Movies: Okinawa

Director Miho Niikura examines the modern practice of tee (Okinawan karate), and its attractiveness to Westerners—some of whom travel thousands of miles to study the venerable martial art in its birthplace, Okinawa....

During World War II, many Japanese immigrants in Santos, Brazil, were forced to move to another place. Matsubayashi draws attention to the fact that 60% of the immigrants were from Okinawa. Based on testimonies from interviewees, this film reveals th...

Ayumi Hamasaki's Just the beginning -20- tour record at Okinawa Convention Center on February 20, 2018....

This work was created to commemorate the reversion of Okinawa to Japan....