First Search Ltd | Journeyman Pictures

What is fame, and how does someone become famous? After hearing about Japan's obsession with foreign talents, three Aussie filmmakers embark on an outrageous mission to find fame in Tokyo. Along the way, they meet a cast of eccentric characters who have found stardom within Japanese culture as foreigners. This riotous doc explores humanity's craving for popularity in the age of the internet, reve…

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Cat Heaven Island

Japan | 2016

Cats – hundreds and hundreds of them – define the quiet island of Tashirojima. They have just a handful of elderly human residents for company, who maintain a life steeped in fading but beautiful Japanese culture. This heart-warming and evocative documentary explores how a tight-knit community of ever more wizened pensioners find joy in their unique island identity, and affection from their felin…

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In Between Mountains and Oceans

Japan | 2016

Every twenty years the sacred Japanese temple of Ise Jingu is rebuilt entirely from scratch. Its creation involves both huge scale and absolute attention to detail - and it takes the full twenty years to build. It's an endless cycle, time slowed down, classic Japanese. This doc contrasts traditional Japanese wisdom against the impact of modern life as celebrated photographer Masaaki Miyazawa brin…

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MR SMITH GOES TO TOKYO

Japan | 2010

When Tomoko finds some messages for a 'Mr Smith' on a lost mobile phone, she finds herself on an 'Alice in Wonderland' journey through Tokyo's boulevards and back alleys. From the tyranny of symmetry in soaring office blocks - to buildings that look like space-ships, this creative documentary shows us the city's soul.

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The Emperor's Tram Girls

Japan | 2005

On 6th August the world will remember the day the atomic bomb was first used, 60 years ago. In 1945 Hiroshima was a thriving part of Japan's war industry. Trams ferried many thousands of troops to and fro. Operating the trams was a team of young bubbly tram girls, who loved their work and who had all their lives to look forward to. But then the bomb was dropped on their city and time stopped for …

Big In Japan

Japan | 2018

Cat Heaven Island

Japan | 2016

In Between Mountains and Oceans

Japan | 2016

MR SMITH GOES TO TOKYO

Japan | 2010

The Emperor's Tram Girls

Japan | 2005