佐藤真

This documentary follows the lives of Minamata disease victims who still suffer a quarter of a century later.

01 de nov. de 1983

In 1964, a chemical factory in Niigata Prefecture dumped mercury into the Agano River, the beginning of a manmade tragedy that would affect locals ...

26 de set. de 1992

Documentary filmmaker Makoto Sato offers this reflection on the life and career of Edward Said, the deeply influential literary and cultural critic...

11 de out. de 2006

A documentary that records the daily life of a mother with a limited life expectancy and a grandmother, directed by the daughter, Haruyo Kato.

08 de jul. de 2006

In 1983, photographer Gocho Shigeo met an early death at the young age of 36. The view we see reflected in Gocho’s photographic images has become m...

28 de abr. de 2001

Satō Makoto discovered documentary film when he visited Minamata (well known as the former site of an environmental disaster) as a student, and wo...

05 de jun. de 2005

Before the Chernobyl disaster, Nadja's village was home to 300 peasant families. After evacuation, only 6 households remain and access to the villa...

22 de nov. de 1997

This is a film about seven artists. It's also a film about seven people who are mentally handicapped. In the course of this touching film, we disco...

16 de jan. de 1999

An unusual family portrait questioning the definitions of art, family, and what it means to be disabled. Imamura Hanako is a 22-year-old girl with...

20 de out. de 2001

Interviews about Japan's deployment of Self-Defense Forces in Iraq collected from Middle Eastern intellectuals, cultural figures, and Palestinians ...

31 de jul. de 2004

Sho Watanabe, 77, has worked as a lighting technician for many years, longing to work in the film industry. However, when his wife, Tomiko, suddenl...

15 de abr. de 1995

Documentary, 16mm

01 de jan. de 1999

01 de jan. de 1997