Laboratory X Movies

  • 2010
    Peace

    Peace

    Peace

    7.12010HD

    What is peace? What is coexistence? And what are the basis for them? PEACE is a visual-essay-like observational documentary, which contemplates these...

    Peace
  • 2018
    Inland Sea

    Inland Sea

    Inland Sea

    7.22018HD

    Wai-chan is one of the last remaining fishermen in Ushimado, a small village in Seto Inland Sea, Japan. At the age of 86, he still fishes alone on a...

    Inland Sea
  • 2012
    Theatre 2

    Theatre 2

    Theatre 2

    62012HD

    Oriza Hirata is Japan's leading playwright and director, who runs his own theatrical company, Seinendan. Theatre 2 (Observational Film Series #4)...

    Theatre 2
  • 2008
    Mental

    Mental

    Mental

    6.82008HD

    MENTAL is a feature-length documentary that observes the complex world of an outpatient mental health clinic in Japan, interwoven with patients,...

    Mental
  • 2013
    Campaign 2

    Campaign 2

    Campaign 2

    5.72013HD

    In response to the Fukushima disaster, Yama-san is running an election campaign with an anti-nuclear message. But unlike last time, he has no money,...

    Campaign 2
  • 2024
    The Cats of Gokogu Shrine

    The Cats of Gokogu Shrine

    The Cats of Gokogu Shrine

    82024HD

    An ample community of cats has set up home around the Shinto shrine in Ushimado. Some local residents take care of them, others are disturbed by...

    The Cats of Gokogu Shrine
  • 2012
    Theatre 1

    Theatre 1

    Theatre 1

    52012HD

    Theatre 1 (Observational Film Series #3) is a feature length documentary, which closely depicts the world of Oriza Hirata, Japan's leading playwright...

    Theatre 1
  • 2007
    Campaign

    Campaign

    Campaign

    5.82007HD

    Can a candidate with no political experience and no charisma win an election if he is backed by the political giant Prime Minister Koizumi and his...

    Campaign
  • 2023
    Zero

    Zero

    Zero

    42023HD

    Follow up to the director's previous two films called Mental, follows the retirement of the head physician at a mental health facility in Japan

    Zero
  • 1995
    A Night in New York

    A Night in New York

    A Night in New York

    01995HD

    Late at night, a Japanese businessman enters a pizza shop and observes strange but typical New Yorkers, eating their pizza in their own queer ways....

    A Night in New York
  • 2015
    Oyster Factory

    Oyster Factory

    Oyster Factory

    52015HD

    In the Japanese town of Ushimado, the shortage of labor is a serious problem due to its population’s rapid decline. Traditionally, oyster...

    Oyster Factory