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Unbound
2025
star 9.1In 18th-century Edo, Tsutaya Juzaburo rises from a poor background to become a leading publisher. Despite political changes threatening his career, he works to shape Edo’s cultural scene through innovative books and collaborations with artists.High-Speed Parahero Gandeen
2021
star 10Daishi Morimiya is a high school student whose dream is to become a wheelchair, track-and-field athlete. In addition to that, Miyako Fukai, a former wheelchair athlete, becomes Daishi’s coach. One day, a handsome alien falls from the sky when Daishi was practicing with Miyako, surrounded by his friends and father (who is employed at an old factory). The handsome alien named Goo, after escaping a mass genocide somewhere in Earth’s binary star, warns Daishi and his friends that Earth is in danger. Then, a giant lizard-like monster who is after Goo, attacks Daishi’s household. That’s when Goo’s Mode Shifter begins to emit light, radiating Daishi. His body is completely transformed by a special protector. The transformed Daishi charges at the monster while still in his wheelchair.Whiz-Kids TV
1993
star 7A children's educational TV show featuring a group of child actors, known as "Terebi Senshi," who engage in various challenges and activities to entertain and educate young viewers.Anata no Soba de Ashita ga Warau
2021
Somewhere at Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture lives a woman and her son. The woman is Mashiro Aoi who has lost her husband and bookstore cum home from the Tohoku earthquake. It has been 10 years since the disaster and Aoi decides to renovate a vacant place and reopen the bookstore which her late husband used to love. Aoi then meets an architect, Hayama Eiki who is not good at socialising. However, after much interactions, they begin to get attracted to each other.Oichi Fushigi Gatari
2024
star 9.2The story is set in Edo's Fukagawa district, where the heroine, Oichi, dreams of becoming a doctor and assists her father, a physician named Shōan. Oichi possesses a special ability: she can hear the "voices" and see the "figures" of those who have passed away with unresolved regrets. With a cheerful and positive outlook, Oichi, together with a local police chief, delves into the darkness of human nature, solving mysteries along the way. While the story offers the thrill of a period mystery with unexpected culprits, it is also a coming-of-age tale of Oichi as she struggles and ultimately carves out her own path using her unique powers.Silent Poor
2014
Silent Poor
2014
Silent poor... the poor and needy whose cries for help are drowned out in today's busling society. Their existence is spreading rapidly across the nation, and as such, the government decided to set up a body to help them. Nationwide, there are now people called Community Social Workers (CSW), and their jobs are to attend to the poor and needy. One such person is Satomi Ryo, and she works at the Shitamachi area's Council of Welfare. The people that she meets in her busy working life are people afflicted with juvenile dementia, those who have shunned society and locked themselves up in their rooms, the homeless... generally people who are in despair over life and the fate dealt to them. Ryo herself had been down the lonely road before, and as a way to pull herself out of her depression, she decided to work as a CSW, in order to help others like her. She strongly believes that one can always start all over again, and it is her belief that helps her to move forward in life.Shibawanko's Spirit of Wa
2006
Based on a japanese children's book by Yoshie Kawaura. Shiba-wanko, a Shiba-inu dog, and Miike-nyanko, a calico cat, live together in a classic Japanese-style house with the traditional Japanese alcove called a tokonoma. Shiba-wanko is a very gentle and hardworking soul who does all of the cleaning, laundry and cooking in the house. Miike-nyanko is a different type all together, being rather temperamental and not very good with housework. Together, these two learn the manners and customs associated with events such as the proper Japanese way to treat one's guests, preparing for a Japanese New Year and how to enjoy the kimono, the traditional Japanese costume. Each chapter covers a specific topic which has to do with living in "Wa" (the Japanese-style spirit of peace and harmony) throughout the changing seasons.Prince Shotoku
2001
star 6In the late 6th century the leaders of the Yamato Dynasty had no clear plan for the creation of a unified state. Battles still raged among various warrior clans. Shotoku Taishi, second son of Emperor Yomei, strived to create a new nation out of this chaos. NHK captures this great man from a time in history rarely depicted on screen, in a story of epic proportions. Shotoku Taishi is known mainly through legends and myths and has been viewed as more god than man. The elaborate and colorful costumes of the time and the beauty of ancient Japan enhance this fascinating historical drama.The End of the Wind
2007
The End of the Wind
2007
A story about samurai from a clan in the Tohoku Region in the Edo Period. Matazaemon was born as a second son to humble parents and rises to a head retainer of the clan. At the age of 53, he suddenly feels the sign of aging and starts to consider his retirement. He looks back on his life in which he lost his four friends, including one who was killed by Matazaemon. Despite his success, he feels that his fame is vanity and finally finds the importance of human trust.Digital Tattoo
2019
star 7Iwai Kentaro is a 50-something former special prosecutor-turned-lawyer, who was forced to resign after a politician's corruption case results in suicide. One day, Taiga, a popular YouTuber, visits his office. According to this 20-something, someone is out to kill him because of a video he posted recently. And someone just tried to push him off a train platform. In the ensuing investigation to pinpoint the sender of the murder threat, Iwai discovers that Taiga is the son of the very politician over whose case he lost his career…Unavoidable Research
2019
Unavoidable Research
2019
Directors study "unavoidable" problems that no one in the world can avoid from their own perspective, and create videos that make you want to think about them. It is being delivered in advance on the netPure!: One Day Idol Director's Case Book
2019
star 7.2An unpopular idol, Kurobara Junko, pretends to be innocent, but in reality, she is an absurd girl who is jealous of her rival. She volunteers to work as traffic safety and security awareness in a parade to increase her popularity, but ends up discovering a murder scene and being accused of being a serial murderer who called himself a "justice". She then works with police detective Todo Shusaku to solve the murder and clear her name.Keshite Mane Shinaide Kudasai
2019
Kakeda Satoshi is a student of an engineering college’s department of science and engineering. He has been fascinated by since since his childhood and is an oddball who gets engrossed only in what he is interested in. Kakeda has shown no interest in love even after he got into college. Because he seeks a scientific understanding for everything, he is not one for romances which he cannot theorise. Kakeda is in love with Iijima-san, an older girl in the school cafeteria. Her bravery in putting out a small fire in the cafeteria with a fire extinguisher stole his heart. Will Kakeda succeed in love?Mango no Ki no Shita de
2019
Rinko and Aya, employed in the Philippines in 1944, escape one of the most gruesome battles of the Pacific War. Based on the accounts of actual women survivors, this special depicts the friendship - the joy and sadness - shared by these two women, whose lives remain intertwined in wartime and long beyond.Legendary Mother
2020
Legendary Mother
2020
Mei was a legendary witch and also part of a legendary brave group. The brave group defeated Satan, as it tried to engulf the world with its dark power. Satan was sealed off and the world became peaceful again. Now, Mei is a housewife and she struggles to raise her baby child. Her days are otherwise peaceful and ordinary, but Mei hears that Satan has been unsealed and is revived.デザインあ
2011
デザインあ
2011
A show about the process of design, as well as how things are designed and made in Japan.A Century on Film
2015
star 7.6Twenty years after the first broadcast, all 11 "image century" images that impressed many people were reborn as digitally remastered versions this fall. And the new series "New Century of Video (6 films)" will start on October 25th.
