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  • 2024
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    The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary

    The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary

    5.00 2024 HD

    Kishibe Midori (Ikeda Elaiza), an editor for a popular fashion magazine, finds herself transferring to the lexicography division following the...

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  • 2024
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    The Two in a Housing Complex

    The Two in a Housing Complex

    10.00 2024 HD

    In their 50s, single, and living in their family home, these two childhood friends were born in a housing complex. Even though their hearts are...

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  • 2024
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    The Old One

    The Old One

    5.00 2024 HD

    Fukutaro, the former president of a board game company, continues to show up at work even after handing over his position to his son-in-law. Fukutaro...

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  • 2023
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    Imaginary Ritual

    Imaginary Ritual

    9.00 2023 HD

    Two unemployed men started a "service business" out of desperation - it was a "religion".

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  • 2024
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    Hiroshige Blue

    Hiroshige Blue

    1 2024 HD

    Utagawa Hiroshige, along with Katsushika Hokusai, is widely recognized in the world of Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print. However, it is lesser known...

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  • 2023
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    Akinai Seiden: Kin to Gin

    Akinai Seiden: Kin to Gin

    1 2023 HD

    Set in the mid-Edo period, this drama follows Sachi, who works as an apprentice at the Osaka Tenma kimono merchant Isuzuya and strives to carve a way...

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  • 2024
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    Haha no Matsu Sato

    Haha no Matsu Sato

    1 2024 HD

    Based on the novel of the same name by Jirō Asada. Three adult children visit their mother living in the countryside, each at separate times, but...

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  • 2014
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    The Covers

    The Covers

    1 2014 HD

    A group of talented artists breathe new life into classic Japanese songs and pop songs that have influenced them, covering them in fascinating...

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  • 1970
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    Spring in the Ancient Capitals of Japan

    Spring in the Ancient Capitals of Japan

    1 1970 HD

    Enjoy the timeless beauty of cherry blossoms, reminiscent of "The Tale of Genji," in the historic cities of Kyoto, Nara, and Otsu alongside the cast...

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  • 2024
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    JOYNT POPS

    JOYNT POPS

    1 2024 HD

    A music program that connects (JOINT) fans and artists to have fun (ENJOY).

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  • 2022
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    100 Low Peaks with Yoshida Rui

    100 Low Peaks with Yoshida Rui

    1 2022 HD

    Rui Yoshida, known as the 'bar poet' for his explorations of Japanese drinking culture, visits mountains that, despite their modest height, are...

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  • 2024
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    Sekai Netchū Hitori Tabi

    Sekai Netchū Hitori Tabi

    1 2024 HD

    The program explores the history, culture and nature of the countries that top actors and actresses are passionate about and travel to on their own.

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  • 2021
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    レジェンドの目撃者

    レジェンドの目撃者

    1 2021 HD

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  • 1970
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    バラカンが見た〇〇

    バラカンが見た〇〇

    1 1970 HD

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