the rules of the game between officials and citizens, and provides deep human insight into the loss, despair and increasing awareness experienced by common farmers in the pursuit of land-use rights.

Ten years ago, while my dad was suffering from depression, my mom hid all the truth from me. Years later, she entered a marriage again, and I found that she gradually became happier, and the void created by Dad’s death seemed to only trap me. So, with a little anger and a lot of confusion, I began to try to talk to her.

In 1966, the girl band ‘All Stars’ was formed centered on drummer Kitty (Jun-im Lim), a third-year high school student. They left the country with an understanding that they were going to perform in Southeast Asia. However, they arrived and put on a spot to perform, sometimes risking their lives, for the soldiers on the battlefield of Vietnam. Kitty was recognized for her musical talent, and formed the five-member girl band ‘Korean Black Eyes’ in Bangkok in 1971. The band moved onto Beirut as their base and toured throughout the Middle East and Africa, including Egypt and Nigeria. When they entered Spain in 1973, they went on a concert tour with Cliff Richard, Julio Iglesias, and others. They recorded an album in Portugal at the suggestion of a local producer, but had to quickly escape the country when the military revolution broke out. Wherever they went, including Vietnam and Lebanon, they encountered turbulent scenes of modern history.

For over a thousand years, the Akha people have inhabited the hills of Asia — mainly Southern China, Burma and Northern Thailand. The Akha Way or Akhazaunh, is the code by which they live. This documentary describes their origins and their culture. It contains extraordinary footage of a shaman healing ceremony; a funeral, with the ritual sacrifice of a water buffalo; the reading of a pig's liver after a new house is built, and more. Today the Akha Way is fast disappearing. Forced migration, Christianity, money and drugs are eroding the cultural heritage of the Akha tribe.

A documentary film released in 1936