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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At a bench in Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Arcade, Osaka

Season 7 - Episode 5 - 1h 30m

Air Date

February 19, 2016

Overview

Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street is said to be the longest shopping street in Japan. This time, the stage is a bench in a corner of the shopping street. Listening to the stories of visitors over the course of three days on this bench, where people are constantly sitting, a variety of human dramas emerge. Some are anxiously waiting to meet someone, others use the bench as a place of work, and still others observe people on the street. Everyone takes a break on this bench, laughs, and then gets up to walk again. Seventy-two hours on this mysterious bench where people rest their wings.