Latest Documentaries
Aokigahara Suicide Forest
The Aokigahara Forest is the most popular site for suicides in Japan. After the 'novel Kuroi Jukai' was published, in which a young lover commits suicide in the forest, people started taking their own lives there at a rate of 50 to 100 deaths a year. The site holds so many bodies that the Yakuza[...]
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A Life in Japan
Ever wondered how a life in Japan might be? 19 foreigners share their personal experiences, likes and dislikes. See the country through the eyes of, mostly western, foreign residents, who have lived in Japan between a few months and several[...]
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Dying To Have Known
‘Dying To Have Known’ is a documentary made by filmmaker Steve Kroschel, whose quest to find out about the efficacy and veracity of the Gerson Therapy, known to cure degenerative diseases by natural methods, takes him on a 52 day journey across both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, from upstate New York to San[...]
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History of World War II: Hiroshima
‘History of World War II: Hiroshima’ is a drama-documentary that attempts to show what it is like to live through a nuclear explosion. It encapsulates the three weeks from the test explosion in New Mexico to the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It takes the viewers into the room where the crucial political decisions[...]
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Turbos and Temples – Mighty Car Mod
This is an on the road documentary following two guys who have been invited to Hokaido in Japan to conduct a whole range of refit work on cars. Not so much a heavy documentary but more an insight into the interesting petrol head world of bespoking cars. This is all about modifying cars and these energetic Australian[...]
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Japan’s Killer Quake
At its worst crisis since the Second World War, Japan is facing disaster on an epic scale. A probable death toll in the tens of thousands of people, massive destruction of homes and businesses, shortages of water and energy, and the specter of nuclear fusion. With exclusive footage, NOVA captures the human drama and provides[...]
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Coming Here Soon – Greece, Bust and Broken
This series of short BBC documentaries is itself one of a series where the World Economic crisis is explored at individual country level. This video concentrates on the situation in the troubled Greece and culminates with riots in the Greek Capital, Athens. the reporter conducts interviews with the local population in an attempt to understand[...]
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Human Weapon: Karate
This documentary takes us to Okinawa in Japan, which is the home to Karate, one of the most renowned and lethal martial arts. It is hosted by Jason Chambers and Bill Duff, who travel through Japan and reach a 600 year-old castle where they spend time practicing Iron Body Training. Heart stopping vital point strikes and[...]
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The Samurai
‘The Samurai’ is the definitive study of some of world’s most famous fighters from the heyday of the Heian Period (794-1185) to the inevitable decline that followed the opening of Japan in 1853. This film explores the extraordinary legacy of martial artistry, ceremony, self-discipline and tenacity in battle of the knights of medieval Japan, an elite[...]
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