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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.

The story of the fairy PuiPui and MuuMuu living in a fluffy forest. They are a part of the forest and the forest is them. A fun time of the creatures living in a fluffy forest let the forest grow. One day they find a mysterious seed in the forest.

On the anniversary of her adoption, 9-year-old Esther confronts the duality of her identity when she learns that the food at the Chinese buffet might not be "real Chinese food."

Documentary "The Time of the Individual" records records the 7.7 demonstration at Tsim Sha Tsui. To say NO to the Extradition Bill (which is a mechanism for transferring fugitive to Mainland China), Hong Kong protester flooded the streets of Tsim Sha Tsui on July 7 2019. Youngsters use their “own ways” to delivery to mainland travelers the demand of democracy. This shows another peaceful side of the protest as not shown on traditional medias.

40th entry in the 'Sealed Video' franchise from the production team of 'Honto ni Atta. Noroi no Video'.

Cornelius and his band performed Oct. 8 at the Tokyo International Forum Hall A as part of the Mellow Waves Tour 2018. Going to a Cornelius show isn't just about enjoying live music; it's about taking in a distinctly unique audio and visual experience, including innovative visual effects and lighting. As today's market for live music continues to expand, the importance of visual tricks and twists to accompany live performances has grown as well, but Cornelius -- the solo project of Keigo Oyamada -- has been integrating music and visual effects in his concerts for over a decade and is a pioneer in this regard.

43rd entry in the 'Sealed Video' franchise from the production team of 'Honto ni Atta. Noroi no Video'.

Appa, Daughter, and the Kid live in the mountain. Appa wants to feed his daughter, but she wants to run away from the table.

Hot summer days are passing by. Postgraduate student, Gyeong-ju, will not be able to get the degree when the semester ends. Consequently, she might be fired from her part-time job which requires her to graduate. For Gyeong-ju, who shoots only character-based, non-mainstream films with slow rhythm, the professor and the people around her suggest shooting a popular, commercial, mainstream film. However, she finds it difficult to write such a story. In the meantime, Gyeong-ju gets to read a scenario of her student, Ye-Bin, at her request. It is a scenario that suits the criteria of popular, mainstream films, and Gyeong-ju feels tempted.

A geologist surveys a disaster-stricken village in an exploration of a landscape embedded by folklore and monsters. An entry for GEMSTONE's Creators Audition, a collaborative project between Toho Co., Ltd. and AlphaBoat in which Japanese artists and filmmakers competed in a challenge to create new works inspired by the Godzilla series.

During the period of the 'Provinces at war', many lives were lost. A castle architect discovers the possible role of a tea room as a place for warriors to regain humanity.

2019 release

15th film in the "Mystery Horror: Ghost Videos Even Scarier" film series.

In Class 2B of Osaka High School, a "game" called "Gurucha Slave Contest," or "Drecon" for short, was being played. The person who sends the most boring video or picture on Gurucha becomes the slave of the whole class for a month. Yoichi Hatanaka (Aren), the chosen slave, attempts to commit suicide, but then he comes across a flyer for a "curse shop.

A woman who is a victim of sexual violence comes to a human rights group that is protesting against sexual violence and asks her to report it together. However, no one actively stands up for women.

Zhang and Shanni are a couple. They live in Beijing and both are successful. Zhang is a director of some renown whose film has just won a prize abroad. Shanni is a fashion magazine photographer from Guangdong. They planned to get a marriage certificate quickly and start a wedding trip. However, their parents are not keen on the idea and insist on a traditional Chinese wedding. They force the couple to organize a traditional ceremony. Everyone comes to Zhang's hometown of Shanxi, and a family hell begins. Differences of opinion between the young couple and the parents, cultural differences between the two families, and then Zhang's ex-girlfriend turns up - A truly black comedy.

Wedding photos are the development of emotions. The unique cultural etiquette and true temperament of the Chinese society are all recorded in the wedding photos. It makes everyone believe that this is a dream factory that can exchange money for concrete happiness. Before entering into marriage, the prince and princess are looking forward to a happy and happy love and future. On the other side, the couple who are already in marriage, what they hear is a frank conversation between them. Looking back at the photo that symbolizes the marriage contract, what kind of form does the "intimacy", "happiness", or "love" between the two transform into?

Haunted by post-socialist nostalgia, 25-year-old director Hanwen Zhang returns to the cement-factory town in northeast China in which he was born and raised. The town’s official name is Sheep Pen Town, in the Shuangyang District of Changchun City, Jilin Province. People don’t really use this name, but currently refer to it as ‘the cement factory’. According to oral history, the town was known in the 1990s as ‘the first line of China’. Throughout the film, the director explores this clue to reveal a half-buried story. The town was a product of China’s rapid and radical industrialisation in the 1980s, having been constructed simultaneously with a state-owned cement factory to house the workers who migrated there. With a subtle irony and a nuanced but brave approach, Hanwen explores the history of his country and its ideology through the lenses of his own family and hometown.

This is an initial experimental short film based on an extract of the diary of Hachiro Sasaki, a former Japanese student at the university of Tokyo who became a Kamikaze during the Pacific War. His diary was published in a collection of writings by Japanese soldiers, under the title Kiké Wadatsumi no Koé (Listen to the Voices from the Sea) in 1949. I have decided to transfer this story into the territory of France so as to contribute to a better mutual understanding of how a man, confronted by the reality of war, while struggling against his own destiny, ends up by accepting it. Today, the memory and humanity of these Japanese soldiers seems to me to require a work of enlightenment and memorial amendment.

A documentary on Incapacitants, composed of live footage and interviews.

samyeong daesa devoted himself to saving the country and its people amidst the harsh reality during the Japanese invasions of Korea. Samyeong Daesa's life itself was a quest and asceticism. On the occasion of Buddha's birthday, we reflect on the conflicts of the time and shed light on the path of compassion and Bodhisattva that he sought.

Pebble is about the life of a young Chinese christian who lived a hobo life in Beijing, battling a rare disease that’s slowly killing him. Tired of waiting for God’s salvation, one day he decided to go home.

2019 release

Mirai Mizue’s familiar amoeba-like cells cross with kinetic sketched lines and shapes in a colorful burst of energy suited for all audiences. Music by Twoth. -JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film

In the process of social transformation in China, urbanization has deeply affected and changed the countryside. Heishuigetuo is a remote village with over 300 years of history which is gradually withered. Currently, there're only 15 villagers living in it. The mountain village retains the traditional features of northwestern Shanxi Province. Hou Junli is the only young man in the village. He raises more than 500 goats with his father. Liu Sanlong, 82 years old, is a farmer of the older generation living on farming. Liu Guoping is a young man among the first group of people leaving the village to work in the cities.

I cut out the darkness!! The 15th collection of psychic images approaching the mystery of fear!!

The story of three women's jealousy, friendship, and conspiracy over the casting of the movie 'Actress A'. Jiwon, a dance academy instructor who dreams of deviating, follows the audition of her friend, Jia, who wants to become an actress, meets a fake director, Jae-hoon, and participates in the audition for actress A.

Hu Jie is a prodigious independent Chinese filmmaker who has produced and directed thirty or so documentaries. Also a master of wood engraving, Hu Jie breathes new life into the expressionist tradition of Käthe Kollwitz. In his works — including those produced in Paris for this film — Hu Jie recreates terrifying moments of organized crimes against the Chinese people during the famine of the “Great Leap Forward” and the “Cultural Revolution”. Bertrand Renaudineau’s and Gérard da Silva’s film offers Hu Jie his first chance to tell how he was a wood engraver before becoming a filmmaker; how, he freed the “soul of a young martyr”; and how his prints and documentaries have helped convey the experiences of the Chinese to people all around the world. (René Viénet)

One summer, in a Chinese fishing village, teenage boy Leaf's quiet life is interrupted by the return of his childhood friend Qing Chen. In the ocean breeze and sunset, the two boys' connection blossoms into something beyond friendship.

My inspiration is from the novel Us, which was written by Yevgeny Zamyatin, a Russian writer. In this world, no one has his/her own name except a code. Human beings are divided into several levels. Different levels were assigned to different types of work. The “Fountain” is both the source of energy and the landmark landscape in this city. There are many tall towers like diving platforms near the fountain. People can get closed to the “fountain” here. This city is always crowded and dark. D-503 lives a regular life here every day…

The film is starred by the famous actress Yu Shinoda, who plays a married young woman who lives with her husband and father-in-law. The husband is tired of making a living every day, regardless of sex, even though the wife’s dress is very revealing and attractive. The husband was also left unmoved. While the wife sighed, the father-in-law had long coveted the body of the wife. He could only rely on voyeurism every day to comfort him, and the father-in-law was also very distressed. Finally, one day, the father-in-law was hungry. The thirsty young woman stretched out her claws...

This is a story about a man who sends his mother to a nursing home. Right before going into the nursing home, he recommends her to go out. Each family member wishes grandmother to go out for different reasons of their own.

29st entry in the film series "「Iru.」~ Kowasugiru Tōkō Eizō 13-hon ~".

41st entry in the 'Sealed Video' franchise from the production team of 'Honto ni Atta. Noroi no Video'.

Grieving widower tries to drown his sorrow by hiring a male escort despite being haunted by old memories.

Mimi has a pimple for the first time. A bright red dot right in the middle of her face. She is uncomfortable with it and afraid of being different. She begins to mimic the other girls. But it is difficult to blend in. Dressing the same and braiding her hair the same does not make the pimple disappear. Soon she is seeing red everywhere.

A road where many unexplained accidents occur. A surveillance camera installed on the road captured the image of a passerby who was not a person.

24th film in the "Mystery Horror: Ghost Videos Even Scarier" film series.

During the summer vacation, Xiao Wei was unable to finish his summer vacation homework. The depressing atmosphere in his family bound him tightly. His sister walked freely in the home. Xiao Wei found his toy in his dream ...

Paia means old grandmother in Duan dialect of Zhuang language. I know that the Paya in the film was at a lecture about left-behind children at Pudao Caotang Bookstore in Nanluogu Lane, Beijing. The small hall of the bookstore is full of people. I can only squeeze in a corner where I cannot see the presenter and the screen. After listening to the lecture and Q & A for nearly two hours. The presenter, Dr. Zhao Junchao, is an associate researcher at the Development Research Center of the State Council. He conducted a survey in Duan, Guangxi for five years and published the book "A Survey of Left-behind Children in China." I was originally interested in "left-behind children", but in his story, an old lady attracted me: she lost six of her seven sons, and she supported the orphans left by the six or seven sons.

A homeless man wanders from one vending machine to another, taking a peek underneath and fumbling in change windows.

Aloneness is not the same as being lonely. Lying beneath the white sheets, the 11 holds the tale of forbidden unconditional love in dreams and in reality. The lovers whisper words of love as conversations continue to flow and laughter fills the ward.

He likes to invent and create, and he wants to be recognized by Grandpa Rabbit, but every experiment always ends in an oolong failure. In order to prove himself, Chuangtangtu decided to conduct a bold experiment and develop a physical conveyor.

A cleaner who worked alone in the underground parking lot every day, faced the heavy rain and leaking rooms, and finally he jumped into the trunk of a zombie car.