TV／DVD Programs aired／released in 2004 (Titles in English are tentative translation)

New Journeys into the World Heritage(DVD Series)

Producer: Kumi INOUE Director: Satoshi OIWA, Miho TAKAHASHI, Yuka TAKAHASHI, Masutaka HAYASHI, Toshiko SHIOZAKI, Yoshiro MITSUYAMA, Kazuki TAKASHIMA Assistant Director: Motoyuki ITABASHI, Seiko TAKENAKA

Our second series on the World Heritage focused on fifty sites from Asia, Oceania, and Middle East. Please visit the official website at:http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/sp/200411-02/

NHK Human Lecture: The Heroes in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"

Broadcast: Every Monday from February 2 - March 29, 2004 (weekly series with 9 episodes)    22:25-22:50 p.m.   Channel: NHK Educational TV Producer: Toshiro SOGA Assistant Director: Akihito NOMURA, Yoko SORATA   Lecturer: Kenzo KITAKATA, novelist

"Romance of The Three Kingdoms" is one of the great Chinese classics and is based on the history of 1800 years ago. This story is not only about the rivalry among the warlords, it is about loyalty, betrayal, courage and trust among people. The novelist, Kenzo Kitakata had accomplished writing the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in 2001, and he felt the deep sympathy for the men who had stirred and ruined under the destiny of history. In this program, with the guide by Mr. Kitakata, you will find the aesthetics of the men lived in the era of "Romance of The Three Kingdoms"

Hi-Vision Special; "Hi-Vision Encyclopedia, The Collectors Edition"

Episode II: Seven Colors in Beautiful Japan Broadcast： May 18, 2004 8:00-9:50 p.m.   Chief Director: Kazuo MATSUI Director: Yoko TSUZUKI Assistant Director: Hiroko MATSUNO   Episode III: China Tastes for Five Senses Broadcast： May 19th, 2004 8:00-9:40 p.m.   Director: Akihito NOMURA   Episode IV: Paradise in the Ocean Broadcast： May 20th, 2004 8:00-9:40 p.m.   Producer: Kazuo MATSUI Assistant Director: Yoko SORATA

The best shots from more than 3,000 HDTV programs in NHK archives get combined with excellent new shots into this series for indulgence in beauty and power of hi-definition images. The second episode will invite you to the scenic beauty of Japan through its basic elements in colors. The third episode lets you virtually enjoy the best tastes of China, not only for your eyes. The fourth episode presents diverse creatures under water and their fantastic lives.

Auctioning Wildlife Animals in South Africa   〜Can Invisible Hand Save Our Nature?〜

Broadcast: November 13, 2004 10:10-11:00p.m. Project initiated, directed, and produced by Hiroshi MASUDA Assistant Director: Kumiko NAKAJIMA Producer: Kazuo MATSUI Production Manager: Toshiro SOGA

Every year in South Africa are held very unique auctions to sell off wildlife animals just taken from savanna; lions, buffaloes, giraffes, etc. The biggest auction held in June gains as much as 300 million US Dollars just in one day by selling 2,000 animals of 20 species. Some might suspect it is a story of underground business including poaching and smuggling, but reality is that these auctions are not only legitimate, fair and square business fields, but also play important role in the wildlife conservation policy.   In every nation in the world, it is an important and difficult question how to conserve wildlife and realize coexistence with human. The common method is to regulate hunting and other utilization of wildlife that are possessed by nobody or solely by the state, which is perceived as the major premise. But in South Africa, there has been a Copernican change to start conservation by allowing privatization of wild animals. This change has resulted in drastically improved conservation and also boosting wildlife industry. So, what's wrong with this new policy, producing better conservation and more money?   But where is the "wild"life going? The program will explore the changing "wild" world, by following the process of wildlife animals getting counted, enlisted, captured, translocated, sold at an auction, and their fate afterward, and by focusing also on the activities of industries and people working on the process.