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NHK Cycle Around Japan – Memories From the Road Life on the Islands (2020)

NHK Cycle Around Japan – Memories From the Road: Life on the Islands (2020)
English | Size: 897 MB
Category: Documentary


Selected moments from past trips to Japan’s smaller islands, exploring their unique cultures and ways of life. Riding a scenic cycling route spanning the Seto Inland Sea, we learn how an island community’s hopes for the future rest on the students of their tiny school. On the Oki Islands off Japan’s west coast, we stand atop its awesome cliffs before getting hands-on in an island sumo ring, and on southern Miyakojima, we taste the ocean in the local tofu and the island’s history in its traditional music.

NHK Kabuki Kool – Kabuki Dance Henge Buyo (2020)

NHK Kabuki Kool – Kabuki Dance: Henge Buyo (2020)
English | Size: 366 MB
Category: Documentary

Kataoka Ainosuke explores the fantastic play, "The Dance of the Earth Spider," where one actor switches between 5 different roles.

NHK Train Cruise – The Sanriku Coast’s Unbeatable Spirit (2020)

NHK Train Cruise – The Sanriku Coast’s Unbeatable Spirit (2020)
English | Size: 704 MB
Category: Documentary

The Sanriku Railway Rias Line runs 163km the length of Iwate Pref. in Japan’s northeast, from Kuji Station in the north through Sakari Station in the south. The only way to conquer the rugged coastline was to go through it, with no fewer than 80 tunnels. Brilliant scenery and the sea awaits when you exit each tunnel. Travel the Sanriku Railway that was the beacon of hope for the region’s quick recovery after the Sanriku coastline suffered major damage during the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

NHK – Unsinkable Japans Lost Battleship (2019)

NHK – Unsinkable: Japans Lost Battleship (2019)
English | Size: 1.78 GB
Category: Documentary

October 24, 1944, the world’s greatest battle at sea begins in the Philippines. Japan’s navy gambles on a decisive victory against the United States to turn the tide of World War II. Instead, Musashi, its top-secret super battleship, ends up at the bottom of the ocean.

NHK Kabuki Kool – Tragic Hero Yoshitsune (2020)

NHK Kabuki Kool – Tragic Hero Yoshitsune (2020)
English | Size: 543 MB
Category: Documentary

The historic figure of Minamoto no Yoshitsune has been immortalized in many kabuki plays as a child, a skilled warrior, and a tragic hero. Explore with actor Kataoka Ainosuke.