Nhk Movies

A NHK Music Special episode which retraces the life, wide-ranging talents and creative works of Yukihiro Takahashi, internationally known both for his...

Sumo wrestling is the national sport of Japan dating back over 1500 years. The huge but graceful wrestlers proceed with precision and great formality...

A Japanese animal photographer, Tadashi Shimada, captures crucial photographs of wild birds in Oceania. This episode of Shimada filmed in high-definit...

With the addition of keyboardist Jonathan Cain and the release of the chart-topping Escape album, Journey reached the height of their popularity as of...

The story, set in a village covered in clouds, depicts the bond between a boy, Luka, and his childhood friend, Rosa. One day, Rosa, who has the power...

This year saw the end of Sominsai, a unique festival in which loinclothed men plunge into freezing water, are enveloped in smoke, and jostle through t...

A program to learn about the works, words, and ideas of Taro Okamoto while enjoying the "fictional history" of TAROMAN, which was produced under the d...

Amidst an economic slowdown, China's freelance truck drivers risk their very lives to earn money traversing the road to Tibet, feared as the most dang...

Director Miho Niikura examines the modern practice of tee (Okinawan karate),and its attractiveness to Westerners—some of whom travel thousands of mil...

On Mongolia’s coal highway to the Chinese border, truck driver Maikhuu dreams of a better life and financial security for her three children. However,...

An argument over what appears to be an unusual fruit produces unexpected results.