Document 72 Hours - Season 15 Episode 19 Life Voyages on a Sea of Japan Ferry
The setting is a ferry on the Sea of Japan. The film closely follows the three-day round trip between Niigata and Otaru, which takes 16 hours each way. The ferry is equipped with a deck with a view of the horizon and a large bath. Passengers sleep in bunk beds or private rooms and spend their time as they please on their way to their destinations. Passengers range from motorcyclists traveling in Hokkaido to truck drivers transporting cargo. In this time of time-pressured travel, why do people choose to spend long hours on a boat trip? We listen to the voices of those who travel by boat.
Year: 2025
Genre: Documentary
Country: Japan
Studio: NHK BS1, NHK, NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Director: NHK, NHK World-Japan
Cast: Ryo Katsuchi, Saniko Ichikawa, Mariko Yagi, Maito Fujioka, Aoi Yamada, Kazue Fukiishi
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First Air Date: Oct 03, 2006
Last Air date: Jul 25, 2025
Season: 16 Season
Episode: 460 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 8.70/10 by 3.00 users
Popularity: 4.8204
Language: Japanese
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Episode
“Rental Room” Life Story
The Bench by Lake Biwa
Nature's Bounty at an Okayama Community Garden
Ueno: A Discount Women's Clothing Store
Ehime, Imabari At a sauna that has been in existence since the Showa Era
At Shinjuku's 24-Hour Drugstore
Kerosene Delivery Service in Snowy Sapporo
Fukushima: An Ice Cream Shop in Winter
Spinning On at a 24-Hour Osaka Laundromat
National Route 4, Drive-in Never Sleeps
A 24-Hour Discount Supermarket in Osaka
Kagoshima Airport, In the Spring of Departure
A look at anime people in Ikebukuro in spring
A Midnight Soba Shop in Akita
Fresh Starts at a Yokohama Electronics Store
Asakusa Underground
Racecourse in the Northern Territories
China Cancer Hospital, Rental Kitchen in the Back Alley
Life Voyages on a Sea of Japan Ferry
Gifu Nagara River, Watching the Current
A Low-priced Gas Station in Wakayama
Paris, France - At a manga cafe on a street corner
Lives Inside a Huge "Danchi" Housing Complex
Beyond the Books at a Kanazawa Library
A Local Penny Candy Shop in Tokyo
A Midsummer Service Area on Awaji Island
Nagano Inadani Direct Market
Obon in Tottori, at a seaside cemetery.
Why I Wear Glasses
A Mobile "Warabi Mochi" Cart in Fukuoka
Meteorological shrine Wishing for a sunny day
An Everyday Family Diner in Tokyo
At a Huge Thrift Store in Saitama
A Martial Arts Gym in Tokyo
A Winding Road Through the Kii Mountains