Known for
6.0A tough woman is dragging a weaker man deeper and deeper into crime. Woman cop Miki is chasing a wanted man when she stumbles on a crashed car and sees the driver, Koichi, ignite spilled petrol to kill himself and his passenger. She drags Koichi to safety, but the passenger dies. Miki says nothing to challenge the inquest finding of `accidental death', and when she visits Koichi in hospital he begins to understand that her complicity in his crime implies a sexual invitation. But a gumshoe has photos of the crash, and the only way to stall his blackmail is to kill him, the first of several murders...
Dogs
1999
NRABC Childcare Center offers 24-hour childcare in Okubo, neighboring the Kabukicho nightlife district in Shinjuku. The facility has tried out numerous unique experiments including nutrition education through meals prepared with organic ingredients, treatment for kids with ADHD, and after-school care for kids after they graduate from daycare. The camera also captures the reality of 24-hour childcare centers in Hokkaido, Niigata and Okinawa.
The Night Kindergarten
2017
NRTobishima used to be a prosperous sea transportation hub in the Sea of Japan, but now it is a quiet island with a small and aging population. The only junior high school student in the island will graduate this year, and his school, Tobishima Elementary and Junior High School, will be closed at the end of this school year. This film captures the daily lives of the various people living on Tobishima and follows the activities of those who are struggling to maintain the community and connect the island to the future while facing the harsh reality of the situation.
Tobishima
2020
NRA documentary that chronicles the daily life of Yuzuna Suzuki, a nurse who was diagnosed with stage 4 tongue cancer at 27 years old.
Care o tsumuide
2023
8.0Komaba Dormitory at the University of Tokyo was closed down after a bitter dispute between the students and the university. This film collage tells the story of the two years leading up to the actual demolition of Komaba Dormitory.
W/O
2000
NRDocumentary on Japanese flamenco dancer Yasuko Nagamine
Yasuko Nagamine - Barefoot Flamenco
2013
Behind the camera
6.0A tough woman is dragging a weaker man deeper and deeper into crime. Woman cop Miki is chasing a wanted man when she stumbles on a crashed car and sees the driver, Koichi, ignite spilled petrol to kill himself and his passenger. She drags Koichi to safety, but the passenger dies. Miki says nothing to challenge the inquest finding of `accidental death', and when she visits Koichi in hospital he begins to understand that her complicity in his crime implies a sexual invitation. But a gumshoe has photos of the crash, and the only way to stall his blackmail is to kill him, the first of several murders...
Dogs
1999
NRABC Childcare Center offers 24-hour childcare in Okubo, neighboring the Kabukicho nightlife district in Shinjuku. The facility has tried out numerous unique experiments including nutrition education through meals prepared with organic ingredients, treatment for kids with ADHD, and after-school care for kids after they graduate from daycare. The camera also captures the reality of 24-hour childcare centers in Hokkaido, Niigata and Okinawa.
The Night Kindergarten
2017
NRABC Childcare Center offers 24-hour childcare in Okubo, neighboring the Kabukicho nightlife district in Shinjuku. The facility has tried out numerous unique experiments including nutrition education through meals prepared with organic ingredients, treatment for kids with ADHD, and after-school care for kids after they graduate from daycare. The camera also captures the reality of 24-hour childcare centers in Hokkaido, Niigata and Okinawa.
The Night Kindergarten
2017
NRTobishima used to be a prosperous sea transportation hub in the Sea of Japan, but now it is a quiet island with a small and aging population. The only junior high school student in the island will graduate this year, and his school, Tobishima Elementary and Junior High School, will be closed at the end of this school year. This film captures the daily lives of the various people living on Tobishima and follows the activities of those who are struggling to maintain the community and connect the island to the future while facing the harsh reality of the situation.
Tobishima
2020
NRTobishima used to be a prosperous sea transportation hub in the Sea of Japan, but now it is a quiet island with a small and aging population. The only junior high school student in the island will graduate this year, and his school, Tobishima Elementary and Junior High School, will be closed at the end of this school year. This film captures the daily lives of the various people living on Tobishima and follows the activities of those who are struggling to maintain the community and connect the island to the future while facing the harsh reality of the situation.
Tobishima
2020
NRA documentary that chronicles the daily life of Yuzuna Suzuki, a nurse who was diagnosed with stage 4 tongue cancer at 27 years old.
Care o tsumuide
2023
8.0Komaba Dormitory at the University of Tokyo was closed down after a bitter dispute between the students and the university. This film collage tells the story of the two years leading up to the actual demolition of Komaba Dormitory.
W/O
2000
NRDocumentary on Japanese flamenco dancer Yasuko Nagamine
Yasuko Nagamine - Barefoot Flamenco
2013
NRDocumentary on Japanese flamenco dancer Yasuko Nagamine
Yasuko Nagamine - Barefoot Flamenco
2013
NRDocumentary of nursing care event "Love & Peace & Care 2010 in Hiroshima"
September 11
2010
NRIshikawa Bunyo was born in Okinawa in 1938, reported on the Vietnam War from 1964, and continued to document Okinawa after his return to Japan. This film travels with Bunyo, now 75 years old, through Vietnam and Okinawa, looking back at his footsteps and listening to his thoughts on war and peace as he talks about them.
The Voyage of Bunyo Ishikawa
2014
NRIshikawa Bunyo was born in Okinawa in 1938, reported on the Vietnam War from 1964, and continued to document Okinawa after his return to Japan. This film travels with Bunyo, now 75 years old, through Vietnam and Okinawa, looking back at his footsteps and listening to his thoughts on war and peace as he talks about them.
The Voyage of Bunyo Ishikawa
2014
NRDocumentary following "I'm home, a place for everyone"
The Seasons Rotate, a place for everyone
2012
NRDocumentary following "I'm home, a place for everyone"
The Seasons Rotate, a place for everyone
2012
NRThe first documentary to explore the aftermath of the Great Eastern Japan earthquake and tsunami. The voices of those affected by the disaster and views on the devastated landscape.
The Sketch of Mujo
2011
NRTen years after the introduction of the long-term care insurance system, some people question the uniformity of long-term care services and set up new long-term care facilities on their own. The film covers three welfare facilities and documents the young staff struggling to make ends meet.
I'm Home, a Place for Everyone
2010
NRTen years after the introduction of the long-term care insurance system, some people question the uniformity of long-term care services and set up new long-term care facilities on their own. The film covers three welfare facilities and documents the young staff struggling to make ends meet.
I'm Home, a Place for Everyone
2010
9.0After having tortured and sexually assaulted bank teller Noriko Kamimura, psychotic vulvectomizer Takeshi removes and bottles her vulva as a souvenir.
Bottled Vulva: Bank Teller Noriko
1998
NRThis time around psychotic vulvectomizer Takeshi tortures and sexually assaults a Kindergarten teacher.
Bottled Vulva: Kindergarten Teacher Kyoko
1998
