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- In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.
- A petty thief with an utter resemblance to a samurai warlord is hired as the lord's double. When the warlord later dies the thief is forced to take up arms in his place.
- A detective protects a princess who prophecies Earth's destruction by a powerful alien dragon, which Mothra and her fairies - aided by Godzilla and Rodan - must battle against.
- A mining engineer investigates the deaths of his colleagues, discovering prehistoric nymphs and a creature capable of flying - and wrecking havoc - at supersonic speeds.
- Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top speed.
- A group of mercenaries come together to pull of an epic heist.
- A woman follows in her late father's footsteps and becomes a gambler, only to meet her father's murderer at a game.
- A high school science teacher builds an atomic bomb and uses it to extort the nation, but cannot decide what he wants. Meanwhile, a determined cop is catching up to him, as is radiation poisoning.
- A journalist interviews an old woman who was forced into prostitution, just like many other Japanese women working in Asia outside of Japan during the first half of the 20th century. She worked in a Malaysian brothel called Sandakan 8.
- Hiroto Miyama works with rookie lawyer Honoka Kono on a team that specializes with criminal cases for Madarame Law Firm. Atsuhiro Sada has become the director of the law firm. One day, the law firm receives a request about a case that took place 15 years ago. The case was about a poisonous wine incident.
- Shimajiro the tiger boy goes on adventures with animal friends as they explore the world and learn new words in this 2D animated cartoon, there are live action scenes where Shimajiro mascots and his friend mascots meet people on the show.
- The story of Iwago, a troubled Japanese man who has grave personal problems and strained relationships with his wife and step children.
- A documentary about the plight of the victims of Minamata disease, which was caused by the ingestion of fish containing abnormal amounts of mercury released into the sea by a fertilizer factory owned by the Chisso company.
- "Oregon Kara Ai" or "From Oregon with Love", is about a nine year boy, Akira, who is sent to live in rural Central Oregon with his aunt and her family after his parents are killed in a traffic accident. Making the adjustment is not easy at first, but as the story unfolds, Akira courageously learns to face the challenges of his new life, and begins to understand the differences between Japanese and American culture. As he progresses on his adventures he "narrates" the story through letters to his sister who remained behind in Tokyo. Filled with heartwarming scenes of the love and support of his new family and the kindness of their neighbors, this drama became a hit series which ran for 13 episodes in 1984 and was followed by 8 one hour specials in 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92 and 1996. The scenery is stunning and helped form the basis of the Japanese peoples knowledge of the State of Oregon.
- The school's handball club is about to close down. Can social media bring it back to life? Masao Kiyota is a high school student living in Japan's southern Kumamoto Prefecture.
- Tora-San returns to Shibamata just before his family leaves on a trip for Kyushu. Later, he encounters an old school chum and begins to have feeling for his artist sister.
- It turns out he is trailing Toko's mother when a mysterious man in a black coat appears at her place of work. Toko hires Tamaya as a bodyguard for her mother. The film was shot in Kumamoto Prefecture using a crew and cast hailing from the area.
- Kumamoto Stories contains three short films produced between 1998 and 2002 presenting legends about the history of Kumamoto Prefecture.
- A young Japanese boy searches for a mysterious vending machine after the passing of his parents.
- Continues the history and technique of the samurai.
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- Continues the history and technique of the samurai.
- Continues the history and technique of the samurai.
- Tora-san returns from his travels throughout Japan to his family in Tokyo to find his uncle recovering from an illness. After a family fight erupts, he returns to the road swearing he'll never come back. He becomes friends with Tomekichi, a confused and inexperienced young man who thinks highly of Tora-san. When the pair return to Tokyo, they both fall in love with stage dancers.
- The deep connection between green tea and Japanese culture is explored, such as a tea ceremony instructor and a kendo instructor who explain how the philosophies of each are similar. Growers are shown crafting traditional green tea, from harvest to steaming and drying and even selling at a tea auction house. The documentary also follows an American tea importer seeking out "hidden treasures" tucked away in the mountains of Kyushu.
- Continues the history and technique of the samurai.
- Continues the history and technique of the samurai.
- Continues the history and technique of the samurai.
- Continues the history and technique of the samurai.
- Continues the history and technique of the samurai.
- Continues the history and technique of the samurai.
- Continues the history and technique of the samurai.
- Continues the history and technique of the samurai.
- Continues the history and technique of the samurai.
- Continues the history and technique of the samurai.
- Ushibuka in Amakusa City prospered a century ago with its fishing industry and red-light district, but has become Japan's fastest declining city. Homemaker Yumie wants to revive the town she loves, and invites her friends to realize an unusual plan at a former brothel built a century ago.
- Continues the history and technique of the samurai.
- An introduction to the art of the Samurai sword including History, Philosophy and Basic Technique.