Based on a japanese children's book by Yoshie Kawaura. Shiba-wanko, a Shiba-inu dog, and Miike-nyanko, a calico cat, live together in a classic Japanese-style house with the traditional Japanese alcove called a tokonoma. Shiba-wanko is a very gentle and hardworking soul who does all of the cleaning, laundry and cooking in the house. Miike-nyanko is a different type all together, being rather temperamental and not very good with housework. Together, these two learn the manners and customs associated with events such as the proper Japanese way to treat one's guests, preparing for a Japanese New Year and how to enjoy the kimono, the traditional Japanese costume. Each chapter covers a specific topic which has to do with living in "Wa" (the Japanese-style spirit of peace and harmony) throughout the changing seasons.
About a salaryman who is about to be retrenched and to make things worse, his family walks out on him. He is given a chance to reverse his fortune when he is sent to help a struggling ballet company financed by his company so that their year-end performance "Swan Lake" can be a success despite knowing nothing about ballet.
Monzaemon Chikamatsu is a middle-age dramatist of jōruri (form of puppet theater that preceded bunraku and kabuki), but he is in a slump. His wife left him and his mother is fed up with him. All he does now is drink. The man then meets a gambler named Mankichi and his life begins to change.
A top fashion photographer who, after being diagnosed with a life-altering illness, must overcome overwhelming challenges and find hope and strength in her journey of transformation.
Sakoda Yui a cheerful and positive third year high school student, lives in a seaside town. She is the only daughter of a couple who are hairstylists and run a small hair salon. Yui has loved painting pictures since she was a child. The entrance examination for selected candidates who have been recommended to the college is just round the corner. As Yui broods over what she might be lacking, she identifies one concern. This is how Yui finds out from her father that he began a job doing the “ending cut”, which are hair cuts for the deceased who have been placed in coffins.
The story is set in Edo's Fukagawa district, where the heroine, Oichi, dreams of becoming a doctor and assists her father, a physician named Shōan. Oichi possesses a special ability: she can hear the "voices" and see the "figures" of those who have passed away with unresolved regrets. With a cheerful and positive outlook, Oichi, together with a local police chief, delves into the darkness of human nature, solving mysteries along the way. While the story offers the thrill of a period mystery with unexpected culprits, it is also a coming-of-age tale of Oichi as she struggles and ultimately carves out her own path using her unique powers.
Twenty years after the first broadcast, all 11 "image century" images that impressed many people were reborn as digitally remastered versions this fall. And the new series "New Century of Video (6 films)" will start on October 25th.
The head of the Mamiya clan committed suicide in protest against the feudal lord, Matsudaira. Matsudaira is a tyrant whose brother has appointed him to join the shogunate. The elderly Doi approaches Shimada Shinzaemon to carry out an assassination in hope of avoiding the war he feels is to come should Matsudaira get even more power. Though he initially refuses, Shimada decides to gather reliable people to assist him. But, on that fateful morning..
Takahashi Naoto , a regular employee of a bento chain, gets caught between his boss Morita and part-timers including Narumi . He has to handle the paperwork alone and often works late. Although Takahashi toys with the idea of resigning, he is pressured by his father and gets through the days with no courage to quit. One day, a young lady called Aoki Hana, around the same age as Takahashi, comes to interview for a part-time position. She is single, lives alone and has no dream. With a slight aura of mystery, Hana smiles and requests a three-day week, and Takahashi ends up falling in love with her at first sight.