Mitsuru Kudo Trailers
And Then Akiko Is... A Portrait of a Dancer TrailerFar-Away Home: Lushun and Dalian TrailerThe Japanese Settlers to the Manchuria and Inner Mongolia of Mainland China Trailer
Most Popular Mitsuru Kudo Trailers
Total trailers found: 18
Hōryū-ji Trailer (1958)
01 January 1958
This celebrated documentary, filmed in colour, depicts one of the most famous of all Japanese temples.
Funeral Parade of Roses Trailer (1969)
13 September 1969
In 1960s Tokyo, Gonda owns a bar in which the gay, cross-dresser, and trans scenes meet. Gonda is in a relationship with the madam of the bar, Leda.
Getting Old without Anxiety Trailer (1990)
13 October 1990
The care facilities for the elderly in a small town in Gifu prefecture, and the comparison with the welfare in Denmark, Sweden and Australia.
The Japanese Settlers to the Manchuria and Inner Mongolia of Mainland China Trailer (2009)
13 June 2009
Set in the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo, the tragic theme of the film is the destruction of millions of lives in the 13 years before Manchukuo collapsed with Japan’s World War II surrender in August 1945, and the years of suffering it brought in its wake.
Exchange Student Chua Swee Lin Trailer (1965)
01 January 1965
Documentary on Chua Swee-Lin, a Malaysian exchange student who was threatened with deportation over his protest against the separation and independence of Singapore.
Momo Chenga Trailer (2002)
01 January 2002
Documentary on an elderly Tibetan refugee who has lived in Nepal for 40 years
The Takanosu-machi Thereafter Trailer (2006)
18 March 2006
Mayor Iwakawa was voted into office in 1991, promising better welfare for senior citizens. As a result of his efforts to create a town with resident participation, while battling against anti-reform forces of the town council, Takanosu-machi becomes the best welfare town in Japan.
And Then Akiko Is... A Portrait of a Dancer Trailer (2012)
01 January 2012
Sumiko Haneda returns to film what will be the final bits of Akiko Kanda's life, documenting Kanda's will to dance as she struggles with terminal cancer.
The Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms Trailer (1977)
11 March 1977
The poignant focal point for this film is a cherry tree that is over 1400 years old. Beginning with the tree, the director then explores the families and environment around the tree.
The Poem of Hayachine Valley Trailer (1982)
29 May 1982
Shot in the foothills of Iwate Prefecture’s mystical Mt. Hayachine, the film records a year in the life of the area’s villages.
Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa Trailer (2004)
24 October 2004
This extraordinary film presents Japanese classical scroll painting as never before. The Yamanaka Tokiwa comprises twelve scrolls painted by Matabei Iwasa some 400 years ago.
Mothers Trailer (1967)
01 January 1967
Documentary about the relationships between mothers and their children.
Far-Away Home: Lushun and Dalian Trailer (2011)
11 June 2011
Haneda Sumiko, documentary filmmaker who was born in Dalian, Manchuria in 1926 and was there to experience the conclusion of the Pacific War.
Akiko: Portrait of a Dancer Trailer (1985)
29 June 1985
“I have three tasks in my life: to dance, to teach dance, and to create dance,” says the pioneering Japanese performer Akiko Kanda in this intimate portrait of creativity and individuality, After seeing a Martha Graham performance in college, Kanda left her family behind in Japan and arrived in New York City, where she studied under the legendary Graham and became a principal dancer with the troupe.
Community Welfare that Residents Choose Trailer (1997)
03 September 1997
Toru Iwakawa is elected mayor of Takanosu on the platform of improving welfare. With the support of a group formed by residents, he aims to develop a "care town" to stop the isolation of the elderly.
