At the strong insistence of his father, Ushimatsu Segawa conceals his origins from a “buraku” area of low-class...

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

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...

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

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

Interviews with Burakumin in Osaka, victims of discrimination

Documentary against buraku discrimination

A billion dreams came true in 1983 and 2011. Between the two big wins, four cricket-crazy friends set out to find answers and write their destinies.

I AM THAT GIRL is the story of Maxine, an anti-typical Asian American woman who lives a life of partying, funded by her eighty-thousand dollar credit...

During a carnival, near the border between Argentina and Bolivia, a young Malambo dancer prepares for the most important competition of his life....

Manuel goes back to his hometown for his parents’ wedding anniversary, but he actually wants to ask money to move to Denmark with his...

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.

When Tragedy Strikes three Families, their Destiny forces them on a coverging path and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect...

Owing to his alleged involvement with communist parties, film director David Merrill is forbidden from working in Hollywood. He decides to fight for...

The story of a gang of children growing up in a community of banished criminals, in a forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union. This community...

In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should...

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her...

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.

Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car towed away,...

Two law school friends find themselves at odds when one becomes a Justice Department lawyer and the other goes into politics.

In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his...

A young couple's announcement of their engagement to their friends is followed by a series of interactions and conflicts that forces everyone to...