Document 72 Hours

tv show

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469 total episodes

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16 seasons

First Aired October 03, 2006

Overview

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. Japanese Broadcast Version

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In a Small Bento Shop in Namie, Fukushima

Season 12 - Episode 5 - 1h 30m

Air Date

March 12, 2021

Overview

The setting is a small bento shop in Namie Town, Fukushima Prefecture. Workers and drivers at the reconstruction site come for the affordable, delicious homemade bento boxes. Locals who returned after the evacuation order was lifted visit daily. A male worker who has been doing decontamination work for ten years. A dump truck driver who says the town lacks a sense of daily life. An elderly woman who says she wants to live in this town even if no one else is around. Ten years after the nuclear accident, we listened to the voices of people coming and going at the small bento shop for three days.