Movies: Jiyu Kobo

  • 2009
    The Japanese Settlers to the Manchuria and Inner Mongolia of Mainland China

    The Japanese Settlers to the Manchuria and Inner Mongolia of Mainland China (2009)

    The Japanese Settlers to the Manchuria and Inner Mongolia of Mainland China

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    Set in the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo, the tragic theme of the film is the destruction of millions of lives in the 13 years before Manchukuo collapsed with Japan’s World War II surrender in August 1945, and the years of suffering it brought i...

    The Japanese Settlers to the Manchuria and Inner Mongolia of Mainland China
  • 1982
    The Poem of Hayachine Valley

    The Poem of Hayachine Valley (1982)

    The Poem of Hayachine Valley

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    Iwate Prefecture, Ohasamacho. In the foothills of Mt. Hayachine, the kagura (devotional dance) offered to the mountain goddess by the mountain priests is still performed today nearly unchanged from mediaeval times. This dance, which has been handed d...

    The Poem of Hayachine Valley
  • 2011
    Far-Away Home: Lushun and Dalian

    Far-Away Home: Lushun and Dalian (2011)

    Far-Away Home: Lushun and Dalian

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    Haneda Sumiko, documentary filmmaker who was born in Dalian, Manchuria in 1926 and was there to experience the conclusion of the Pacific War. Following her previous work , she revisits Dalian and Lushun, places where she spent her formative years. Lu...

    Far-Away Home: Lushun and Dalian
  • 2007
    All's Well That Ends Well

    All's Well That Ends Well (2007)

    All's Well That Ends Well

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    Documentary on end-of-life care in Japan...

    All's Well That Ends Well
  • 2012
    And Then Akiko Is... A Portrait of a Dancer

    And Then Akiko Is... A Portrait of a Dancer (2012)

    And Then Akiko Is... A Portrait of a Dancer

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    Sumiko Haneda returns to film what will be the final bits of Akiko Kanda's life, documenting Kanda's will to dance as she struggles with terminal cancer....

    And Then Akiko Is... A Portrait of a Dancer
  • 2004
    Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa

    Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa (2004)

    Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa

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    This extraordinary film presents Japanese classical scroll painting as never before. The Yamanaka Tokiwa comprises twelve scrolls painted by Matabei Iwasa some 400 years ago. Haneda redefines the art documentary and demonstrated that a film about a m...

    Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa
  • 1977
    The Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms

    The Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms (1977)

    The Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms

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    The poignant focal point for this film is a cherry tree that is over 1400 years old. Beginning with the tree, the director then explores the families and environment around the tree. The editing and music contribute to the sense of a haunting past co...

    The Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms
  • 1990
    Getting Old without Anxiety

    Getting Old without Anxiety (1990)

    Getting Old without Anxiety

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    The care facilities for the elderly in a small town in Gifu prefecture, and the comparison with the welfare in Denmark, Sweden and Australia....

    Getting Old without Anxiety
  • 1992
    Kabuki Actor Kataoka Nizaemon

    Kabuki Actor Kataoka Nizaemon (1992)

    Kabuki Actor Kataoka Nizaemon

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    Documentary film from Japan....

    Kabuki Actor Kataoka Nizaemon
  • 1997
    Community Welfare that Residents Choose

    Community Welfare that Residents Choose (1997)

    Community Welfare that Residents Choose

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    Toru Iwakawa is elected mayor of Takanosu on the platform of improving welfare. With the support of a group formed by residents, he aims to develop a "care town" to stop the isolation of the elderly. However, the town council refuses to support his p...

    Community Welfare that Residents Choose
  • 2002
    Woman Was the Sun—The Life of Hiratsuka Raicho

    Woman Was the Sun—The Life of Hiratsuka Raicho (2002)

    Woman Was the Sun—The Life of Hiratsuka Raicho

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    Documentary on pioneer Japanese feminist Hiratsuka Raicho...

    Woman Was the Sun—The Life of Hiratsuka Raicho
  • 2006
    The Takanosu-machi Thereafter

    The Takanosu-machi Thereafter (2006)

    The Takanosu-machi Thereafter

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    Mayor Iwakawa was voted into office in 1991, promising better welfare for senior citizens. As a result of his efforts to create a town with resident participation, while battling against anti-reform forces of the town council, Takanosu-machi becomes ...

    The Takanosu-machi Thereafter
  • 1996
    Women’s Testimonies - Pioneering Women in the Labor Movement

    Women’s Testimonies - Pioneering Women in the Labor Movement (1996)

    Women’s Testimonies - Pioneering Women in the Labor Movement

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    In 1982, the socialist researcher Ishidō Kiyotomo organized a round table with women activists who had participated in the rise of the labor movement, from the Taishō era (1912-1925) to the Shōwa era (1926-1989). At his request, Haneda records this m...

    Women’s Testimonies - Pioneering Women in the Labor Movement