The world continues to look to Japan as a highly industrialized, future-oriented country that has retained much of its ancient tradition. This series provides an insight into the character of a highly complex nation by examining the lives of nine Japanese from widely diverse backgrounds in the context of social and economic developments.
0 1935 HD
This Traveltalk series short looks at pre-World War II Tokyo, highlighting the influences of Western culture.
0 1963 HD
A documentary film that includes footage of past Olympics held in different countries with an particular emphasis on the activities and successes of...
8.2 2021 HD
A documentary exploring what it means to be Japanese.
0 2001 HD
An unusual family portrait questioning the definitions of art, family, and what it means to be disabled. Imamura Hanako is a 22-year-old girl with...
6.7 2011 HD
Inspired by the student revolutions of 1968, two women in Germany and Japan set out to plot world revolution as leaders of the Baader Meinhof Group...
0 2018 HD
Bianca Charamsa made her way to Japan during this year's cherry blossom season to get to grips with the country's character through conversations...
8 2018 HD
0 2013 HD
What threads of history bind Manhattan's Ground Zero to those of Nagasaki and Hiroshima? Or connect sight to truth, games to war, or the silkworm to...
0 2014 HD
On March 11 2011, after a magnitude 9 earthquake, a giant tsunami destroyed most of the north eastern japanese coast, killing almost 20,000 people.
6 2016 HD
Feature documentary debut of 29 year old director Kei Tanaka. In the Japanese town of Kawasaki, elderly residents who have lived hard lives are now...
1 2015 HD
On April 1, 1945, the United States military launched its invasion of the main island of Okinawa, the start of a battle that was to last 12 weeks and...
7.1 2016 HD
A dive, the midday sunlight filtering down through the water. The air in her lungs has to last until she can dislodge the abalone. Dives like these...
7.1 2012 HD
WWII from Space delivers World War II in a way you've never experienced it before. This HISTORY special uses an all-seeing CGI eye that offers a...
6.3 2007 HD
By following the lives of five Japanese individuals this documentary explores the problem of depression in Japan and how the marketing of...
0 2018 HD
After the disaster of March 2011, the Japanese authorities decided to build a gigantic 15 meter high, 500 kilometer long, anti-tsunami wall,...
8 2016 HD
The story of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, known as the Tokyo Trial, which, just after the Second World War, was established...
7 2012 HD
Join Phil Morrison and James Robinson from Driftworks, Mitto Steele from MeiNoMai and Pieter Gouwy from Garage Portello on a mind blowing tour of the...
0 1989 HD
The war in the South Pacific, a country doctor in Colorado, victims of industrial pollution in a Japanese village — all were captured in...
8 2005 HD
Using never-before-seen footage, Japan's War In Colour tells a previously untold story. It recounts the history of the Second World War from a...
7 2008 HD
For centuries the Japanese warred among themselves and their neighbors, creating a colorful, rich and sometimes brutal legacy. Intriguing to...
