Document 72 Hours
tv show

240 total episodes
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13 seasons
First Aired August 22, 2013
Genres:
Overview
Three days in the life of...Stay in one location for 72 hours, catching glimpses into people's lives as they open up and share. NHK World English Broadcast Version

Yanaka Cemetery: Dialogs between Death and Life
Season 2 - Episode 6 - 0h 25m
Air Date
June 03, 2014
Overview
The Yanaka Cemetery is one of Tokyo's oldest cemeteries. The greatest number of visitors come during the Obon holiday in the summer, when Japanese traditionally pay their respects to the dead. But though they come in droves, they each mourn in their own way. Some have finally been able to spare a few moments from their busy lives to tend to a grave. An elderly man is seen speaking to his absent spouse as he pours water ritually over her tombstone. A young man recounts memories of his deceased lover in front of her grave. This is a space for conversations between the departed and the bereaved.