1. New Face Debut -Aimi Yoshikawa-: Air Control (新星 Debut 吉川あいみ)
The 1st image of Aimi Yoshikawa, who has big breasts but a slender body. Aimi who suddenly worked hard to the semi in her debut work. A rich shot of a teen's popping body.
2. Björk: Vessel 1994
A live performance by Björk on the Debut Tour, recorded live at the The Royalty Theatre in London in May 1994. The concert is interspersed by short interviews with Björk on the streets of London, including her singing an improvisation to the sound of a car alarm and her thoughts on moving from Reykjavík to London.
3. I Know a Place (Sé de un lugar)
Young people who decide to leave their home to seek opportunities for the future face different difficulties on a daily basis. The inevitable estrangement with family and lifelong friends. The constant lack of understanding, the coldness and individualism of the new city. The stress and even the feeling of being a stranger back home. This journey to the future sets out issues about identity, nostalgia and courage, while they fight to find their place in a changeable world.
4. Nanking
The story of the rape of Nanking, one of the most tragic events in history. In 1937, the invading Japanese army murdered over 200,000 and raped tens of thousands of Chinese. In the midst of this horror, a small group of Western expatriates banded together to save 250,000. Nanking shows the tremendous impact individuals can make on the course of history.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
5. Now that Summer is Gone...
Debut short film of Sepehr Sohrabi.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
6. Manga - The Drawn Japan (Manga - The Drawn Japan)
(Manga - The Drawn Japan)
7. ITO – A Diary of an Urban Priest (ITO – Seitti – Kilvoittelijan päiväkirja)
A biographical documentary following the life of a young Japanese priest and bar-owner.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
8. The Grass Dwellers (Los habitantes del pasto)
Juan Méndez Bernal leaves his house on the 9th of april of 1936 to fight in the imminent Spanish Civil War. 83 years later, his body is still one of the Grass Dwellers. The only thing that he leaves from those years on the front is a collection of 28 letters in his own writing.
9. Debut! Tina Nanami (Debut！ 七碧ティナ)
Tina Nanabi, who is currently active as an idol, has finally made her gravure debut as a solo artist after many twists and turns! He did his best for his first experience! The first challenge ●●● is a must-see!
It has an average vote of 2.5 on TMDB.
10. The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (夢と狂気の王国)
Follows the behind-the-scenes work of Studio Ghibli, focusing on the notable figures Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
11. Heaven
A series of interviews are conducted concerning people's beliefs towards the possibility of an afterlife. The interviews are filmed against a set of strange backdrops, and are intercut with clips from classic films and a variety of stock footage.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
12. Isle of Flowers (Ilha das Flores)
A tomato is planted, harvested and sold at a supermarket, but it rots and ends up in the trash. But it doesn’t end there: Isle of Flowers follows it up until its real end, among animals, trash, women and children. And then the difference between tomatoes, pigs and human beings becomes clear.
It has an average vote of 8.085 on TMDB.
13. The Invention of Dr. NakaMats
NakaMats is an unlikely character made for the movies, an eccentric 80-year-old Japanese inventor responsible for 3,357 inventions, including the floppy disk. With his deadpan English and impeccable comic timing, he provides nonstop laughs— utterly nutty, but also a paean to the spirit of human invention.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
14. Infinite Place (Unendlicher Raum)
Loitz is one of those former GDR towns that is a loser today. For a year "Infinite Place" looks through the eyes of old and new inhabitants behind the gray facade of a perishing small town and questions concepts of home and identity. What makes a life in the dying worthwhile?
15. Devil's Circuit (悪魔の回路図)
A film in which the one 60-story skyscraper that soars in the spaces between roofs spins with incredible speed. I centered the circumference with its 400 or 500 meter radius on the skyscraper and divided it into 48 sections, then took photographs from those spots and shot the photographs frame by frame.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
16. An Italian Indian: The Pink Panther Princess With Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale offers her reflections on her acting role and American debut in "The Pink Panther"
17. Junk Story (hide 50th anniversary FILM 「JUNK STORY」)
A look back at the life and career of Japanese guitarist hide, who died under questionable circumstances in 1998.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
18. 95 And 6 to Go
Filmmaker Kimi Takesue captures the cadence of daily life for Grandpa Tom, a retired postal worker born to Japanese immigrants to Hawai’i in the 1910’s. Amidst the solitude of his home routines - coupon clipping, rigging an improvised barbecue, lighting firecrackers on the New Year - we glimpse an unexpectedly rich inner life.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
19. Moving Together
Moving Together is a celebratory love letter to music and dance that brims with kinetic life and energy. This documentary explores the intricate collaboration between dancers and musicians, moving seamlessly between Flamenco, Modern, and New Orleans Second Line.
20. The Views From Sunset Hill
My debut short film - as I approached adulthood, I created this as a means of reflection towards adolescence and life. A poetic documentary about looking away from the past and being present in the beauty of life.
