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Season 1

  • S01E01 Into the Gray: Redemption of an Ex-Yakuza

    • April 12, 2024
    • NHK

    Morohashi Yoshitomo is a criminal defense lawyer based in downtown Tokyo. But he was once a yakuza. He believes second chances start in the space between black and white, between right and wrong.

  • S01E02 Jane Birkin: A Japan Love Story

    • May 10, 2024
    • NHK

    Artist and style icon Jane Birkin was devoted to empowering the survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Even after her passing in 2023, her legacy lives on in their hearts.

  • S01E03 Small Steps, Big Leaps

    • June 21, 2024
    • NHK

    In Japan, preschools are diversifying with more kids from international backgrounds or with complex needs, yet most daycare emphasizes the group over the individual. We see a space that is changing all that.

  • S01E04 A Final Lesson: Atomic Bomb Survivor Kajiya Fumiaki

    • August 2, 2024
    • NHK

    What if this was the final lesson you would ever teach? Atomic bomb survivor and former teacher Kajiya Fumiaki, age 85, prepares one last lesson for the children of an Osaka elementary school.

  • S01E05 Never Too Old to Work

    • August 21, 2024
    • NHK

    A Tokyo shutter manufacturer employs the elderly, which make up 30% of its staff. We take a closer look at this workplace where seniors thrive.