
03 Jul 1986

Ningen no machi
Interviews with Burakumin in Osaka, victims of discrimination
Narrator

03 Jul 1986

Interviews with Burakumin in Osaka, victims of discrimination

21 May 2022

"Buraku" or "Buraku-min" are the terms used for ethnic Japanese people who are believed to descend from the pre-Meiji castes. Today, neither "Buraku" nor "Burakumin" exist anymore in terms of laws and social systems. However, many Japanese people still have a deep-rooted sense of discrimination towards people who descend from those families. Why does something that should not exist continue to exist? How did this discrimination begin in the first place? This film takes a variety of approaches to unravel the history of accumulated discrimination and its intricately intertwined context, from its origins and evolution, vividly depicting the structure of discrimination that often remains hidden from the public eye.

01 Sep 2023

Based on the murder of nine street peddlers in the aftermath of the Great Kanto earthquake.

23 May 1992

A widow and her two sons, Seitaro and Koji, live in the small town of Komori, where Buraku people are forced to reside. The two boys are continuously harassed by their teachers and classmates through their childhood as a result of their Buraku heritage. In the midst of the 1918 Great Rice Riots in Osaka, Seitaro meets with Asako, the daughter of a rice shop owner, and falls in love with her. She too is of Buraku descent. At the same period, Hideaki, an old friend of the brothers returns to Komori, and he along with Koji and the townspeople create "Zenkoku Suiheisha", the National Levelers Association, an organization pledged to build a bridge over the river of discrimination, making all people equal in every way.

06 Apr 1962

Ushimatsu's father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now contemplates confiding in an activist fighting against such discrimination.

30 Nov 1948

In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a visiting liberal intellectual.

08 Jul 2022

At the strong insistence of his father, Ushimatsu Segawa conceals his origins from a “buraku” area of low-class “untouchables,” leaving his hometown to serve as an elementary school teacher where he excels and is loved by his students. But he constantly struggles with the secret of his low-birth status and is disturbed by all of the discrimination levelled upon his class. It prevents him from pursuing a romance with Shiho, whom he meets at the temple where he resides, but who descends from a samurai family.

01 Feb 1969

Brothers Koji and Seitaro Hatana, belong to the "outcast" caste. Despite their personal qualities—intelligence and fairness—they encounter numerous obstacles due to their caste affiliation. Together with other "outcasts," the brothers take up the fight for their human rights.

06 Sep 2011

Pulitzer Prize-winning MAUS cartoonist Art Spiegelman uses his harrowing experiences as a New Yorker on September 11, 2001 as the catalyst for this haunting meditation on the most horrific terrorist attack ever carried out on American soil. Narrated by John Turturro and featuring a unique fusion score by Sintax Error, this powerful multi-media experience brings the critically-acclaimed graphic novel to life like never before.
01 Jan 1954
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01 Jan 1954
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01 Jan 1954
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01 Jan 1954
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01 Jan 2019

A leader in a white nationalist hate group finds healing from the people he once hated - a Muslim heart doctor and his town of refugees. Chris is a husband and father, a veteran, and until recently, a leader in the KKK. He started hating Muslims when the planes hit the twin towers, but is forced to confront his hate when he receives a text from Muslim refugee, Heval. CLARKSTON illustrates the roots of hate, its devastating impacts, and ultimately how it can be overcome.
01 Jan 1953
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29 Nov 2020

In Las Vegas, they show the sex dolls; in China, they make them.


A documentary about three generations of Ufa rap artists who turned their hometown into a phenomenon on the Russian music scene.

10 Mar 2017

Allonias decides that enough is enough. He works 12-13 hours driving his taxi every day and still has no money left to pay for rent and clothes for their three children. He begins a battle against Sweden’s largest taxi company owned by billionaire Rolf Karlsson. It leads to Rolf Karlsson selling the entire empire for around 2-3 billion SEK. But for Allonias it has a high price…

30 Aug 2010

At his death bed their amazing love story unfolds. Ebba and Torgny reunited 90 years old, after 60 years apart.

18 Aug 2017

85 minute documentary shot by Lasse Hoile over a period of 3 months