Nhk World Movies

  • 2016
    Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend

    Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend

    Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend

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    Ninjas are enduring, iconic figures of Japan. They were active about 500 years ago during the country's Warring States period. And these days,...

    Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend
  • 2017
    A Tale of Love and Honor: Life in Gion

    A Tale of Love and Honor: Life in Gion

    A Tale of Love and Honor: Life in Gion

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    Within Japan, there's a place that's like another world: Gion, in Kyoto. When night falls in this historic district, nearly 100 geiko, or traditional...

    A Tale of Love and Honor: Life in Gion
  • 2016
    The Phone of the Wind: Whispers to Lost Families

    The Phone of the Wind: Whispers to Lost Families

    The Phone of the Wind: Whispers to Lost Families

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    On a hill overlooking the ocean in northern Japan is a telephone booth known as the "Phone of the Wind." It is connected to nowhere, but many people...

    The Phone of the Wind: Whispers to Lost Families
  • 2024
    The Mysteries of Ozu: A Master Filmmaker's Enduring Legacy

    The Mysteries of Ozu: A Master Filmmaker's Enduring Legacy

    The Mysteries of Ozu: A Master Filmmaker's Enduring Legacy

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    Join experts such as Wim Wenders to explore the masterful film-making of renowned Tokyo Story director Ozu Yasujiro, the 120th anniversary of whose...

    The Mysteries of Ozu: A Master Filmmaker's Enduring Legacy
  • 2016
    My Small Steps from Hiroshima

    My Small Steps from Hiroshima

    My Small Steps from Hiroshima

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    Kaoru Ogura dedicated his life to telling the world about the Japanese city where the first atomic bomb was dropped. He brought public figures from...

    My Small Steps from Hiroshima