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- StarsAaron IrvinCorey BrennanJerry TonerChronicles some of the most famous leaders of the Roman Civilization.
- DirectorDaniel RoherStarsAlexei NavalnyYulia NavalnayaChristo GrozevFollows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home.
- DirectorDinesh D'SouzaJohn SullivanStarsJay BastianJoe BidenCait BraselA documentary that examines the question, "If Barack Obama wins a second term, where will we be in 2016?"
- StarsAdam JamesClive RussellJuliet StevensonDrama-Documentary in which historian Dan Snow explores the political intrigues and family betrayals between Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans that led to the Battle of Hastings.
- DirectorJack BryanStarsVladimir PutinJeremy BashNina BurleighRussian president Vladimir Putin attacks the 2016 American presidential election in collaboration with the Trump campaign.
- DirectorAnna BroinowskiStarsPeter O'BrienSusan PriorKathryn BeckAn Australian lady who tried to learn the propaganda method from North Korea for her purpose without knowing about the real effective method behind the regime - you say no, we kill you!
- StarsHoward NightingallVern WhaleyA unique one-hour biography of the most notorious gangster in history.
- DirectorJ. Michael LongStarsJ. Michael LongBill MeccaPhilip GardinerMany people think of Space as a quiet and desolate vacuum of emptiness, but new evidence reveals that space is rife with activity beyond our comprehension. Just as we sent Voyager and Pioneer probes beyond our solar system, Aliens have probes of their own that may have arrived as early as the 1600's. While Tesla was the first to successfully communicate with neighboring worlds using radio waves, we have received recent signals from intelligent sources. In 1989, Russian Space Probe Phobos 2 photographed a UFO on the surface of Mars just prior to losing contact. Scientists have determined that the craft was real and of a thin elliptical shape over 20 miles in length. We are not alone in outer space and while the Aliens may be initiating contact, they could also be here already.
- DirectorRobert KiviatStarsRoger LeopardiAmy Shira TeitelJoshua P. WarrenNever-before-aired NASA footage presents evidence that the Moon is being used as a base.
- 20161h 31mNot Rated7.3 (566)63MetascoreDirectorFred PeabodyStarsI.F. StoneChris HedgesLeslie MoonvesA look at the life and work of American journalist, I.F. Stone, who leads a one-man crusade against government deception.
- StarsCem Yigit UzümogluTuba BüyüküstünAlp IlkmanOttoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries.
- StarsAdesuwa OniEshe AsanteSivuyile NgesiExpert interviews and other documentary content with premium scripted docudrama about different queens.
- StarsPeter DinklageBruce Bueno de MesquitaWaller NewellRuling with an iron fist requires an aspiring dictator to know the playbook for absolute power, as history's despots prove in this sardonic docuseries.
- DirectorTaghi AmiraniStarsRalph FiennesWalter MurchWinston ChurchillTheatrical feature documentary on the story of Operation Ajax, the CIA/MI6 staged coup in 1953 in Iran that overthrew Prime Minister Mossadegh.
- DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreGeorge W. BushBen AffleckMichael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11 and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsDonald SutherlandWhoopi GoldbergOliver StoneDeclassified files related to President Kennedy's assassination in a far larger context, aiming to shine more light on what really happened in 1963.
- StarsJohn AliteMichael FranzeseJim KosslerFive Mafia families ruled New York with a bloody fist in the 1970s and '80s, until a group of federal agents tried the unthinkable: taking them down.
- DirectorVanessa LapaStarsTobias MorettiSophie RoisAntonia MorettiA documentary that uses a cache of letters, diaries and documents to reveal the life of SS-leader Heinrich Himmler.
- DirectorMor LoushyDaniel SivanStarsYussuf Abu-WardaYasser ArafatHanan AshrawiA group of Israelis and Palestinians come together in Oslo for an unsanctioned peace talks during the 1990s in order to bring peace to the Middle East.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsThomas AdlamWilliam ArgentJohn AshbyA documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
- DirectorPhilippe BellaicheRachel Leah JonesStarsLea TsemelYasser JoubehSuheila DweikA look at the life and work of Jewish-Israeli lawyer Lea Tsemel who has represented political prisoners for nearly 50 years.
- StarsKate del CastilloJessica MaldonadoMarianne SauvageFamed Mexican actress Kate del Castillo introduces a Hollywood star to a fugitive drug lord. What could go wrong? For her: a lot.
- DirectorMohamed SiamA young Egyptian filmmaker recounts his interaction with a group of plainclothes policemen while grappling with issues of guilt and morality.
- DirectorLaura PoitrasStarsEdward SnowdenGlenn GreenwaldWilliam BinneyA documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.
- DirectorErrol MorrisStarsSteve BannonBill ClintonHillary ClintonA portrait of controversial political strategist and former Donald Trump advisor, Steve Bannon.
- DirectorJudd SaulStarsSteve DeaceLindsay GrathwohlTrevor Loudon"Antifa" is the third episode in the "America Under Siege" documentary web-series releasing over the course of 2017. Each episode profiles the influence of radical Marxists and/or anarchists on various segments of American society. Usually dressed in black, sometimes from head to toe, wearing masks, wielding bats or other weapons, and sometimes throwing projectiles while chanting ("No Trump, No Wall, No USA at All!", is one such chant) and holding signs with messages like "Immolate a Fascist". Antifa, whose name is short for Antifascist Action according to its supporters, notwithstanding the group's adoption of tactics reminiscent of actual fascist groups, has received limited critical coverage in the mainstream media. Working with Dangerous Documentaries, director Judd Saul and conservative commentator Trevor Loudon unveil the real history, motives, and goals of the movement in the United States and elsewhere it is active.
- DirectorAdam Bhala LoughStarsDaryle Lamont JenkinsRichard SpencerMark PotokIn the first year of Donald Trump's presidency, Daryle Lamont Jenkins, an Antifa activist, combats the rise of the alt-right movement, while Richard Spencer, an alt-right leader, fights to gain ground, culminating in a tragic showdown in Charlottesville.
- DirectorJames ShelleyStarsElizabeth CobbsMadeleine AlbrightNicole BacharanSince the end of WWII, the United States has acted as the world's policeman. Does it have to be, forever?
- CreatorKevin BurnsStarsJonathan AdamsBarry AirdLance ReddickFrom the facts behind the NSA spying scandals ("Big Brother") and the Boston Bombings ("American Terrorists") to America's secret prisons, Scientology, the Gold conspiracy and America's doomsday plans, this series features in-depth interviews with top journalists, law enforcement officials and whistleblowers.
- StarsRichard StrattonTy HurleySam Shoubber"America's War on Drugs" is an immersive trip through the last five decades, uncovering how the CIA, obsessed with keeping America safe in the fight against communism, allied itself with the mafia and foreign drug traffickers.
- StarsRageh OmaarRageh Omaar visits Spain, Sicily and France to discover the history of Islam in Europe.
- StarsSami KarimAlexander MariottiJohn Micheal FoulgerFrom Ancient Greece to the Italian Renaissance, rulers have always needed elite combat troops - trained to perfection, skilled with devastating weaponry and able to disrupt and defeat their enemies. These are their stories.
- DirectorPeter LambertiStarsAnton BeukmanPik BothaJan BreytenbachA faraway war - A clash of ideologies - And some of the biggest battles fought on African soil since World War Two.
- StarsMathieu KassovitzDoug RandThe rise of Stalin, from his early beginning as a bankrobber to the cold-blooded leader of the Soviet Union.
- DirectorValeri VaughnStarsGerry AdamsDanny DevennyDavid ErvineThe murals of Northern Ireland are an expression of the region's violent Troubles. 'The Art of Conflict' examines these murals through their painters and the people who live there, exploring this unique street art's impact, purpose, and future.
- DirectorRebecca MillerStarsJoan AllenRobert BreulerJoan CopelandRebecca Miller presents a portrait of her father, the prolific American playwright Arthur Miller.
- StarsJim MarrsIn 1897 a UFO crashed in Aurora, Texas where it hit a windmill and exploded. The remains of an alien body were recovered and buried in the local cemetery. This documentary was premiered at the first annual Aurora Alien Encounter on Saturday, April 16th, 2016 - An event to commemorate the historical incident.
- StarsMichael EalyBarry StraussRichard RiddellRome. The greatest empire the world has ever known. This docudrama tells the story of Rome through the eyes of the empire's many adversaries who battled to see its destruction.
- DirectorBen MoleStarsAdrian BouchetDavid M. CvetAlan EmrysGraphic docu-drama about the pivotal campaign of Scotland's King Robert the Bruce against King Edward II of England, culminating in the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.
- DirectorDan ShadurStarsErvand AbrahamianShaul BakhashZahra EshraghiA documentary thriller describing the last days of the Israeli community in Tehran, on the eve of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The director, whose family was in Tehran at the time, uses rare archive materials to illustrate how thousands of Israelis, who enjoyed unusual affinity with the Shah's regime, wake up one morning to find their paradise vanished.
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsMichael AptedBruce YamakawaA Michael Apted documentary that honors the artisans and craft of still and motion photography and in particular the glass that captures it all.
- DirectorDawn Gifford EngleStarsBetty WilliamsBrenden MacDonaldThis is the story of a young mother living in Northern Ireland fifty years ago, as her country teetered on the brink of civil war. With never-before-seen footage and behind-the-scenes interviews, "Betty Williams: Contagious Courage" shows how average people can overcome their fear, and how one person can make a difference in a violent and unpredictable world.
- DirectorDuane BaughmanJohnny O'HaraStarsAseefa Bhutto ZardariBakhtawar Bhutto ZardariBilawal Bhutto ZardariA riveting documentary of the recently assassinated Benazir Bhutto, a polarizing figure in the Muslim world. Following in her father's footsteps as a pillar for democracy, Bhutto was expected to dominate Pakistan's 2008 elections but the assassination sent Pakistan politics into turmoil. This major event sent shock waves throughout the world and transformed her from political messiah into a martyr for the common man.
- DirectorNicholas de PencierStarsRon DeibertFelipe AltenfeldorWjd DhnieA look at the global impact the internet has on free speech, privacy and activism.
- CreatorJames FarrStarsBrian Scott CarletonGarry E. AdelmanDrew MossExamining various battles during America's Civil War, Civil War Chronicles exposes America's unsung heroes.
- DirectorAlexandra DeanStarsHedy LamarrMel BrooksJennifer HomThe life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.
- DirectorGuy KingDocumentary featuring 100 years of archival footage recounting the stories of people whose lives have been affected by the border between Ireland and the UK.
- DirectorIlinca CalugareanuStarsIrina Margareta NistorTeodor ZamfirMircea CojocaruIn the oppressive 1980s communist Romania, the smuggled VHS tapes of banned Hollywood films become an inspirational ray of hope. A hybrid feature about the magic of film and the power it has to change lives.
- DirectorKaren ThomasStarsSigourney WeaverScott SubionoSewell WhitneyEight hundred German filmmakers (cast and crew) fled the Nazis in the 1930s. The film uses voice-overs, archival footage, and film clips to examine Berlin's vital filmmaking in the 1920s; then it follows a producer, directors, composers, editors, writers, and actors to Hollywood: some succeeded and many found no work. Among those profiled are Erich Pommer, Joseph May, Ernst Lubitsch, Fritz Lang, Billy Wilder, and Peter Lorre. Once in Hollywood, these exiles helped each other, housed new arrivals, and raised money so others could escape. Some worked on anti-Nazi films, like Casablanca. The themes and lighting of German Expressionism gave rise in Hollywood to film noir.
- DirectorJoseph C. StillmanStarsBrian BeckerRichard BeckerBlase BonpaneFor fifty years, former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark has challenged the abuses of U.S. power and championed the causes of human rights.
- DirectorAlex GibneyStarsMikhail KhodorkovskyVladimir PutinLeonid NevzlinThe strange case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia, who rocketed to prosperity and prominence in the 1990s, served a decade in prison, and became an unlikely martyr for the anti-Putin movement.
- DirectorMatthew HeinemanStarsAbdelaziz AlhamzaMohamad AlmusariHamoud AlmousaA documentary that follows the efforts of "Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently," a handful of anonymous activists who banded together after their homeland was taken over by ISIS in 2014. With deeply personal access, this is the story of a brave group of citizen journalists as they face the realities of life undercover, on the run, and in exile, risking their lives to stand up against one of the greatest evils in the world today.
- DirectorPaul ElstonStarsNeil OliverPrudence JonesStanley BursteinCleopatra. The most famous woman of antiquity. We remember her as a beautiful femme fatale who used her sexuality as a weapon to seduce two of the most powerful men in the ancient world. But there was a darker side to her. One that was forgotten for 2000 years-until now.
- DirectorMichael MazzolaStarsLinda A'RorahaWendy BoastJustice CampbellDr. Steven Greer examines details surrounding his alien-visitation "disclosure" movement.
- DirectorVioleta AyalaStarsMario BernalDaisy TorresHernan TorresFrom inside Bolivia's craziest prison a cocaine worker, a drug mule and his little sister reveal the countries relationship with cocaine.
- DirectorMads BrüggerStarsMads BrüggerClarinah MfenguSaphir Wenzi MabanzaDanish director Mads Brügger and Swedish private investigator Göran Björkdahl are trying to solve the mysterious death of Dag Hammarskjöld. As their investigation closes in, they discover a crime far worse than killing the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
- DirectorBritmicSam Mason-BellRob UlitskiStarsJessica HuntMartin W. PayneKevin CordellAn anthology of horror stories based on global conspiracy theories
- DirectorSimon SharmanStarsMikela JayFilmmaker Simon Sharman goes in search of truth to the Roswell UFO mystery of 1947, but its the UFO investigators themselves who become the focus when controversial new evidence is unearthed and deception becomes the name of the game.
- DirectorLucy WalkerStarsGraham AllisonJames Baker IIIBruce BlairA documentary about how the likelihood of nuclear weapons (or fissile materials) usage has increased due to the rise of terrorism and lack of safeguards and verification.
- DirectorJihan El-TahriFrom Che Guevara's military campaign to avenge Lumumba in the Congo up to the fall of apartheid in South Africa, 300,000 Cubans fought alongside African revolutionaries. CUBA, AN AFRICAN ODYSSEY is the previously untold story of Cuba's support for African revolutions, one of the Cold War's most vigorous contests over resources and ideology.
- DirectorBill MorrisonStarsMichael GatesKathy Jones-GatesRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleThe history of Dawson City, the gold rush town that had a historical treasure of forgotten silent films buried in permafrost for decades until 1978.
- DirectorNate DushkuStarsEliza DushkuNate DushkuFadil BerishaEliza Dushku takes on her homeland of Albania.
- DirectorDinesh D'SouzaBruce SchooleyStarsDinesh D'SouzaVictoria ChilapPavel KrízThis docudrama draws parallels between the dramatic fracturing of the nation over Abraham Lincoln's presidency and the presidency of Donald Trump.
- DirectorBarbara KoppleStarsJames Q. RobertsJohn LimbertGerald RafshoonUsing new archival sources and unprecedented access, master documentarian Barbara Kopple reveals the story behind one of the most daring rescues in modern US history: a secret mission to free hostages of the 1979 Iranian revolution.
- DirectorRick RowleyStarsJeremy ScahillNasser Al AulaqiSaleha Al AulaqiInvestigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars.
- DirectorStephen ApkonAndrew YoungStarsChen AlonJamil QassasAvner WishnitzerIn a world torn by conflict -in a place where the idea of peace has been abandoned-an energy of determined optimism emerges. When someone is willing to disturb the status quo and stand for the dream of a free and secure world, who will stand with them? DISTURBING THE PEACE is a story of the human potential unleashed when we stop participating in a story that no longer serves us and, with the power of our convictions, take action to create new possibilities. DISTURBING THE PEACE follows former enemy combatants - Israeli soldiers from elite units and Palestinian fighters, many of whom served years in prison - who have joined together to challenge the status quo and say "enough." The film reveals their transformational journeys from soldiers committed to armed battle to nonviolent peace activists, leading to the creation of Combatants for Peace. While based in the Middle East, DISTURBING THE PEACE evokes universal themes relevant to us all and inspires us to become active participants in the creation of our world.
- DirectorAlexis BloomStarsTony WaagBabette BombshellCatherine CorcoranA documentary that explores the rise and fall of the late Roger Ailes, from his early media influence on the Nixon presidency to his controversial leadership at Fox News.
- DirectorThomas FriedmanStarsRalph AbernathyArthur BurghardtEugene 'Bull' ConnorThis documentary brings out the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his importance to the conquest of rights for the Black People in the US in the 50s and 60s.
- DirectorAngus MacQueenStarsFederico LouhauA documentary that chronicles the hunt for the notorious Mexican drug lord El Chapo.
- StarsQuinn DaltonRazor RizzottiJordan LawsonDocumentary series examining drug cartels and kingpins from around the world.
- DirectorJohn PotashStarsEd OppermanBobby SealeEvidence supports that the CIA manipulated musicians and activists to promote drugs for social control, particularly regarding the Civil Rights and anti-war movements. Some musicians that resisted these manipulations were killed.
- DirectorJon AlpertLife in Cuba for three struggling families over the course of 45 years, from the cautious optimism of the early 1970s to the harrowing 1990s after the fall of the Soviet Union and the 2016 death of Fidel Castro.
- StarsBettany HughesMarcel DorianMarek LichtenbergHistorian Bettany Hughes selects eight pivotal days that defined the Roman Empire and its establishment as the world's first superpower.
- StarsJim O'BrienFabrizio ContiCaroline Dodds PennockThis series explores the greatest empires in a way that has never been fully investigated. Each episode highlights and exposes the political intrigue, personal vendettas, family mayhem, acts of vengeance and the ever-evolving tension, turmoil and chaos that shaped these civilizations and led to their destruction from within.
- DirectorPete McGrainStarsWoody HarrelsonJustin LewisBill HoganHosted by twice Oscar nominated actor Woody Harrelson, Ethos explores the mechanisms in our systems that work against democracy, the environment and our own personal liberty.
- DirectorMichael MooreStarsJim AcostaRoger AilesBrooke BaldwinFilmmaker Michael Moore examines the current state of American politics, particularly the Donald Trump presidency and gun violence, while highlighting the power of grassroots democratic movements.
- DirectorPaul Van CarterStarsFreddie ForemanA somber and intimate portrait of notorious villain Freddie Foreman, now aged 85 and seeking a catharsis from his sins.
- DirectorDamian KolodiyA first person chronological portrait of the recent revolution in Ukraine escalating with a war with Russia that threatens global stability.
- DirectorAnthony CaulfieldNicola CaulfieldA film that explores the influence of the Sony PlayStation and how it took video game development and the very way we experience games to a whole new level, revolutionising the video games industry forever.
- DirectorFrancine ParkerStarsJane FondaDonald SutherlandPamela DoneganAvailable for the first time since it mysteriously disappeared in 1972 after only one week in theaters, this raucous film is a riveting slice of the Vietnam anti-war movement.
- DirectorDylan BankDaniel DiMauroMorgan PehmeStarsRoger StoneDonald TrumpJane MayerA documentary exploring the life and career of notorious Republican dirty trickster and longtime Trump adviser, Roger Stone, who helped create the real estate mogul's political career.
- DirectorChristopher Dillon QuinnTommy WalkerStarsPanther BiorJohn Bul DauNicole KidmanThree young men from Sudan embark on a journey to America after years of wandering Sub-Saharan Africa in search of safety.
- StarsJohn Gotti Jr.Edward McDonaldRon KubyJohn Gotti Jr. tells the story of how he became the man he is today. When you realize that family is more important than the mafia, that's when he steps out of the shadows. The father lives and dies "by the sword." Very sad but moving.
- DirectorEmiliano BarbucciStarsDavide CirriPeppino MazzottaAmerico MelchiondaBetween 1926 and 1927, the Italian intellectual and Communist political figure Antonio Gramsci spent 44 days imprisoned on the island of Ustica, off the northern coast of Sicily. Together with his fellow prisoners, he founded a school. This unique institution was open to all, welcoming people of all ages and social backgrounds, even the illiterate. Ustica still remembers this revolutionary school. Ustica, remote and neglected, still waits patiently at the harbor, hoping that the boat from the mainland will come.
- DirectorGerrard WilliamsStarsDante VenesioMaria HellerMartin GianolaAdolf Hitler the biggest criminal in history escaped from the ruins of Berlin and fled with his pregnant girlfriend Eva Braun to a life in the depths of Patagonia, Argentina where he died in 1962.
- StarsDwight EquitzJan HarzanCornell WomackThe files of MUFON, the Mutual UFO Network, are shared by MUFON members and UFO experts.
- DirectorDavis GuggenheimStarsMalala YousafzaiZiauddin YousafzaiToor Pekai YousafzaiA look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai for speaking out on girls' education, followed by the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations.
- DirectorPeter DavisStarsTin ChanChau DiemNgo Dinh DiemA startling and courageous landmark documentary that unflinchingly confronted the United States' involvement in Vietnam at the height of the controversy that surrounded it.
- DirectorSebastian JungerNick QuestedStarsGhaith Abdul-AhadAmr Al-AzmAbu Bakr Al-BaghdadiA look at the current state of Syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world.
- StarsGuy WaltersTerry CharmanNigel JonesIt's probably the greatest historical "what if?" of all time. A question that fascinates and horrifies in equal measures: what if Nazi Germany had won the Second World War? In this brand-new and exclusive six-part series, author and historian Guy Walters reveals how Hitler had already started to implement plans of world domination long before the war had started and explores how the Fuhrer intended to carry them out, regardless of the human cost.
- DirectorChanoch Ze'eviStarsBettina GöringKatrin HimmlerMonika HertwigA look into the lives of the descendants of the top Nazi officials who worked under Hitler's command.
- StarsGuy WaltersAlisdair SimpsonJay OsborneThis is the story of the rise and fall of the Third Reich told like the drama it really was: through the personal relationships of the movers and shakers of the Nazi Party.
- DirectorRüdiger SuchslandStarsRüdiger SuchslandRike SchmidHans Henrik WöhlerRüdiger Suchsland examines German cinema from 1933, when the Nazis came into power, until 1945 when the Third Reich collapsed.
- CreatorMaija LeivoIan HerringStarsAlessandro PekinGavin MarckNathan PlumiteAs the end of WWII approaches, diehard Nazi forces fight to the end to stop Allied armies from freeing Europe.
- StarsMark LissemanAdam WittekGabriel CastilhoHow did Adolf Hitler go from being a teenage loner and social misfit to the German dictator and cruel tyrant of Europe? This is the definitive guide to the most hated man in history.
- StarsAdolf HitlerWinston ChurchillA documentary which explores the remarkable parallels between the careers of Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill, as well as their personal rivalry and animosity.
- DirectorGreg CampbellStarsMarmar AlhilaliPancho BernasconiGreg CampbellHONDROS follows the life and career of famous war photographer Chris Hondros by exploring the poignant and often surprising stories behind this award-winning photojournalist's best-known photos. Driven by a commitment to bear witness to the wars of our time after the events of 9/11, Chris was among the first in a new generation of war photographers since Vietnam. HONDROS explores the complexities inherent in covering more than a decade of conflict, while trying to maintain a normal life. It also examines the unknowable calculus involved in making split-second life and death decisions -- before, during and after his photos were made. Chris was killed in Libya in 2011, but he left a lasting impact on his profession that is still felt today.
- StarsEdward HerrmannSamuel WestAn examination of atrocities and depredations committed by Imperial Japanese military forces, from 1931 to 1945.