Recommended
Films and books we recommend
For those interested in soil, water, microbes, and environmental regeneration, we introduce films, documentaries, and books that deepen understanding and broaden perspectives.
- Documentary
Kiss the Ground
A documentary that treats soil as a "living system" and introduces the potential of microbe-driven carbon cycling and soil regeneration.
- Documentary
Common Ground
A documentary that portrays the relationships among the environment, the economy, and society through agricultural and soil-management practices.
- Book
人に話したくなる土壌微生物の世界
An introductory book that plainly explains the functions of soil and its connection to the environment, centered on the role of microbes in soil.
- Book (manga)
風の谷のナウシカ
Against a backdrop of conflict between a contaminated land and humankind, a work that depicts nature's slow recovery and the limits of human intervention.
- Book
沈黙の春
A classic that exposed the impact of chemical use on ecosystems and became a turning point for environmental science and regulation.
- Specialist book
Petroleum Microbiology
A foundational reference for bioremediation research that systematizes the metabolism and applications of microbes that break down petroleum hydrocarbons.
- Film
もののけ姫
A work that depicts the clash between nature and human society without reducing it to good versus evil. Through the industry destroying the forest and the natural forces resisting it, it questions human choice and responsibility.