Japanese Documentaries in 2026

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Japanese documentaries

Newest first: the year each film was released, from the open film record (Wikidata), then the order the list has always had. Every film’s page names its source.

No. 120251 h 39 min

Kurokawa no onna tachi

by Matsubara Fumie · Japan · Japanese

Kurokawa Settler Community
No. 2202552 min

The Roots of To Your Eternity

by Rafael Covo · Japan · France

To Your Eternity
No. 320241 h 30 min

Atomic People

Director not on record · Japan · United States
No. 420241 h 43 min

Black Box Diaries

by Shiori Itō · Japan · United States · Japanese

rape by Noriyuki Yamaguchi
No. 52024

Dearest Viet

Director not on record · Japan · Japanese
No. 62024

Documentary of Baby Assassins

by Akihiro Takahashi · Japan · Japanese
No. 720241 h 26 min

Johatsu - Into Thin Air

by Arata Mori · Japan · Switzerland · German, Japanese

jōhatsu
No. 820241 h 43 min

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus

by Neo Sora · Japan · Japanese
No. 920241 h 59 min

The Cats of Gokogu Shrine

Director not on record · Japan · Japanese
No. 1020241 h 19 min

The Pursuit of Perfection

by Toshimichi Saito · Japan · Japanese, English
No. 1120241 h 41 min

What Should We Have Done?

by Tomoaki Fujino · Japan · Japanese
No. 1220231 h 37 min

Miyama Kyoto Prefecture

by Rainer Komers · Japan · Germany
No. 132023

Samurai Beyond Their Dreams: Becoming the Best in the World

Director not on record · Japan · Japanese

Japan national baseball team2023 World Baseball Classic
No. 1420231 h 39 min

The Making of a Japanese

by Ema Ryan Yamazaki · Japan · Japanese
No. 1520232 h 17 min

Voices of the Silenced

Director not on record · Japan · South Korea · Japanese, Korean
No. 1620221 h 24 min

Cosplay Universe

Director not on record · Japan · United States · English

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No. 172022

ELLEGARDEN : Lost & Found

by Taichi Kimura · Japan
No. 1820222 h 30 min

Ennio

by Giuseppe Tornatore · Japan · Belgium · English, Italian

historyEnnio Morricone
No. 1920221 h 47 min

Kyôiku to Aikoku

by Hisayo Saika · Japan · Japanese
No. 202022

LiSA Another Great Day

Director not on record · Japan · Japanese

LiSA
No. 21202153 min

A Marble Travelogue

Director not on record · Japan · United States · Greek, French
No. 2220211 h 21 min

Come Back Anytime

by John Daschbach · Japan · Japanese
No. 2320212 h 30 min

Ennio

by Giuseppe Tornatore · Japan · Belgium · English, Italian

historyEnnio Morricone
No. 2420211 h 47 min

Jun Kasai Crazy Monkey

Director not on record · Japan · Japanese
No. 2520211 h 28 min

Kabul, City in the Wind

by Aboozar Amini · Japan · Netherlands · Persian

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