Born in Miyagi, director Sonomi Sato returned to her hometown after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami to tell the stories that ...

Duc Nguyen was born conjoined to his twin brother Viet in 1981 as a result of the use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. The separat...

Divorced office worker Yoji has just buried his mother in Tokyo. With few meaningful relationships left, he comes to grips with the...

For Sarya, a 17-year-old Kurdish refugee in Japan, life seems to be improving. Her school grades are good enough to pursue college, she...

The real story of Shuichi Tsubata, a 90-year-old architect, and his 87-year-old wife, Hideko. They live in a one-story house designed by...

Mana leads a group of young people who start a call girl service for elderly clients, affectionately called “Tea Friends.” One day at a...

Hase has lived a life of solitude, unable to tell anyone he was gay for most of his life. His only solace was in literature—writing...

Mikami, a former yakuza who has spent most of his life in prison, sets out on a quest to find the mother he was separated from as a...

Nozomi, who left her job behind, spends her days working part-time at a convenience store. Struggling with feelings of inadequacy, she...

With Each Passing Breath  follows Koryu, an 88-year-old Rokyoku performer, and her 93-year-old accompanist Yuko, as they pass down their...