TV/DVD Programs aired/released in 2007 (Titles in English are tentative translation)

BS special First Japanese

On air: #1 January 6th, 2007 10:10〜11:00 p.m. #2 January 13th, 2007 10:10〜11:00 p.m.   Re-broadcast: #1 January 26th, 2007 7:10〜8:00 p.m. #2 January 26th, 2007 8:10〜9:00 p.m.   #1 January 28th, 2007 10:10〜11:00 a.m. #2 February 4th, 2007 10:10〜11:00 a.m.   The channel is BS 1.   Directors:Akihito NOMURA, Mitabi KOBAYAYSHI, Kenichi TAKAHASHI, Sanshiro IWATA Assistants:Hiroko MATSUNO, Tami HATANO Producer:Kazuo MATSUI

"First Japanese" are the youngsters who challenge to be a leading figure in world premier in various fields. The program focuses on their struggle, and fight for bigger stage.   In the first episode shown are: Tetsuya YAMASHITA, the garcon in a premier caf_ in Paris, and Junji SAKASHITA, the only Japanese who play in Czech Republic. In the second episode shown are: Hidetaka FUKAYA, a shoe-maker in Florence, Italy, and Koji YANO, the most famous Japanese actor in China.

Still Lifes in Style Japanesque

Broadcast: on EP channel, ch055 of CS110°   Episode 1,　Hina Dolls March 5th, 2007　15:15〜15:30 March 7th, 2007　10:15〜10:30 March 8th, 2007　21:45〜22:00 March 9th, 2007　10:15〜10:30 March 10th, 2007　21:45〜22:00   Episode 2,　Chopsticks March 12th, 2007　15:15〜15:30 March 14th, 2007　10:15〜10:30 March 15th, 2007　21:45〜22:00 March 16th, 2007　10:15〜10:30 March 17th, 2007　21:45〜22:00   Episode 3,　Folding Fans March 19th, 2007　15:15〜15:30 March 21th, 2007　10:15〜10:30 March 22nd, 2007　21:45〜22:00 March 23rd, 2007　10:15〜10:30 March 24th, 2007　21:45〜22:00   Director: Hiroko MATSUNO Assistant Producer: Tomoko MATSUO Producer: Kazuo MATSUI   What is the essence of being Japanesque? At least there has to be something crystallized of Japanese history, culture, and technology, new or old. The program tries to discover the substance of Japanesque style through typically Japanese things in our daily lives.

BS special First Japanese

On air: August 4th, 2007 10:10〜11:00 p.m. Re-broadcast: August 11th, 2007 4:10〜5:00 p.m. 　 The channel is BS 1. 　 Directors:　Hiroko MATSUNO, Mitabi KOBAYAYSHI Assistants: Tami HATANO Producer:Kazuo MATSUI   "First Japanese" are the youngsters who challenge to be a leading figureinworld premier in various fields. The program focuses on their struggle,andfight for bigger stage.   In this episode shown are: Masatoyo TADA, a prosciutto manufacturer inParma,I taly, and Masako ONO, an Odyssey Dancer in India.



NHK Special Tracy, the Secret Interrogation Center; what did Japanese POW's tell the enemy?

Broadcast: August 7th, 2007 10:00〜10:49p.m.   Project initiated by Seiichi NAKATA Director: Hiroshi MASUDA Special thanks to: Ulrich Strauss (author of "THE ANGUISH OF SURRENDER")

Near San Francisco rests an abandoned brick building that once was an extremely secret interrogation center for Japanese POW's during WWII. The center, codenamed "Tracy", hosted more than two thousand soldiers and obtained all sorts of information on Japan; military bases and ports, ships, order of battle, industries, morale. Two prisoners were put in one cell to monitor the conversation between them, to verify their answers to interrogators and get more information. The program analyses the interrogation reports and other documents from Tracy, and depicts the information war that the U.S. had overwhelming victory.