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  • 2021
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    Ooka Echizen Special-Shadow Master Scattered in Early Spring

    Ooka Echizen Special-Shadow Master Scattered in Early Spring

    1 2021 HD

    The special edition and the third edition of the "Ooka Echizen", starring Higashiyama Noriyuki, will be broadcast during the new year of 2021. In...

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  • 1987
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    Moonlight Rabbit

    Moonlight Rabbit

    1 1987 HD

    Eighteen-year-old Isamu works at a coffee shop. Rebelling against his father, he eloped with Momo (Yasuko Tomita). One night, Isamu injures a...

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  • 2016
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    'Kutabare' Bocchan

    'Kutabare' Bocchan

    1 2016 HD

    27-year-old Yazaki Junpei has come back to his hometown of Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture for the first time in 10 years after working in Tokyo. As...

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  • 2024
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    L'autre monde des dinosaures

    L'autre monde des dinosaures

    7.30 2024 HD

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  • 1991
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    The Paradise Garden

    The Paradise Garden

    1 1991 HD

    The story of Czech architect Jan Letzel, who designed the A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima

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  • 2023
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    Stopping the Next Pandemic

    Stopping the Next Pandemic

    9.00 2023 HD

    How can we prevent epidemics? Why do viruses and bacteria move? Rather than trying to contain epidemics one after another, why not stop the processes...

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  • 2013
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    Until I Become A Father

    Until I Become A Father

    1 2013 HD

    In Sapporo, college student Watanabe Sachi approaches her band leader boyfriend Takumi with the news that she is pregnant. Finding it difficult to...

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  • 2020
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    Die Abenteuer der Menschen

    Die Abenteuer der Menschen

    1 2020 HD

    Around four million years ago, ape-like creatures discovered the advantages of walking upright. The starting point of a fascinating journey that,...

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  • 2013
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    父と子 市川猿翁・香川照之

    父と子 市川猿翁・香川照之

    1 2013 HD

    The story follows the "father and son", actor Teruyuki Kagawa and his father, Kabuki grandee Ennosuke Ichikawa III (now Enno II, 73), who were once...

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  • 1968
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    Around Mr. Yasunari Kawabata

    Around Mr. Yasunari Kawabata

    1 1968 HD

    The day after Yasunari Kawabata won the Nobel Prize in Literature, a talk was held at Kawabata's residence in Kamakura. Yukio Mishima, who admires...

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  • 2024
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    Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days

    Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days

    1 2024 HD

    Ryuichi Sakamoto shocked the world with his techno music as a member of YMO and continued to capture the hearts of many with his unique music. In his...

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  • 2024
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    Decommissioning Fukushima 2024: Roadmap on the Brink

    Decommissioning Fukushima 2024: Roadmap on the Brink

    1 2024 HD

    Thirteen years since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, the government's plan to decommission the plant is at a crossroads. We take a close look...

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  • 2020
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    Living Dementia

    Living Dementia

    1 2020 HD

    Dr. Kazuo Hasegawa, 90, recently revealed that he is suffering from dementia. A pioneer in dementia research, Dr. Hasegawa had devoted his life to...

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  • 2009
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    Lizard

    Lizard

    1 2009 HD

    Ryo reads a short story written by Banana Yoshimoto.

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  • 2017
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    British Museum Presents: Hokusai

    British Museum Presents: Hokusai

    8.90 2017 HD

    This fascinating new cinema event, British Museum presents: Hokusai, is a groundbreaking documentary and exclusive private view of the forthcoming...

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  • 2006
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    The Work of Toshio Suzuki Don't Believe in Myself, I Believe in People

    The Work of Toshio Suzuki Don't Believe in Myself, I Believe in People

    1 2006 HD

    A documentary program that thoroughly delves into the "work" of leading professionals who are active on the front lines of various fields. This...

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  • 2020
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    JOKE - 2022 Panic Haishin!

    JOKE - 2022 Panic Haishin!

    4.00 2020 HD

    The story of a comedian in a horror set in the near future of post-corona.

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  • 1963
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    Mon-Yo: Ornamental Motifs from Japan

    Mon-Yo: Ornamental Motifs from Japan

    1 1963 HD

    This is a documentary centered on traditional Japanese patterns. To capture the unique sensibility of the Japanese people, the film features 170...

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  • 2017
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    世界初 極北の冒険 デナリ大滑降

    世界初 極北の冒険 デナリ大滑降

    1 2017 HD

    Actor Masato Sakai brings you an unprecedented adventure! The world's first attempt to ski down the huge cliffs of Denali (6190m), the highest peak...

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  • 2013
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    The Hyuga Episode of Kojiki

    The Hyuga Episode of Kojiki

    3.50 2013 HD

    A festival cut/compilation of the animated segments made by Yamamura Kouji for a TV documentary by NHK, Kojiki Girl Travelogue (古事記ガール...

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