With Cineric Creative (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Koshien: Japan's Field of Dreams (2019)
94 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Ema Ryan Yamazaki follows a coach and his team as they try to win Japan's national high school baseball championship.
Director: Ema Ryan Yamazaki | Stars: Kaoru Kashiwagi, Yusei Kikuchi, Ito Kouno, Kosho Mizutani
Votes: 82
2. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (2017)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, Music
A portrait of genius music composer Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Director: Stephen Nomura Schible | Stars: Yellow Magic Orchestra, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Votes: 1,435 | Gross: $0.12M
3. Ainu Mosir (2020)
84 min | Drama
A coming of age tale about Kanto, a 14 year old boy, and a descendant of Japan's indigenous Ainu people, who struggles to come to terms with the recent loss of his father. One day, he ... See full summary »
Director: Takeshi Fukunaga | Stars: Kanto Shimokura, Debo Akibe, Emi Shimokura, Masao Nishida
Votes: 240
4. Young Bodies Heal Quickly (2014)
Unrated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
Two brothers are fleeing arrest for the "accidental" killing of a young girl. Their destination is their estranged father's desolate compound on the sea shore.
Director: Andrew T. Betzer | Stars: Gabriel Croft, Josephine Decker, Jay Featherstone, Johnathan Frasier
Votes: 85
5. Odoriko (2020)
114 min | Documentary
Odoriko are dancers of the dying art of Japanese strip theater. Once a popular form of entertainment alongside standup comedy, today all but 20 strip clubs have closed nationwide. Still, ... See full summary »
Director: Yoichiro Okutani
Votes: 18
6. Ryuichi Sakamoto: async Live at the Park Avenue Armory (2018)
65 min | Documentary, Music
In April 2017 Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto made a guest appearance in the Veteran's Room at the Park Avenue Armory in New York. Stephen Nomura Schible recorded this concert with his camera.
Director: Stephen Nomura Schible | Star: Ryuichi Sakamoto
Votes: 110
7. Rituals of Resistance (2018)
Documentary
Directors: Joy Dietrich, Tenzin Phuntsog | Stars: Tseyki Dolma, Tenzin Phuntsog, Lhakpa Tsering, Lobsang Tendar Tsering
8. Chaya: Ailey's Keeper of the Flame (2020)
49 min | Documentary
Director: Ema Ryan Yamazaki | Star: Masazumi Chaya
9. Temple Family (2021)
30 min | Documentary, Short
The sites and sounds at the 800-year-old Horenji Temple in Kyoto -- electro music, English, takoyaki, a kaleidoscopic elephant -- would seem to belie its long history. But in order for the ... See full summary »
Director: Ema Ryan Yamazaki | Stars: Haruka Ishizaki, Ariya Sasaki, Scion Sasaki
10. Wheels of Fate (2020)
19 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Ema Ryan Yamazaki | Star: Lily Franky
11. Pyramid (2016)
15 min | Short
A foreign woman befriends a couple.
Director: Julie Sokolowski | Stars: Rudy Barber, Iva Gocheva, Kevin Marcell, Leyla Nuritova
12. I Turn to Jello (2016)
15 min | Short, Comedy
A short film about a cello player who is horrible at auditioning....and even worse at knowing when to stop auditioning.
Director: Andrew T. Betzer | Stars: Eleanore Pienta, Isidore Elias, Nicholas Elliott, Hannah Shepard
Votes: 21