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A headstrong orphan discovers a world of spells and potions while living with a selfish witch.

Genre: Animation

Cast: Kokoro Hirasawa

Sakura Kinomoto, a Card Captor, wins a game of chance and is awarded a trip to Hong Kong, along with her best friend Tomoyo and her rival, Syaoran...

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Sakura Tange

A documentary that chronicles the making of The Boy and the Heron, filmed with exclusive access to Studio Ghibli across an astonishing seven years.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Hayao Miyazaki

An aspiring writer goes to the airport to pick up a high school friend returning from a trip to Africa but is disheartened to see her with another...

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Yoo Ah-in

A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, encountering scenes from many different periods of its history.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Sergey Dreyden

An old fisherman makes the biggest catch of his life.

Genre: Animation

Cast: Gordon Pinsent

In the spring of 1999, a group of old friends gather to celebrate their 20 year reunion. Among the group is Yeong-ho, a cold, unhappy man, whose...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Sol Kyung-gu

A lonely, chain-smoking office lady in Tokyo falls for her teacher when she decides to take English lessons. When her teacher disappears, she sets...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Shinobu Terajima

Two brothers cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in everyone and everything, subsequently he is...

Genre: Drama

Cast: David Morse

After the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a preteen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Marina Golbahari

A shout-out to all those who live in rural areas.

Genre: TV Movie

Cast: Nanami Sakuraba

Rinka Umezawa is a housewife who pursues things that will bring her small happiness in life. Her husband Masabumi holds a stern belief that he will...

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Cast: Tomoyo Harada

A look at legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki following his retirement in 2013.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Hayao Miyazaki

A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Bob Dylan

The novelist Shiga Naoya lives with his wife Haruko and their 4-year-old daughter Saeko. He is paranoid about Saeko’s health, making her wear...

Genre: TV Movie

Cast: Masahiro Motoki

This 2004 documentary by Werner Herzog diaries the struggle of a passionate English inventor to design and test a unique airship during its maiden...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Werner Herzog

Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ernest R. Dickerson

Winner of the 47th Creative TV Drama Award. Through the story of a high school girl with "sensory sensitivity" who tries to create a place for...

Genre: TV Movie

Cast: Ami Touma

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Cast: Koji Seto

Exploring an unknown world 10,000 m beneath the waves. After capturing a giant squid on film, NHK's deep-sea film crew explores our planet's deepest...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: David Attenborough