Season 9 episodes2018-01-12

2018

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 9

Episode 1

Shinjuku Hanazono Shrine: Dreams Come True at Night

25m

Episode 2

Christmas at a 24-Hour Bakery

25m

Episode 3

Heading Home on the Strait Ferry

25m

Episode 4

Legendary Game Center: Adults' Battles

25m

Episode 5

COOL! Downtown Asakusa Batting Center

25m

2018

Season 9

Shinjuku Hanazono Shrine: Dreams Come True at Night

Christmas at a 24-Hour Bakery

Heading Home on the Strait Ferry

Legendary Game Center: Adults' Battles

COOL! Downtown Asakusa Batting Center

Shibuya: Spring Flowers and Bartering

A Park Where Dreams Take Wing

Metropolitan Rat Patrol

Lives Along Route 45

Street Corner Legal Consultation Office

Traveling Beauty Salon

The Traveling Library Truck

A Spring Miracle: The Firefly Squid of Toyama

Osaka, Nishinari: 24-Hour Family Restaurant

The Joys and Sorrows of 1-Yen Pachinko

The Women on the Cosmetics Floor

People Gathering at Akita's ‘Hot Spring of Life’

Flipping Backward, Looking Forward

The Race Before the Japanese Derby

The Great Hospital Move

Goodbye! My Beloved Department Store

Hooked on Fishing in Tokyo Bay

The Sight Beyond the Undersea Tunnel

Coast Guard Academy

Surviving the Summer With Fresh Juice

From the Remittance Office with Love

To Shibuya, the ‘Holy Land of Amura

Hakodate's Hamburgers of Happiness

Tokyo Station: Meet Me at the "Silver Bell"

Farewell to Tsukiji Market: At the Usual Standing Soba Noodle Shop

3333 Stones: Japan's Longest Flight of Steps

Shiga/Kusatsu Giant Parking Area

The DIYers of the Suburban Home Center

Hiroshima Workwear Store