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Now and Then

A college student, along with her peers in Japan, rally to change the country’s hostile immigration laws that have incarcerated asylum-seekers in deadly detention centers. Meanwhile, over a century since the 1923 massacre of Korean people during a massive earthquake in Imperial Japan, young activists today take on the torch to seek justice under a government that continues to deny this history. A filmmaker documenting these young activists on the ground begins to excavate the underlying history of discrimination that connects the massacre of a hundred years ago and the draconian refugee system in Japan. Through the process of listening to voices from the past and present, the landscapes in Tokyo begin to echo the unfinished business of the nation’s reckoning with its colonial history.

Now and Then

NR 2026
Akina Nakamori 80's Best Performance on NHK

Another trajectory of Akina Nakamori since her debut in 1982. Performance footage from NHK programs in the 1980s featuring Akina has been digitally remastered and revived on Blu-ray. Since her debut in 1982, Akina Nakamori has captivated many people with her overwhelming singing ability and expressive power, becoming one of Japan's representative singers. Numerous performances from NHK music programs in which she appeared, including "NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen," "Let's Go Young," "Young Studio 101," "The 27th Record Festival Kayou Taikai," "Idol Dai Kyoen," and "Omoikkiri Studio 101," have been digitally remastered by the NEP Video Restore Service and are newly released on Blu-ray. A total of 119 songs are included in the video footage. A total of 8 songs of previously unreleased or never-before-distributed footage are also included. Extremely rare footage includes collaborations with Naoko Kawai and cover songs of Toshihiko Tahara, Yosui Inoue, and Hideko Takamine.

Akina Nakamori 80's Best Performance on NHK

NR 2026
宇宙への残響

Just before a live performance, drummer Kyosuke Amano (25) receives a phone call from his mother informing him of his father's accident. Still shaken, he takes to the stage but leaves the venue without starting to play. Later, while spending time idly in his room, he is confronted with the reality that none of the performance videos he has been sending to his father have ever been seen. One evening, as if responding to the rhythm he was unconsciously keeping, a figure in a spacesuit appears. Led by this figure, Kyosuke steps into a spaceship. Inside, he is led to a place that seems to connect him to past memories, where he meets his father in his youth.

宇宙への残響

NR 2026
Midori Matsumoto’s: The Life Cycle Of A Cicada

The cicada, an insect that I always associate with Japanese summers spent with family, has become a symbol of comfort for me. Its presence evokes a sense of belonging. Its sounds a constant companion as I navigate life in the sweltering summer heat. Much like my own existence, the life cycle of a cicada is marked by uncertainty and obstacles, yet the insect persists, following its intuition. The unpredictability of printmaking mirrors these experiences, ultimately portraying the inexhaustibility and beauty of life.

Midori Matsumoto’s: The Life Cycle Of A Cicada

NR 2026
チャイルドフェイスガード

Akari Takeshita (28), recently divorced, comes to the ballet studio run by her father, Junichi Takeshita (52). Junichi finds Akari a nuisance. Akari receives a spare key and ends up living at the ballet studio. As Junichi is leaving, he invites Akari to a restaurant for her birthday. Akari is delighted by the invitation. Akari has a past of being abused by Junichi. Because of this, she repeatedly puts on a child's leotard and suffocates herself to derive pleasure from it. One day, Natsuki Imai (25), a former student of Junichi, comes to the studio. Junichi is happy to see his student again. Akari is jealous of Natsuki and tries to get Junichi's attention by speaking ill of her. On the night of her birthday, Akari waits for Junichi at the studio, but he doesn't come. Akari gets tired of waiting and falls asleep. When she woke up, Junichi and Natsuki were happily drinking alcohol. Then Junichi found a child's leotard in Akari's belongings...

チャイルドフェイスガード

NR 2026
Beyond Winter

The story of five people who work at a mountain hut on Mount Nasu until spring. The ski resort where they work every year has been closed... A young woman who feels inferior to her family works tirelessly in a lotus root field, getting her entire body dirty, while the second son of a dairy farmer hesitates to take over the family business. A young man who grew up in an orphanage and a girl who witnessed her father's suicide. A story of renewal where the townspeople warmly support them.

Beyond Winter

NR 2026