NHK WORLD PRIME
Season 5 Episode 22 - A Maiko's Coiffure: Beautiful Ties in Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture's entertainment districts, called Kagai, are famous for the young maiko girls who live and work there. The maiko serve guests and entertain with high-quality performances of Japanese traditional arts. Yamanaka Emiko, age 92, has been putting maiko's hair up in their unique styles for half a century. She is like a grandmother to the young maiko. In the hour or so they sit and get their hair tied up, the girls talk about what's on their minds and share their innermost feelings. As the coronavirus raged on in early 2021, the Kagai districts were forced into a predicament. This documentary features no narration, and the conversations between Yamanaka and the maiko acutely portray the struggles they face under the current situation.
Episodes in Season 5
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3/11 - The Tsunami: The First Year
49 min
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Gifts from a Parent's Deathbed
50 min
KEN WATANABE - A Compassionate View: The Decade Since the Great East Japan Earthquake
50 min
Global Commons Stewardship
50 min
Generation 3.11: A Decade Journey
50 min
Fukushima Monologue
49 min
Enku: The Enigma of a Wandering Sculptor Monk
49 min
"War Victims Die Twice"
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What You Taught Me About My Son
49 min
Recovery in 300,000 Pictures
49 min
Hearing the Voice of Nakamura Tetsu
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Social Media and the Tides of Democracy
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Eyes in a Crisis
49 min
Seek Nothing, Just Sit
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The Lifesaving Fuel Train
50 min
Karl and Tina: Embracing Village Life in Japan
49 min
A Man Who Aligned Japan with the Nazis
49 min
Empty Homes, Shattered Dreams: China's "Ghost Castles"
49 min
We're Not "Gaijin"!
49 min
A Maiko's Coiffure: Beautiful Ties in Kyoto
43 min
Sahel Rosa — A War Orphan's Journey
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My School of Many Colors
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Finding Mr. Kondo: Tracing the Life of a Wartime Illustrator
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War and Disease: Falling to Malaria
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War and Disease: A Vaccine Tragedy
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