Film Trailers World: japan

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October 10, 2019

Earthquake Bird (2019) Trailer

Earthquake Bird

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November 27, 2016

Silence (2016) Trailer

Silence

Sometimes silence is the deadliest sound

Martin Scorsese's Silence tells the story of two Christian missionaries (Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver) who face the ultimate test of faith when they travel to Japan in search of their missing mentor (Liam Neeson) at a time when Christianity was outlawed and their presence forbidden.

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Two Jesuit priests, Sebastião Rodrigues and Francis Garrpe, travel to seventeenth century Japan which has, under the Tokugawa shogunate, banned Catholicism and almost all foreign contact. There they witness the persecution of Japanese Christians at the hands of their own government which wishes to purge Japan of all western influence. Eventually the priests separate and Rodrigues travels the countryside, wondering why God remains silent while His children suffer.

February 10, 2015

Big in Japan (2014) Trailer

Big in Japan

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Big in Japan is a rock and roll road movie about a struggling Seattle band determined to not fade away. The film, which is based loosely on actual events, follows real life rockers, Tennis Pro, as they travel to Japan- a last ditch attempt to prevent their day jobs from becoming their careers. Director John Jeffcoat (Outsourced) utilizes a fresh narrative approach, guerrilla production style mixed with an international storyline to craft a dynamic and entertaining story where music and film intersect with two cultures to reveal simple, oftentimes hilarious, universal truths.

November 22, 2014

Paper Towns (2015) Trailer

Paper Towns

Paper Towns is an upcoming American romantic mystery film, directed by Jake Schreier based on the 2008 novel of the same name by John Green.

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An imaginative children's film about a young Australian boy's passion for flight and his challenge to compete in the World Paper Plane Championships in Japan.

October 04, 2014

Zen (2009) Trailer

Zen

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'Zen' Buddhist teacher Dogen Zenji is a very important religious person during the

Kamakura period, 750 years ago. After his mother died, he decides to move to

China and settle as a Buddhist teacher. One bright morning, enlightened, Zenji

returns to Japan as a devoted evangelist of the 'new' Buddhism. However,

this new form of Buddhism is not accepted in all communities.

Written by Rene Guillot

Enlightenment Guaranteed (1999) Trailer

Erleuchtung garantiert

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Two very different brothers get together for a temporary stay in a Japanese zen monastry.

The trip from Germany to Japan brings up some unexpected quests they have to manage.

Soon both really have to leave their ordinary lifes behind and are on a voyage to themselves.

Written by Oliver Heidelbach

October 01, 2014

Barefoot Gen (1983) Trailer

Hadashi no Gen

The Bombing Of Hiroshima As Seen Through The Eyes Of A Boy.

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A powerful statement against war, Barefoot Gen is a disturbing story about the effect of the atomic bomb on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.