Iwanami Productions Movies

  • 1962
    Hokkaido, My Love

    Hokkaido, My Love

    Hokkaido, My Love

    01962HD

    A college graduate falls in love with a woman during a business trip in Hokkaido

    Hokkaido, My Love
  • 1963
    She and He

    She and He

    She and He

    6.71963HD

    As her husband Eiichi becomes more entangled in his life as businessman, Naoko looks for ways to expand her own life even as her husband's life...

    She and He
  • 1962
    Story of Iron

    Story of Iron

    Story of Iron

    71962HD

    One day, Kandume's can boy, who lived happily with his friends in the kitchen, becomes an empty can and is thrown away. Eventually, the can boy has a...

    Story of Iron
  • 1950
    A town without flies

    A town without flies

    A town without flies

    01950HD

    A teaching film for social studies, which was developed as a new educational subject in 1947. At an elementary school in Hokkaido, children have...

    A town without flies
  • 1961
    Bad Boys

    Bad Boys

    Bad Boys

    6.51961HD

    A young delinquent takes part in a robbery and is sentenced to a juvenile detention center, where he clashes with other youths and reflects on his...

    Bad Boys
  • 1956
    Children Who Draw

    Children Who Draw

    Children Who Draw

    5.31956HD

    Children Who Draw explores the delicate chemistry of school children interacting in an art class through a constant juxtaposition of observational...

    Children Who Draw
  • 1961
    The Seas Are Full of Sheep in Love

    The Seas Are Full of Sheep in Love

    The Seas Are Full of Sheep in Love

    01961HD

    The Seas Are Full of Sheep in Love
  • 1959
    The Sea Wall

    The Sea Wall

    The Sea Wall

    01959HD

    From the opening sequence, combining underwater and aerial footage, this masterpiece about the construction of a steam-power plant in Kurihama (south...

    The Sea Wall
  • 1954
    Children in the Classroom

    Children in the Classroom

    Children in the Classroom

    5.31954HD

    A short documentary about the behaviour of Japanese primary school students.

    Children in the Classroom
  • 1958
    Hōryū-ji

    Hōryū-ji

    Hōryū-ji

    01958HD

    This celebrated documentary, filmed in colour, depicts one of the most famous of all Japanese temples. Horyu-ji, in the small town of Ikaruga outside...

    Hōryū-ji
  • 1957
    Diary of the Zoological Garden

    Diary of the Zoological Garden

    Diary of the Zoological Garden

    01957HD

    The clear record of a zoo's daily workings and the hardships of zookeepers.

    Diary of the Zoological Garden
  • 1971
    Dedicated Treasures of Horyuji-Temple

    Dedicated Treasures of Horyuji-Temple

    Dedicated Treasures of Horyuji-Temple

    01971HD

    Dedicated Treasures of Horyuji-Temple
  • 1952
    Our Life and Water

    Our Life and Water

    Our Life and Water

    01952HD

    An educative film about the water supply and watersystems in small towns and villages in Japan. It captures the unsanitary and inconvenient...

    Our Life and Water
  • 1956
    Twin Class

    Twin Class

    Twin Class

    01956HD

    An examination of a specialist school for twin siblings and the theme of heredity and environment on human development

    Twin Class
  • 1958
    The Living Sea

    The Living Sea

    The Living Sea

    01958HD

    Marine biological documentary

    The Living Sea
  • 1965
    Shinshu no matsuri

    Shinshu no matsuri

    Shinshu no matsuri

    01965HD

    A film documenting the Matsuri and the life of the farmers in Nagano Prefecture. In the bosom of the mountain, people cultivate wasabi, rice,...

    Shinshu no matsuri
  • 1973
    Kaso chitai

    Kaso chitai

    Kaso chitai

    01973HD

    The outflow of population, mainly young people, from agricultural, mountain and fishing villages in Japan to urban areas became remarkable from...

    Kaso chitai
  • 1958
    Beauty of the Ancients

    Beauty of the Ancients

    Beauty of the Ancients

    01958HD

    Commissioned by the Tokyo National Museum, this film, regarded in some quarters as the masterpiece of Haneda’s Iwanami period, is one of...

    Beauty of the Ancients
  • 1957
    Town Politics – Mothers Who Study

    Town Politics – Mothers Who Study

    Town Politics – Mothers Who Study

    01957HD

    This engaging documentary focuses on a group of ‘studying mothers’ who decide to involve themselves in the civic politics of a provincial...

    Town Politics – Mothers Who Study
  • 1957
    School for Village Women, Women’s College in the Village

    School for Village Women, Women’s College in the Village

    School for Village Women, Women’s College in the Village

    01957HD

    Haneda’s debut as full director, made after four years spent as an assistant, is set in a farming village in Shiga Prefecture (east of Kyoto)....

    School for Village Women, Women’s College in the Village