Overview
Through the unrelenting winter in the north of Japan, a small group of workers must brave unusual working conditions to bring to life a 2,000-year-old tradition known as sake. A cinematic documentary, The Birth of Sake is a visually immersive experience of an almost-secret world in which large sacrifices must be made for the survival of a time-honored brew.
More films
The 11th Hour (2007)
Crime · Documentary · Drama · PG
A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. Featuring ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the world, including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, former head of the CIA R. James Woolse
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Nadia Conners, Leila Conners
- Cast
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Kenny Ausubel, Sylvia Earle
The 47 Ronin (1941)
Drama · History · N/A
In the early 18th-century, Lord Takumi-no-kami Asano, feuding with Lord Kira, tries to kill his opponent in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Asano to seppuku and deprives the palace and lands from his clan, but does not punish Kira. Asano's vassals leave the land and his samurais become ronin and want to seek ...
- Runtime
- 3h 43m
- Director
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Cast
- Chōjūrō Kawarasaki, Kan'emon Nakamura, Kunitarō Kawarasaki
Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills (2008)
Drama · History · N/A
Based on a short story written by Shuhei Fujisawa (who also wrote Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade, Love and Honor), the film depicts the uneasy life of Noe Isomura (Rena Tanaka) with the difficult family she has married into after her former husband passed away. One day as she tries to brake off a branch of a cherry tree, she is aid...
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Director
- Shinohara Tetsuo
- Cast
- Rena Tanaka, Noriyuki Higashiyama, Tetsuya Chiba
The One Piece Podcast Goes To Japan (2014)
Documentary
Back in May 2013, The One Piece Podcast managed to run a successful Kickstarter which funded a trip to Japan to film a One Piece documentary like none other. It has been a long road, but the wait is over. “The One Piece Podcast Goes to Japan” features interviews with some of the biggest names in the One Piece franchise, exclusive acces...
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Cast
- Zach Logan, Greg Werner, Shigefumi Shingaki
A Space of Our Own - The Lanka Comic Con Documentary (2018)
Documentary · N/A
A Documentary about the Lanka Comic Con, history of how it started, and its community.
- Runtime
- 33m
- Cast
- Ahyab Muhith, Johann Balasuriya, Rashmini Bandara
Comments
Talk about the film with other members