Welcome to Zakka Films
Our passion is to bring the best of Japanese cinema to the English-speaking world, from anime to groundbreaking documentaries on today’s hotbed issues. Check out our current releases, see what filmmakers themselves are selling in our Filmmakers’ Market, or search our catalog in the easy search bar upper right.
Important Shipping Information!
Orders placed between December 20 and December 26, 2018 will be shipped after December 27. We are sorry for the inconvenience. If you have any questions, please contact us at <info@zakkafilms.com>
Shipping from Japan
We are based in the US, but during the period from June 27, 2017 to the middle of August 2018, we will be in Japan scouting out new films for Zakka and thus will ship items from Japan. If we receive an order before June 26, we will ship it from the US. Orders after that […]
New Service is Coming!
We’re thrilled to announce that we’re entering the film rental business, renting out important recent works for screenings at universities and festivals. The first film we’re handling is Tale of a Butcher Shop, directed by Aya Hanabusa, which follows a family-run butcher shop in Osaka that makes its living by raising and slaughtering cattle, selling […]
Recent Releases
- Little Voices from Fukushima(Hitomi Kamanaka)
- Holy Island(Aya Hanabusa)
- We Shall Overcome(Chie Mikami)
- Tale of a Butcher Shop(Aya Hanabusa)
- The Horses of Fukushima(Yoju Matsubayashi)
Filmmakers
- Aya Hanabusa
- Chie Mikami
- Feng Yan
- Hiroko Kumagai
- Hitomi Kamanaka
- Kenzo Masaoka
- Kiyoji Nishikura
- Makoto Sato
- Makoto Yasuhara
- Masako Sakata
- Mitsuyo Seo
- Noburo Ofuji
- Noriaki Tsuchimoto
- Tetsuo Yamada
- Toshikuni Doi
- Yasuji Murata
- Yoju Matsubayashi
- Yoshitaro Kataoka
- Yukio Tanaka
- Yuko Ishida
Genres
The Latest from Zakka Films

- Language: Japanese
- Subtitles: English
- Technical Information: DVD, All Region Free, NTSC
- Package Details: DVD Jacket (English), Leaflet (English)
STAFF
Director: Noriaki Tsuchimoto
Production: Higashi Productions
Producer: Ryutaro Takagi
Camera: Koshiro Otsu
Editor: Noriaki Tsuchimoto, Takako Sekizawa