Shinobu Ôtake Movies

Hanako is a mother, who was not enthusiastic when her husband took in two foster children some years ago. He died not long afterward, leaving her...

A mother and son are eating sushi at a conveyer belt sushi bar in Tokyo. This film depicts their conversation using cutout animation.

A couple originally from Okinawa run an inexpensive restaurant in Kobe, with their grade-school daughter, Fuuchan. The movie depicts the warm...

The story of a man and woman dealing with amnesia, set in Prague.

Ushibuka in Amakusa City prospered a century ago with its fishing industry and red-light district, but has become Japan's fastest declining city....

This is the first in a series of documentaries following the lives of Japanese citizens based off Michael Apted's Up series.

This is the second in a series of documentaries following the lives of Japanese citizens based off Michael Apted’s Up series.