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- An enigmatic translator with a dark past is brought in for questioning after an ex-pat friend, who came between her and her photographer boyfriend, ends up missing and presumed dead.
- A British military transport plane makes an emergency landing on Sado Island. The residents on the island take care of the crew members until the plane can take off once again despite knowing that Britishers are their enemies.
- Nagisa lost her twin sister, Sayo, two years ago. Every day she prays at a local temple in Tokyo to speak to her sister. One night, on her way home, a strange taxi driver picks her up and takes her to another world, the land of the souls where she goes on a journey to reach out to her sister one last time.
- Live action documentary footage of a concert by the Kodo drummers of Japan at the Acropolis, Greece, in 1995, with commentary by members of the drum group concerning the concert and the drum troupe.
- "Kodo One Earth Tour: Tsuzumi" premiered in 2020 as the first commemorative work in the Kodo 40th Anniversary Concert Series. Program Dyu-Ha Kono Mine no Hitohi Hayate Zoku Monochrome Uchoten Ayumi Izumogaku O-daiko Yatai-bayashi Tomorrow
- Shot on high-definition video during the 1998-99 "One Earth" tour of Japan's celebrated Kodo drummers, this illuminating documentary explores the lives and philosophy of the Kodo group, who beat taiko--the signature drums of their art--to express the universal language of Kodo, a word derived from ko (or "heartbeat") and do (a reference to a childlike purity of spirit). "To beat taiko is to face yourself," says leading player Ryutaro Kaneko, expressing Kodo's goal of a complete merging of mind, body, and spirit in the act of drumming. Made up of 42 members (20 of whom actually perform on stage), the Kodo group is seen training (four months each year, with eight months of touring) at Kodo village on the Japanese island of Sado, where the group had its origins in the early 1970s before officially naming itself "Kodo" in 1981. Through profiles of individual players, the film reveals the enlightening motivations behind this most unifying of group endeavors. It's also shown that Kodo is not for everyone; aspiring "sub-member" Yuko Tada tearfully leaves Sado, having failed to achieve the group unity that Kodo demands. A stop in war-torn Croatia is emotional and ultimately life-affirming, and a "Celebration Earth" performance with the Pueblo Indian "Red Willow Dancers" of New Mexico proves to be a highlight for everyone involved (and a joyous occasion to witness). Indeed, it's impossible to watch Kodo without wanting to beat taiko for the sheer, infectious pleasure of transcending language and merging with something greater than oneself. It's the ultimate Kodo recruitment film! --Jeff Shannon
- Kodo's first original video performance, recorded at Ryotsu Shimin Kaikan on Sado Island, Japan. Tracklist 1. Zoku 2. Lion 3. Yamauta / O-Daiko 4. Irodori
- Documentary about the Dutch band Bløf. Includes footage from concerts - performances and a look behind the scenes - and a sketch of the spiritual journey of the musicians.