Ian Thomas Ash Movies

  • 2021
    Ushiku

    Ushiku

    Ushiku

    02021HD

    The Ushiku immigration center near Tokyo mainly holds people seeking refuge in Japan. Using a hidden camera, award-winning filmmaker Thomas Ash...

    Ushiku
  • 2017
    Boys for Sale

    Boys for Sale

    Boys for Sale

    02017HD

    Through animation and a series of interviews with nine young men in Tokyo's gay district, this documentary exposes and humanizes the rarely seen...

    Boys for Sale
  • 2019
    The Father's Love Begotten

    The Father's Love Begotten

    The Father's Love Begotten

    02019HD

    A young man speaks of the abuse he suffered at the hands of his priest and its lasting effects.

    The Father's Love Begotten
  • 2013
    A2-B-C

    A2-B-C

    A2-B-C

    102013HD

    Eighteen months after the nuclear meltdown in Fukushima, children who were not evacuated are found to have thyroid cysts and nodules. What will this...

    A2-B-C
  • 2019
    Sending Off

    Sending Off

    Sending Off

    02019HD

    SENDING OFF follows the patients of Dr. Kaoru KONTA and her team of nurses as they provide hospice care to patients in their homes in rural Japan. A...

    Sending Off
  • 2014
    -1287

    -1287

    -1287

    02014HD

    During deeply intimate conversations with the filmmaker after she learns she is going to die, Kazuko challenges cultural and social norms speaking...

    -1287
  • 2005
    The Ballad of Vicki and Jake

    The Ballad of Vicki and Jake

    The Ballad of Vicki and Jake

    02005HD

    The story of Vicki, a single mother struggling with addiction, and her young son, Jake. The film opens as Vicki and Jake are beginning a new chapter...

    The Ballad of Vicki and Jake