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  • 2015
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    Tell Spring Not to Come This Year

    Tell Spring Not to Come This Year

    6.80 2015 HD

    When NATO troops withdrew from Afghanistan, the Afghan National Army (ANA) took over control of Helmand Province, an extremely dangerous region where...

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  • 2022
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    I Was a Female Student During the War

    I Was a Female Student During the War

    1 2022 HD

    A modern-day actress reincarnates during the Pacific War, but with a smartphone in her hand. A series that conveys everyday life during the war...

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  • 2016
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    残響の街・長崎 ~福山雅治 故郷を撮る~

    残響の街・長崎 ~福山雅治 故郷を撮る~

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2003
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    Five Dedicated to Ozu

    Five Dedicated to Ozu

    5.70 2003 HD

    Finding himself in a house in the north of Iran by the Caspian Sea, the director picked up his handheld DV camera and began filming the seemingly...

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  • 1993
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    Paradise of Paradise

    Paradise of Paradise

    1 1993 HD

    A composer who can no longer compose music is led back to the past by his mother's voice. As a boy in the past, he encounters various characters,...

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  • 2000
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    Shinobugawa

    Shinobugawa

    1 2000 HD

    It is the 1950’s, and the protagonist, identified only as ‘I,’ has come from Tokyo to study, burdened by the high expectations of...

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  • 2010
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    The Revolutionary Animator Kanada Yoshinori

    The Revolutionary Animator Kanada Yoshinori

    1 2010 HD

    MAG・ネット is a television program aired on NHK which delves into the realm of otaku culture on a weekly basis. They cover a wide range of...

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  • 2022
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    お笑いインスパイアドラマ ラフな生活のススメ

    お笑いインスパイアドラマ ラフな生活のススメ

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2009
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    Cities on Speed: Bogotá Change

    Cities on Speed: Bogotá Change

    1 2009 HD

    An exciting and rapidly edited portrait of a city that has risen like a phoenix from the ashes. Bogotá, capital of Colombia, was long...

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  • 1973
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    La Traviata

    La Traviata

    1 1973 HD

    Few singers have plumbed the depths of the role of Violetta as did she incomparable soprano Renata Scotto. Her interpretation surprises with fresh...

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  • 2000
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    The World, The Journey of My Heart - Traveler: Manga Artist Tetsuya Chiba

    The World, The Journey of My Heart - Traveler: Manga Artist Tetsuya Chiba

    1 2000 HD

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  • 2019
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    Tadao Ando: Samurai Architect

    Tadao Ando: Samurai Architect

    1 2019 HD

    Tadao Ando (b.1941) is a world-renowned architect, and a recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. His calm, minimalist architecture with elegant...

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  • 2024
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    Luka and the Flower of the Sun

    Luka and the Flower of the Sun

    1 2024 HD

    The story, set in a village covered in clouds, depicts the bond between a boy, Luka, and his childhood friend, Rosa. One day, Rosa, who has the power...

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  • 1977
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    They Were Eleven

    They Were Eleven

    1 1977 HD

    An NHK adaptation of the famous manga by Moto Hagio.

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  • 1994
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    The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life

    The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life

    7.00 1994 HD

    Narrated by Leonard Cohen, this two-part series explores ancient teachings on death and dying and boldly visualises the afterlife according to...

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  • 2023
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    福山雅治~時を超えるギター~

    福山雅治~時を超えるギター~

    1 2023 HD

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  • 1983
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    A Donkey Got a Bit Sulky

    A Donkey Got a Bit Sulky

    1 1983 HD

    In this animated musical short, a traveling donkey becomes upset at minor inconveniences, each of which his chipper young master is only too happy to...

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  • 2016
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    Shoyu and the Secrets of Japanese Cuisine

    Shoyu and the Secrets of Japanese Cuisine

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2018
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    Perfume x TECHNOLOGY Presents: REFRAME

    Perfume x TECHNOLOGY Presents: REFRAME

    1 2018 HD

    A live stage at the NHK Hall where the performance created by Perfume was reconstructed from a new perspective. Directed and choreographed by MIKIKO....

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  • 2023
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    Yukihiro Takahashi - Trail of Creation

    Yukihiro Takahashi - Trail of Creation

    1 2023 HD

    A NHK Music Special episode which retraces the life, wide-ranging talents and creative works of Yukihiro Takahashi, internationally known both for...

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