Documentary : Modern Living
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A Chef Who Comforts the Soul and Empowers the Spirit
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一滴の向こう側 「いのちの料理人」
|Length : 25min |Year : 2016 |
Keiko Hondo is a catering chef who travels throughout Japan to prepare delectable meals. Her cooking comprises original menus that are made only with colorful vegetables. Many of her customers suffer from serious diseases. Whether healthy or ill, all her customers say they feel the joys of eating when they are served Hondo’s dishes.She is described as “a chef of life”. This is a human-interest documentary that shows the passion, the desires, and the dreams of people who continue to make challenges as they go after their dreams.
Cute Little Japanese Designs | Yokohama’s Cross-cultural Creativity
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横浜 ステキなコトハジメ [NHK]
|Length : 29min |Year : 2015 |
Yu Kashii, a Japanese actress, heads to cosmopolitan Yokohama. In its 150 years as an international port, the city has been a trend-setting gateway for Western culture. Kashii grew up nearby, but is discovering many of the city’s signature items for the first time, including porcelain, furniture, and scarves. Enjoy a stroll with her through chic shopping districts like Motomachi and the Red Brick Warehouse.
Cute Little Japanese Designs | Kyoto’s Fabulous Fabrics
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京の布雑貨 [NHK]
|Length : 29min |Year : 2015 |
Actress Tae Kimura visits Kyoto, where she visits the city's fabric dealers and gets a look at several traditional techniques. Kimura is captivated by the blend of ancient and modern, from handmade towels with pop-art patterns to antique textiles repurposed into chic new accessories. Finally, she goes to a workshop where you can make your own coin purse.
Cute Little Japanese Designs | Kyoto Aglow
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京のあかり [NHK]
|Length : 29min |Year : 2015 |
Actress Misako Yasuda visits Kyoto, Japan's ancient capital, and still the capital of traditional craft item shopping. She’s here to experience Kyo akari, a subtle approach to lighting nourished in the elegant townhouses of Kyoto over the course of 1,000 years. Yasuda is amazed by the level of craftsmanship. She even tries her hand at making a lamp of her own.
Cute Little Japanese Designs | Oita’s Hot Springs and Bamboo Things
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大分・湯のまち スタイリッシュ竹細工 [NHK]
|Length : 29min |Year : 2015 |
Tae Kimura travels to the city of Beppu, Oita Prefecture, one of Japan's most famous hot spring resorts. Historically, Beppu was also a center of bamboo work production—bamboo baskets were sometimes used to steam food using the geothermal heat of the springs. Now those techniques live on in stylish woven bamboo handbags and accessories.