Season 12 episodes2021-01-22

2021

An unusual documentary series that delves into human dramas through chance encounters with ordinary people at selected spots. Filmed over 72 hours in a single location, the show captures glimpses into people's lives as they open up and share their stories.

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Episodes

Season 12

Episode 1

Warming Body and Heart at a Yakiimo Shop

30m

Episode 2

Tanga: The Market With a Big Heart

30m

Episode 3

Seeing Out 2020 in the Heart of Tokyo Bay

30m

Episode 4

The Old Year and the New Year in a Multinational Housing Complex

30m

Episode 5

Fukushima Bento Shop: Serving Meals and Hope

30m

2021

Season 12

Warming Body and Heart at a Yakiimo Shop

Tanga: The Market With a Big Heart

Seeing Out 2020 in the Heart of Tokyo Bay

The Old Year and the New Year in a Multinational Housing Complex

Fukushima Bento Shop: Serving Meals and Hope

Document 1DAY: Yokohama Under Emergency Declaration

Life Stories at a Hospital Convenience Store

New Beginnings from an Osaka Bus Terminal

Starting Fresh: One-Stop Uniform Shop

Water Taxis: Across the Sea and Beyond

Ginza Snack Rhapsody

The Station Under the Cherry Blossoms

Quiet Prayers at a Secluded Shrine

Why I came to the blood donation center

Taking a Break at a Coffee Bean Stand in Kyoto

Tokyo Stationery Store: Messages from the Heart

Giant Tropical Fish Store: A Life with Small Lives

Midsummer Tokyo: The Phantom Marathon Course

The Fishermen's Convenience Store

Fireworks Shop: Lighting Up a Quiet Summer

Salvaging Bargains at a Tokyo Grocery Store

At an Underground Bicycle Parking Lot

Listening at an Earphone Specialty Store in Akihabara

Drone Training Ground: Take Flight into the Sky

Hair and Makeup Salon: Grooming the Eyebrows and Mind

Big City: 24-Hour Cheap Bento Shop

Boards and Bonds at a 24-Hour Skateboard Park

Tokyo, Koganei: At the Neighborhood Water Pumping Station

Finding Your Style at a Used Clothing Store