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First installment in a series about local Japanese urban legends. This installment includes 'Turbo-Granny', 'Gomiko-san' and 'Mom Comes at Night'.

Domo-kun and Charo meet a strange girl in the hustle and bustle Tokyo. Since "that day", she has not gone back home. When Charo gives the girl a wreath of Gerbera plants, she accidentally sneezes. A burst of magic came out of the Gerbera, and a flower train emerges from the middle of a flower garden. As the three board the flower train, it starts moving toward the girl's hometown. However, what awaits them is a ferocious storm! Animated short to support the reconstruction of areas hit by the 2011 Great Eastern Japan Earthquake.

In the early hours of August 5th, 1928, a baby was born into the family of the gang leader, Gizo Ato (played by Ryuutaro Hara) from the Ato family in Honjo City, Akita Prefecture. This child would grow up to succeed as the second-generation leader of the Joto Kansan family, eventually unifying and ruling the Tohoku tekiya (street vendor) industry. The story of the Tohoku's supreme leader, Giei Ato (played by Mikio Osawa), begins with a life full of turmoil...

A journey along the entire Keihin-Tohoku Line, exploring the dazzling skyscrapers from dusk to night.

This is the 11th in the series of documentaries on real-life ghosts. Yuuen Kanata, who is gaining popularity for her Internet video distribution, travels around Tohoku, while the psychic idol Ryuako and the female ghost storyteller Shizuku Hoshino visit the northern Kanto region to explore the occult. Will they be able to capture the spirits by any means possible?

Second film in the festival trilogy

First film in the festival trilogy

Third film in the festival trilogy

A rapid overview of the Keihin-Tohoku Line, traversing north to south through the metropolitan area, spanning one metropolis and two prefectures.

This is the twelfth installment in the "Psychic vs. Human" Series. In this second part, Yuto Kanata, who has gained popularity for her Internet video distribution, travels around Tohoku, while the ghost idol Ryuto and the female ghost storyteller Shizuku Hoshino explore the occult in northern Kanto. What is it that the camera captures in the "encounter strategy" to catch the spirits in the act?

Nighttime Keihin-Tohoku Line: City Lights The Keihin-Tohoku Line connects Saitama and Kanagawa through central Tokyo. Using high-definition 4K cameras, we captured the front view from the driver's cab from dusk to night, showcasing the city's shifting lights. Starting from Omiya at twilight, the journey heads toward Tokyo and Shinagawa, with train headlights and city lights creating a beautiful contrast. Crossing the Arakawa River, the Skytree appears, leading to a stunning city nightscape. The 4K 10-bit HDR footage offers a realistic visual experience. Onboard audio includes sounds from both the leading and motor cars, appealing to railway enthusiasts and high-definition video fans.

On March 11, 2011, there was an earthquake in the coastal region of Tohoku (Japan). The rupture of tectonic plates expanded through an area of 100,000 sq km. On the other side of the Pacific Ocean, in the coastal area of Oaxaca (Mexico) a tsunami alert was issued.

A documentary film telling the story of true friendship and commitment to Japan’s recovery by the international community following the Great East Japan Earthquake. Many of these people dropped what they were doing and dedicated themselves to Japan’s recovery. Many of these them even took it upon themselves to establish non-profit organizations aimed at connecting with and rebuilding Tohoku and its communities.

The isolated village of Tohoku is surrounded by high mountains, and has a tradition that only the eldest sons may marry and inherit.

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Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just released from prison after finishing his sentence for another crime, and he surfaces as a suspect but detective Tomashiro can't nail down conclusive proof.

Based on the novel by Torahiko Tamiya.

Jiro Sawada is a sophomore in high school when a false accusation drives him out his hometown: a small village in Fukushima Prefecture. The entire village is abandoned after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, but Jiro returns there to live. Before long, members of his family come and join him.

Hina Satou is a 13-year-old who loves figure skating and lives in a port town in Miyagi Prefecture. After losing her mother in the 2011 earthquake, she and her father are currently living in temporary housing. With sad memories of the earthquake and memories of a gentle mother, the cheerful Hina continues to move toward her dreams.

In March 2011, Japan was struck by a catastrophic earthquake, with the devastating tsunami that followed causing a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power station that sent ripples of discontent throughout the country. Director Iwai Shunji's Friends after 3.11 (2011) is a deeply personal documentary which uses the statements of some of his closest friends to express the views of a society in a state of political despondency.

The Radiant explores the aftermath of March 11, 2011, when the Tohoku earthquake triggered a tsunami that killed many thousands and caused the partial meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on the east coast of Japan. Burdened by the difficult task of representing the invisible aftermath of nuclear fallout, The Radiant travels through time and space to invoke the historical promises of nuclear energy and the threats of radiation that converge in Japan in the months immediately following the disaster.