A look at some of the very best Buddhist statues and paintings from the Kyoto area in Japan, and the role they play in people’s lives.
Avalokiteshvara (Chinese Movie)
A 2013 movie made in China telling three overlapping stories that lead to the arrival of the world famous statue of Avalokiteshvara at Mount Putuo in Japan.
Naoto Kan: Experiences as Prime Minister during the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
A short but powerful anti-nuclear statement by the Prime Minister of Japan during the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster at Fukushima (Japanese with English subtitles).
Legacies of History in Kyoto
A look at some of the mainly Buddhist World Heritage Sites and National Treasures around Kyoto.
Archives of the Planet: Far East Expeditions to Empires
Films and photographs from the world of the East at the beginning of the 20th century standing on the brink of momentous change.
At the Edge of the World
This is a film by Dan Stone about the anti-whaling activities of the Sea Shepard Conservation Society on their voyage to the Antartic to disrupt the Japanese scientific whaling run.
James Cahill on Ch’an Painting, 4: Sogenga and Ch’an Landscapes
This fourth lecture of Ch’an Painting looks at the appreciation of this style in Japan and concludes by examining some of the best landscape paintings.
Women of Fukushima
A film looking at some of the women who have become radicalised following the events at Fukushima and are now fighting for an end to nuclear power in Japan
Children of the Tsunami
This is a moving film from the BBC following the thoughts and reflections of a group of children affected by the tsunami that hit north-east Japan in 2011.
