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- Black Swan Lake
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- Ooku: The Inner Chambers
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- What Would You Do, Ieyasu?
- Drama "Tokugawa Ieyasu & Ishida Mitsunari's Smartphone"
- ONE DAY~It’s Wonderful Christmas Ado~
- FIXER Season3
- New Pages for Their Family Life Encore
- THE GREAT PRETENDER
- Worst to First: A Teen Baseball Miracle
- AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo 22
- Asagao - Forensic Doctor 2022 Special
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- Ichikei’s Crow Special
Variety
- Remi Hirano's Special Recipe
- BANANASAND
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Documentary
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Movie
©2021 "Your Turn To Kill: The Movie" Film Partners
Shota and Nana live happily in the apartment, and decide to invite their residents’ to their wedding party at the sea. The cruise ship departs from the harbor with the happy couple and their neighbors.
©2021「騙し絵の牙」製作委員会
Teruya Hayami (Yo Oizumi) works as the chief editor of a magazine. He is an attractive man who talks wittily. One night, his boss gives him a hint that the magazine will be discontinued. Teruya Hayami struggles to save the magazine.
©2022 "NOISE" Film Partners
Shishikari is a remote island, which is behind the times. The island suffers from a decreasing population and declining industries. Keita Izumi (Tatsuya Fujiwara) begins to produce black fig on the Island. Because of his well received product, the island is close to receiving a 5 billion yen grant from the government. The residents of the island are excited, but their peaceful days changes by the appearance of Mutsuo Omisaka...
©2020 “Confidence Man JP” Film Partners
Set in Langkawi, Malaysia, professional scammers Dako (Masami Nagasawa), Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide), and Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata) target the Fuu Family for their next heist. Raymond Fuu, who was the head of the Fuu Family, passed away and he left behind 10 trillion yen. Dako, Boku-chan and Richard scheme to gain the inordinate inheritance.
Drama
©NHK
This drama is about Fukuko, a cheerful and dedicated woman born in Osaka, who marries to a young businessman filled with vitality. From the prewar to the high economic growth period, they get through the turbulent times and revolutionize the world's food culture by inventing instant noodles.
©NHK
During the Edo period, the number of men decreased due to a strange epidemic with which only young men were infected. As a result, boys are raised as rare breed of person, girls replacing boys in the labor force, all family businesses taken over from woman to woman, and the shogun ruling Japan is also taken over by a woman. As if to prove the shogun’s prestige, Ooku (the inner chambers) keeps precious men around and creates a world of men known as the 3,000 beautiful men.
©Makoto Usami / Shodensha © 2021 WOWOW / FCC
A young woman is kidnapped. Her belongings are delivered one after the other. Shota Zaizen (Naohito Fujiki) is the CEO of Zaizen Corporation. He remembers a similar case 18 years ago, when he worked at a private detective agency. Shota is shaken, because he found success by using that case from 18 years ago. Now, Shota’s 18-year-old daughter Mika goes missing. Mika’s belongings are delivered to Shota...
Otose(Sawaguchi Yasuko), a poor peasant daughter, is sent to serve a samurai family at a very young age, just like everyone else. There, she meets her destiny, Tsuda, a samurai loyal to the emperor. However, as if testing her love, many challenges strike her. Tossed about by the times, she faces her destiny head-on and overcomes adversity.
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Hanada Suzuko (Shuri) is a pure and innocent young woman who loves singing and dancing. She graduates from elementary school and joins an opera troupe with the desire to make people smile. She rapidly progresses and shows exceptional singing talent. After moving to Tokyo, her fate dramatically changes with an encounter with a renowned composer Hatori Zenichi (Kusanagi Tsuyoshi) just as Japan becomes embroiled in war. Despite facing many challenges, she ascends to stardom as the “Queen of Boogie.”
©NHK
During the Edo period, the number of men decreased due to a strange epidemic called ‘Akazurahoso (smallpox),’ with which only young men were infected. As a result, boys are raised as rare breed of person, girls replacing boys in the labor force, all family businesses taken over from woman to woman, and the shogun ruling Japan is also taken over by a woman. As if to prove the shogun’s prestige, Ooku (the inner chambers) keeps precious men around and creates a world of men known as the 3,000 beautiful men.
©NHK
One stormy night, a man named Kosaku (Abe Hiroshi) pays a visit to Tamiko (Tokiwa Takako), a dairy farmer in Nakashibetsu, surrounded by the magnificent nature of eastern Hokkaido. Kosaku is suspicious of the people around Tamiko, but he deftly helps out on Tamiko's farm, which is in need of help. Tamiko's young son Takeshi (Sato Yutaro), who has been living a lonely life since his father's death, takes to Kosaku, Tamiko comes to trust him deeply. However, Kosaku's secret is revealed and their fleeting happy days begin to crumble...
©NHK
The young Ieyasu thought he would end his life as a hostage of the Imagawa clan, driven by the enthusiasm of Mikawa samurai, plunge into a turbulent time ruled by monsters such as Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Shingen. What awaits him is a dead or alive crisis! Many miscalculations! Limits of patience! What would you do, Ieyasu!?
©NHK
Eps 1-2
10/10 Tue.10:45PM(ET) /7:45PM(PT)Start (2 Episodes each)
A fictional drama series assuming that smartphones existed in historical times.
©2023 Fuji Television Network, Inc.
Three people come from different backgrounds and face their own troubles on December 24th. Their fate leads them to face each other as their destinies become intertwined.
©2023 WOWOW INC.
Fixer Karasawa Toshiaki stars as Shitara Kyoichi, a mysterious fixer who can resolve any disputes and problems in the political and corporate world which the law and the police cannot handle.
©NHK
One day, 50-year-old man Teppei, working for a medical company, gets to know that his wife has inherited 4.8 billion yen from her aunt. The property is still untouched and she had kept it a secret for 30 years. This fact changes Teppei’s life that has been common but happy, and lets him think what ‘family’, ‘money’, and ‘work’ really mean to his life.
©TBS SPARKLE/TBS
Shuji Nagumo (Ryohei Suzuki) played baseball for a long time. His life revolved around baseball, but, while he played for his university baseball team, he was injured. Due to his injury, Shuji quit baseball and dropped out of school. He then worked as a sports trainer, but he made the decision to pursue his dream of becoming a teacher...
©テレビ朝日・東映
Two unique outlaw police investigators, Sugishita, Ukyo(Mizutani, Yutaka) and Kameyama, Kaoru(Terawaki, Yasufumi) try to solve mysterious and clueless cases with their very original and outrageous ways.
©Masahito Kagawa,Naomi Kimura,Yoshinobu Sato/Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd. ©Fuji Television Network, Inc.
Story starts from 1 & a half year after the last episode of Drama season 2;Asagao (Juri Ueno) continues her work as at a university forensic medicine class in Kanagawa and she finally find her mother's remains of her dead body...
©NIPPON TV
Marie Fukabori (Eiko Koike) is a legendary wedding planner. She runs her own company and is respected by the workers there. but, at home, she is surrounded by 3 losers. They are her husband, son, and father. Her husband is an unpopular manga artist. Her son dreams of becoming an idol, but he has failed at his auditions. Her father was informed that he was getting divorced and came to Marie’s home.
©Rito Asami・KODANSHA /2023 Fuji Television Network, Inc.
Michio Iruma (Yutaka Takenouchi) is a former lawyer. He now works as a judge in the first criminal court (commonly known as "Ichikei") of the Tokyo District Court. To avoid issuing wrong judgements, Michio seeks out the truth in cases by performing on-site inspections by himself. Due to this, lawyers and prosecutors are afraid of him.Other judges, including Chizuru Sakama (Haru Kuroki), believe a judge has a duty to handle cases quickly and efficiently...
Variety
©TBS（Japan）
A variety show which Popular Comedy duo, Bananaman and Sandwichman talk & play with the guest.
©NHK
The show is MC-ed by comedian Hiroiki Ariyoshi, who hosts an NHK program on a regular basis for the first time. The mascot character "Kaneo-kun" (voice of Nobu, of comedy duo Chidori), who loves money, visits various places, including popular visiting locations, and looks into different phenomena to learn how money plays a role. The undertaking help unravel unexpected trends in society. The program, which can be enjoyed by every member of the family, offers much food for thought.
©NHK
10/9 Mon.11:20PM(ET) /8:20PM(PT)Start
This is a unique intellectual entertainment program in which Ogata Takahiro, a member of the comedy trio Panther, earnestly explains the advanced mathematics world. It delves deeply into many complex math problems, such as “Riemann Hypothesis” and “Fermat's Last Theorem”, which have tortured even genius mathematicians, in an easy-to-understand manner, with no laughs.
©NHK
A unique theater show in which the showman chooses one item of the world and presents how to use or operate it with some surprising facts and useful tips that might 'update' your life.
©NHK
Welcome to the travel agency of the comedy duo, Sandwichman! Two-celebrity plan and present their travel tours in their beloved hometowns, filled with the warmth and charms of the region, including gourmet and scenic spots not listed in guidebooks. Ultimately, the panel of judges decides which tour is the best. So which travel plan do you prefer?
©NHK
Enjoy an unprecedented interview program hosted by two mole puppets. Guests who cannot show their faces in public will also appear as puppets and answer plainly to delicate questions one after another.
©tv asahi
It is a program where three single men (Yuichi Nakamaru from KAT-TUN, and comedians Bakarhythm and Kazureza) who have had few opportunities to face household chores, learn different household chores/skills and explore different domestic/home trends popular in the media.
©NHK
An informational program that reveals Japan as it is by following incidents posted on local media such as local newspapers and business presses.
©NHK
©フジテレビジョン
With Japanese comedian Sanma Akashiya, as the host, the show will transmit gossip and truth about what is rumored around the world. The well informed and knowledgeable critics of each category will repeatedly echo "Honmadekka(Really)?"
Anime
©Reiko Hiroshima/jyaya/KAISEI-SHA, Toei Animation, NEP
Zenitendo is a pick and mix sweets shop that only lucky people can visit. The master Beniko picks today’s sweet for you. The picked sweet helps you solve problems around you to make you happy, but be careful not to eat or use it in wrong way as it might bring you unhappiness!
Doumentary
©NHK
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A countless number of cameras is set at a spot. The cameras observe people’s unconscious yet natural behaviors which could capture certain decisive moments.
©NHK
A documentary series that focuses on first-class professionals from various fields in Japan.
©NHK
Culinary personality Koh Kentetsu travels across Shikoku in Japan in quest for fine food which should be preserved 100 years later. There he meets people who strive to preserve traditions of locally produced food and manufacturing methods for the next generations.
©NHK
Grand March of 1,000 people of Rokko Junior/Senior High School, Hyogo
10/
6
(Fri)
10:30PM(ET)
/7:30PM(PT)
©テレビ東京
This program reveals current social and business topics in Japan.
©NHK
The series explores the amazing stories of animals in Africa, the Americas and Asia, including Japan.
©NHK
"Aging of Japan's Housing"Part 2: Two Aging Issues Facing Apartment
10/
8
(Sun)
10:00PM(ET)
/7:00PM(PT)
A documentary based on timely subjects famous for its dignity and in-depth reporting.
©NHK
A countless number of cameras is set at a spot. The cameras observe people’s unconscious yet natural behaviors which could capture certain decisive moments.
©NHK
Most Japanese spend about 2 hours at a tourist attraction. This program introduces a two-hour route that will allow you to fully enjoy Himeji Castle, recognized as the first Japan World Heritage Site.
©テレビ東京
Talk show hosted by a novelist Ryu Murakami and an actress Eiko Koike with Japanese entrepreneurs to share their views on success, stories never told as well as their life philosophies. The interviews are sure to give a new insight to life.
Music
A live music program from NHK Osaka Hall. Veteran and young singers will sing well-known popular songs related to Osaka in response to viewers' requests.
Hobby
Let’s learn simple and easy-to-remember phrases, looking at a modern Europe that cherishes its history and traditions while pursuing a lifestyle that fits its stature. Furthermore, we explore tips for “happiness” and various forms of “joy” through the unique European way of thinking and values behind their languages and lifestyles.
Let’s learn simple and easy-to-remember phrases, looking at a modern Europe that cherishes its history and traditions while pursuing a lifestyle that fits its stature. Furthermore, we explore tips for “happiness” and various forms of “joy” through the unique European way of thinking and values behind their languages and lifestyles.
Let’s learn simple and easy-to-remember phrases, looking at a modern Europe that cherishes its history and traditions while pursuing a lifestyle that fits its stature. Furthermore, we explore tips for “happiness” and various forms of “joy” through the unique European way of thinking and values behind their languages and lifestyles.