The Kingdom of Ingredients
食彩の王国
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Description
Every day, we spend time considering what to eat or how to prepare different kinds of ingredients to fit our daily needs. Each ingredient has story, with different histories and cultures. Plus, each ingredient needs varying amounts of time in order to be prepared. It is through this journey in time and ingredients that we will find not only a better under- standing of ourselves, but also of our positions in history.
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Udon, Lotus Root, Tofu, Matsutake Mushrooms, Red Beans, Daikon, Japanese Spring Onion, Japanese Rice, Soba, Wasabi, Mochi & Japanese New Year’s Dishes, Chinese Cabbage, Puffer Fish
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The best singers and the best dancers will compete in thrilling head to head battles set in a video game-inspired format that promises high-energy excitement and dynamic performan...
Do you think you have what it takes to guess the top ten best-selling items off a menu of a restaurant? Think you’re good enough to guess the top ten items right away?
Step up and give it a try. But be forewarned: it isn’t easy. Some restaurants have big menus with big servings. And one of the rule...
・A new slapstick chase comedy series inspired by the “Shin chan” franchise!
・Produced by Science SARU, a Tokyo-based studio led by Masaaki Yuasa, the Crystal Award Winner in Annecy 2017.
・Expected to launch in October 2019 on AbemaTV and Videopass in Japan, and in early 2020 across Turner’s ...
Superstar Minami is my Boyfriend!?
南くんが恋人!?
Chiyomi is a high school girl who was born and raised in a Showa-era retro shopping district in Shonan. She is a kind-hearted girl who, despite having a slightly complicated family structure, spends her days cheerfully and is a member of the basketball club. Chiyomi has a cool older "brother" figure...
The casts are eight young promising actors and actresses waiting for their big break. In each episode, they are first given a script from a romantic series which includes kissing scene and after pairing was made, they have to practice the scene with the partner decided by the pairing.
The practi...
無能の鷹
Tsumeko Takano has a graceful movements and a calm voice. Despite exuding confidence, she carries herself with humility. She possesses the aura of a mid-level ace, appearing extremely capable. However, in reality, she is shockingly talentless!
On the other hand, Michito Hiwada, who joined the com...
TATEMONO TANBOU: House Paradise
渡辺篤史の建もの探訪
This is an architectural program that introduces private homes from all over Japan.
To buy or build a house is said to be a big event in one’s life and also the most expensive shopping in one’s life. Everyone will probably think “As it is a once in a lifetime event, I’d like to realize all my dream...
ハケン占い師アタル
A bright and positive comedy featuring Atall（Ataru）, a female temp-staff working for an event organizing company with psychic power to see through people’s minds!
She always works with a pleasant smile while many of the full-time employees around her are suffering from various worries and anxieti...
How far would your friends go for you? The average person has 155 friends on social media, but how many are real friends you can rely on?
The players must search their contact list for 50 friends, from best buddy to brother, from first love to former boss, who will participate in the craziest cha...
“The 3 Family 3 Day Challenge” is a competition format where three families must complete three challenges within three days in order to get the chance to win a grand cash prize! The faster the family can clear the three challenges, the more time they are given to prepare for the final stage. Emotio...
A family of at least four must sit at the dinner table at 7:00pm sharp and start their dinner together.
If they can do this continuously for 100 days, they will win big prize money. If anyone misses fulfilling the mission for even a single evening, the challenge is over and there is no reward whats...
私たちが恋する理由
Aoi Morita, in her third year at an advertising company, spends her days feeling constantly nervous towards her section chief, Tomonari Kurosawa. As he rarely shows his emotions and speaks in a straightforward manner, he is feared within the company.
One day, while riding the elevator with Kurosaw...
Step into the ultimate challenge where every correct answer takes you closer to the victory! The first to reach the top wins a huge cash prize!
Contestants answer questions by choosing between Answer A or Answer B.
Correct answers allow them to move up one level.
However 2 game-changing rul...
ザ・トラベルナース
The Legendary Strongest Eccentric Nurse Duo" is coming back this fall!
Ayumi Nasuda, a seemingly unpleasant but highly skilled nurse with an NP (Nurse Practitioner) qualification that allows him to assist doctors in the operating room and perform certain medical procedures, trained in the United St...
言霊荘
This is a story about a girl who believes in the power of words and wishes for the happiness of others. After she moves into a women-only apartment building, which her friend suggested, she gets caught up in a bizarre phenomenon: the words they speak become your reality inside the apartment.
What i...
時効警察はじめました
- “Ex” criminal whose crime has reached the statute of limitation vs. Kiriyama, who regards investigation as his hobby- The legendary comedy-mystery “Time Limit Investigator” returns for the first time in twelve years!
“You are the one who’s done that, aren’t you? The statute of limitations on ...
東京独身男子
Recent statistics show one out of four men never gets married before the age of fifty. Our three bachelors are devoted to their work, have great hobbies, are skilled in housekeeping and have good friends. In short, they lead a meaningful life and stay single by choice ---until a twist of fate make t...
Hagemaru is a wonderfully stingy boy with parents that’ll do anything just to save a penny!
Hageta Hagemaru is a bald and energetic 10-year-old boy who is always finding clever ways to save and make money. But it’s not just him, it’s his entire family! They’ll do things like; use their pet cat as...
The baby is from outer space!?
Ultra B (UB), is a small child from outer space who wears red sunglasses and has a star-shaped mole on his left cheek. It all began when UB’s spaceship made an emergency landing in the forest. Lost and alone, UB was found by a young school boy named Michio. He was k...
なら≒デキ〜○○なら××デキるはず〜
Would former top athletes be able to out-win the kid champions in the same sport?
"Of course, no sweat!", you'd think, right?
A Rio 2016 Olympic swimmer should be able to win a junior swimming champion; a professional bowler would beat the kid bowling champion in a match of splits; and a for...
WASTEFUL DAYS OF HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
女子高生の無駄遣い
High school girls have the massive almighty weapon, “youth.” But...
The reality of Japanese high school girls is portrayed through refreshingly “Stupid” Nozomu, Anime and Manga nerd “Otaku” Akane, and a smart but emotionless genius “Robot” Shiori. Their ephemeral beauty of adolescence are utterly...
WATAOJI My Middle-aged Guardian Angel
私のおじさん WATAOJI
A heartwarming drama of Hikari, a rookie assistant director at a TV station and her Guardian Angel, the Guardian Angel who is visible only to Hikari. Before she teams up with this old man, Hikari was a young woman at the lowest point of her life suffering from a broken heart and the loss of her job....
[TREASURE BOX JAPAN｜mipformats 2016]
The ultimate unscripted reality show that focuses on experts using their skills to survive! Nine experts, each a professional in their respective fields but a stranger to each other, are stranded on a deserted island for seven days. Each is only able to take th...
民王R
Despite facing the unprecedented situation of having his mind and body swapped with his son, Taizan successfully serves as Prime Minister. Just as he is about to retire from the political world, he is approached again about becoming Prime Minister.
Just then, the extraordinary phenomenon of a bod...
未解決の女 警視庁文書捜査官
A mystery drama featuring two female detectives tagged together to solve a cold case.
Tomo Yashiro, a Judo expert is a young macho female detective who tackles cold cases with her abundant righteousness, passion, and strong instincts. She is ready to go anywhere any time without much forethought ...
ゆりあ先生の赤い糸
Yuria Izawa is married to a kind-hearted, unsuccessful novelist. She spends her days peacefully, teaching an embroidery class. One day, her husband falls down unconscious at a hotel, and is transported to a hospital. When she rushes to a hospital, she finds her husband with a beautiful young man who...
Ｍ 愛すべき人がいて
A story of how a top diva in Japan, Ayumi Hamasaki, was born, her meeting and partings. This is the first dramatization of the much-talked-about original book with adaptations specific to the drama.
In Japan, in the 1990s, Ayumi Hamasaki was called Ayu and had become a superstar known throughout ...