祭りに生きる・京都の鉾差し (Hokosashi(The Kenhoko bearers) of Kyoto)
The kenhoko, originally a spear-like weapon, combines elements of exorcising spirits and welcoming the deity.
日比谷に咲いたタカラヅカの花 (Recollection of the Violets)
Recollection of the Violets
坂網猟 −人と自然の付き合い方を考える (Sakaami, Traditional Wild Duck Hunting: Thinking About the Relationship Between People and Nature)
This movie asks about the symbiosis of humans and nature through traditional bird hunting..
おみおくり〜Sending Off〜
Sending Off” follows the patients of Dr. Konta Kaoru and her team of nurses as they receive end-of-life medical care in their homes. Filmed over one year in rural Japan, the changing seasons provide a backdrop to the deepening relationships the patients form with their families as they reach the end of their lives.
Ōkunoshima
Ōkunoshima was the biggest poison gas factory in Asia, but today, it’s just known as the ‘bunny island’. Its chemical weapons are still around – and still dangerous.
joso
Joso is a film exploring the multiple layers of involvement in new wave cross-dressing (josō) subculture and media in the 2010s.
Human Error
The Japanese government claims that “everything is under control” in Fukushima. But is it?
沖波 (Okinami)
Every year, people from all over Japan gather in Okinami, a quiet seaside settlement with an aging and declining population, to help perform a ritual for the local deity by carrying lantern floats into the sea.
Ainu. Pathways to Memory
Film about Ainu culture and history and the contradictions regarding the preservation of its culture and identity today
Prof. Dr. Andreas Niehaus (President)
Prof. Dr. Andreas NIEHAUS President I am very honored and grateful having been elected for the position of President of the EAJS. As local organizer, I was instrumental in organizing the 2021 online and 2023 hybrid international EAJS conferences in Ghent, and as member of the extended Council, I have contributed to the general work […]
