
Me and Another Me - Living with Tourette Syndrome -


2025 WorldMediaFestivals Special Award: Global Awareness
This program confronts the hidden struggles of Tourette's syndrome in Japan, a neurological condition marked by involuntary tics that affect many yet remain widely misunderstood. Through the insights from experts and personal accounts and the poignant stories of individuals like Reon, a delivery driver with constant vocalizations, and Takunari, whose severe motor tics impact every aspect of his life, the film reveals the daily battles for acceptance and normalcy. By showcasing the diverse realities of nearly 30 patients, it challenges misconceptions and urgently calls for a more understanding and with this enigmatic "devil's disease." inclusive society for those living
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Nebuta Festival -Nebuta Master Creator's 365 days-
2018 30 mins[Festivals of Japan Season 2] Every year between August 2nd and 7th, the dynamic Nebuta floats of Aomori Prefecture are paraded around the city at night, providing a colorful and exciting summer spectacle for all to enjoy. The city's pride, the Aomori Nebuta Festival, was recognized as an Important Intangible...more details -
Trap Master Kunio Katagiri and His Secrets to the Finest Gibier
2018
Kunio Katagiri is a master trapper and has been the legendary owner-chef of a gibier (wild game) restaurant for 45 years. Katagiri, who hunts all of his game meats by himself, never uses a gun. Instead, he uses homemade traps of his own design to capture wild deer and wild...more details -
Ms. Chii’s Little Band: Bringing Songs and Smiles to the Children of Cambodia
2012
2013 New York Festivals Silver Award. In this program, a female teacher from Hokkaido travels to Cambodia alone to teach music at the country’s largest elementary school in Siem Reap. She reveals the struggles she encounters in her efforts to help her students. Chigusa Tanaka (33) is a volunteer for...more details -
Oshima and Jacques the Baker- Niihama, Ehime Prefecture
30 mins[Beauty of Japan Season 2] Oshima is a small island on the Seto Inland Sea with a population of just 250 people. Swiss native, Jacques moved to the peaceful island with his wife Etsuko. He runs a small bakery and a farm on this remote island, enjoying a peaceful and...more details