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The Documentary Cinema of Haneda Sumiko (Routledge) is finally available.... and I’m honored to be included in the book with an essay: Ode to Mt. Hayachine (1982). Between an End of an Era, and the Dawn of a New One: Capturing the Flow of History... asian-docs.com/2026/05/07/t...

Masao Adachi Takes a Passport Photo 足立正生、パスポート写真を撮る (Kamal Aljafari, 2026) what a delightful yet deep film about images, archives of the everyday, the hope of machinery jamming, and the energy of peripheral spaces...

In 1963, Chiba Tetsuya published Yuki’s Sun ユキの太陽, a shōjo manga centered on a young orphan. Yuki is a typical Chiba heroine: energetic and mischievous...the story also explores themes related to the Ainu people The manga served as the basis for Miyazaki’s pilot for a series that was never produced.

if you are in Tokyo, don't miss Documentary Dream Show—Yamagata in Tokyo 2026 (October 17 - November 12), a selection of works presented last October in Yamagata #YIDFF2025 Here you can find some of my reports asian-docs.com?s=YIDFF+2025

山形国際ドキュメンタリー映画祭の翌年に、その上映作品を東京で観ることができる恒例のイベント「ドキュメンタリー・ドリーム・ショー ―山形in東京2026」が開催中です。 #YIDFF2025 上映作品のほか、昨年逝去したハルトムート・ビトムスキー監督、大木裕之監督の作品など、約50本が上映されます。 気になる作品、見逃した作品、もう一度観たい作品をぜひスクリーンでご鑑賞ください！ #YIDFF 🗓️10月17日[土]-11月6日[金] 📍新宿K’s cinema 🗓️11月6日[金]-12日[木]📍アテネ・フランセ文化センタ Website: cinematrix.jp/dds2026/

he has a new movie coming out in December?!!!!? to be screened only in one theatre...but for 3 weeks...

Koyae Ami in わたしの知らない子どもたち Children Untold (Nishikawa Miwa) delivers, for me, one of the best performances of the year

Author Ryu Murakami, whose edgy works explored sex, violence, and youth culture, has died, his publisher said Friday. He was 74.

Investigating the looting of Palestinian films which took place in Beirut in 1982, the film uses this event as a premise in order to make visible materials hidden in Israeli archives. Winner Cinematic Vision Award, Camden Int. Film Fest A FIDAI FILM: www.truestory.film/a-fidai-film

地震!

new discs of films by S*** S****...so is it OK now? 😔

Article by me, for the Guardian – with amazing images. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oc...

We're hiring a Japanese-English interpreter in Tokyo November 16-20! Know someone who's available? Please DM me or tell them to email careers@omoi.com and cc evan@omoi.com with subject "Japanese Interpreter"

first time for me, Planet+1 in Osaka

The Aichi Nagoya International Animation Film Festival (ANIAFF) has announced the nine films selected for its International Feature Film Competition: aniaff.com/en/program/i...

Mirrorliar films vol. 3 www.sonatine.it/2026/10/06/m...

the short animation One Arm 片腕 (2019) by Sugii Gisaburō and Yamamoto Eiichi is now available on streaming platforms in Japan

From one of the very first scenes, a road in the countryside and the sign 47 Km on the side of it, it’s quite clear that the focus of the film has shifted from the interior spaces prevalent in the previous documentary, to the large expanse of land of the... asian-docs.com/2026/10/03/4...

A statement in response to Adachi Masao's public claims about my book, Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw. ⾜⽴正⽣⽒による抗議声明に関して声明を公開します。

best first watches in September: Nezumikozo Jirokichi (2023) Genjitsu (1966) Self Portrait: At 47 Km (2011) Polygon (1977) The First Year (1972) Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Hero (1966)

Flicker Alley and the Yanai Initiative—a collaborative project of UCLA and Waseda University in Tokyo—proudly present The Art of the Benshi, a limited edition box set that celebrates Japan’s remarkable “film orators.” flickeralley.com/products/the...

Screenwriter Kuramoto So, famous for the Kita no kuni kara TV series, passed away 9/18 at the age of 91. He also wrote scripts for films. The big 3 scriptwriters of Japanese TV were Mukoda Kuniko, Yamada Taichi, and Kuramoto So. All three are now gone. R.I.P. www.oricon.co.jp/news/2482907...

Zen and Studio Ghibli (October 3-December 12) is "an exhibition exploring Zen through the works of Studio Ghibli, and based on the book Zen and Ghibli, which compiles conversations between Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki and Zen monks." zen-ghibli.jp/kyoto/englis...

my next flat www.wakuwakuchintai.com/wakuchin/wak...

ねこひきのオルオラネ Oruorane the Cat Player (Nishikubo Mizuho, 1992)

47 Km series (Zhang Mengqi) /Self-Portrait with Three Women (2010) asian-docs.com/2026/09/23/4...

"Icarus Films is deeply honored to have worked with Chilean master documentarian Patricio Guzmán (1941-2026) on the North American distribution of his films for the past 30 years. In commemoration,we’re making all of Patricio's films available to stream for free this week" mailchi.mp/icarusfilms/...

The 4K digital remaster of Hasegawa Kazuhiko's The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979) to be released in Japanese theaters on October 16th:

the opening is pure gold, so true "I love so many things about writing essays. They help me organize my thoughts. They help me realize what my thoughts actually are, working through my arguments as I make them. They help me develop better supporting arguments. Seeing my words on a page..."

なぜ日本のドキュメンタリーが韓国で「異例の」大ヒット？ 統合失調症の姉と家族を記録し続けた衝撃作 www.banger.jp/news/183972/

this is from the abridged version (10'), the original is almost 30' long

1日240時間 240 Hours in One Day (Teshigahara Hiroshi, 1970) asian-docs.com/2024/04/22/1...

by the way, this trailer is the king of cringness... I know I'm not the target, but still...I had to cover my eyes and ears in the theater. youtu.be/l4XZtIPhpbQ?...