Nhk World Japan Movies

  • 2019
    The People and Their Emperor

    The People and Their Emperor

    The People and Their Emperor

    92019HD

    Japan's Imperial system is said to have over 2,000 years of history. A closer look at the history reveals how the Imperial institution has shifted...

    The People and Their Emperor
  • 2022
    Finding Satoshi

    Finding Satoshi

    Finding Satoshi

    82022HD

    With only a photograph and a name, a group of passionate puzzle players have been trying without success to answer the question: "Who is this man?"...

    Finding Satoshi
  • 2020
    Searching for the Standing Boy of Nagasaki

    Searching for the Standing Boy of Nagasaki

    Searching for the Standing Boy of Nagasaki

    102020HD

    October 1945. A young Japanese boy in the devastated city of Nagasaki, two months after the atomic bomb, carries on his back the lifeless body of his...

    Searching for the Standing Boy of Nagasaki
  • 2022
    73rd NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen

    73rd NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen

    73rd NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen

    02022HD

    The 2022 (Reiwa 4) edition of NHK's New Year's Eve TV special Kōhaku Uta Gassen

    73rd NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen
  • 2021
    The Fallen Fortress

    The Fallen Fortress

    The Fallen Fortress

    02021HD

    When a Japan-based American journalist discovers that a World War II B-29 engine was unearthed from a sacred mountain he embarks on a quest to...

    The Fallen Fortress
  • 2021
    3/11 - The Tsunami: The First 3 Days

    3/11 - The Tsunami: The First 3 Days

    3/11 - The Tsunami: The First 3 Days

    02021HD

    The story of the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami as told through news footage and eyewitness video footage.

    3/11 - The Tsunami: The First 3 Days
  • 2021
    Decommissioning Fukushima 2021: Ten Years on from the Nuclear Accident

    Decommissioning Fukushima 2021: Ten Years on from the Nuclear Accident

    Decommissioning Fukushima 2021: Ten Years on from the Nuclear Accident

    02021HD

    A decade on from its triple core meltdown, we take stock of the mammoth task of decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, an...

    Decommissioning Fukushima 2021: Ten Years on from the Nuclear Accident
  • 2022
    Tamahagane: Miracle Steel of Japanese Swords

    Tamahagane: Miracle Steel of Japanese Swords

    Tamahagane: Miracle Steel of Japanese Swords

    02022HD

    Japanese swords fascinate collectors around the world. A special kind of steel called tamahagane is required to make them. This miraculous material...

    Tamahagane: Miracle Steel of Japanese Swords
  • 2022
    Digging Deep: What Makes Shiba Inu Dogs So Special?

    Digging Deep: What Makes Shiba Inu Dogs So Special?

    Digging Deep: What Makes Shiba Inu Dogs So Special?

    02022HD

    Shiba Inu dogs have quite the personality and are now more popular than ever. Discover their unique traits by watching personal episodes with their...

    Digging Deep: What Makes Shiba Inu Dogs So Special?
  • 2019
    Tokyo Miracle City: Gargantuan Rail Network - The Passionate Pursuit of Punctuality

    Tokyo Miracle City: Gargantuan Rail Network - The Passionate Pursuit of Punctuality

    Tokyo Miracle City: Gargantuan Rail Network - The Passionate Pursuit of Punctuality

    02019HD

    We explore the vast rail network that crisscrosses the Tokyo metropolis. With 148 train lines carrying some 40 million passengers daily, Tokyo hosts...

    Tokyo Miracle City: Gargantuan Rail Network - The Passionate Pursuit of Punctuality
  • 2017
    Last Doctor Standing

    Last Doctor Standing

    Last Doctor Standing

    02017HD

    Takano Hospital is located in a town only 22 kilometers away from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The 81-year-old hospital director, Dr....

    Last Doctor Standing
  • 2014
    Mach Stem: The Nagasaki Bombing Intensified

    Mach Stem: The Nagasaki Bombing Intensified

    Mach Stem: The Nagasaki Bombing Intensified

    02014HD

    In 1945, US forces dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Last year, photos and a map of the aftermath were found, detailing the bomb's destructive...

    Mach Stem: The Nagasaki Bombing Intensified