Documentary : Modern Living
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Let's Watch and Hear All in Japan! | Hi-Tech Frontline
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日本とことん見聞録 | ハイテク最前線 [NHK]
|Length : 15min. |Year : 2004 |
New types of robots are brought to life every year in Japan. The research and development of robots that are able to help people and live with people is also part of the process. This is a close report on the frontline of robot manufacturing in use with the state-of-the-art technology.
Let's Watch and Hear All in Japan! | Back-street Workshops Working Hard
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日本とことん見聞録 | がんばる町工場 [NHK]
|Length : 15min. |Year : 2004 |
Small-scale factories called back-street workshops have made small parts for industrial goods produced everyday in large amounts. This episode report an attempt by some back-street workshops using their own specialized skills and working together for the development of new products in severe economical competition.
Let's Watch and Hear All in Japan! | Raising Fishery
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日本とことん見聞録 | 育てる漁業の今 [NHK]
|Length : 15min. |Year : 2004 |
The Japanese love fish. They not only catch fish in the ocean or rivers, but they also raise fish. This episode introduces the people who have been adopting various ideas to fulfill their wishes to raise safe and tasty fish without polluting the ocean.
The Neighbours Have Paws – Tracking Tokyo’s Stray Cats –
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大新宿ノラ猫物語 小さな子猫の大冒険 [NTV]
|Length : 30min. |Year : 1999 |
This documentary captures the interaction between human beings and stray cats in the concrete jungle of Kabukicho. Using hidden cameras, this is a fascinating record of a stray cat society that lives out its rituals virtually unnoticed by the teeming crowds of human pleasure-seekers in the streets just a few yards away, and the people who work there and care for these animals. It is a story of perilous journeys from roof to roof in search joys and sorrows, and, above all, the struggle for survival.
What is School? – The Decade of Struggle with Delinquents, Dropouts and School-Phobic Youths –
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学校とは何か? ツッパリ・中退・不登校と格闘した10年 [HBC]
|Length : 55min. |Year : 1999 |
At Hokusei Yoichi High School, a private school in Hokkaido, high school dropouts from around the country who were once called "losers" come to enroll. At this school, everyday is a constant battle between teachers and students. Teachers not only confront incidents of violence, but also the various emotional difficulties and anguish that the students carry. However, eventually, even a student who was a former motorcycle gang member who distrusted schools is able to say, "School has become like my relative".