Japanology Plus
Season 2 Episode 10 - Period Dramas
Plays, movies and TV dramas that depict Japan as it was in the eras up to the samurai times are called "jidaigeki", literally "period dramas". The original period dramas were kabuki plays. The first one on television was broadcast in 1958, and ever since, viewers have been glued to their sets by famous actors playing bold samurai. Our expert guest this time is Katsuhiro Tsuchiya, a senior producer at NHK who is in charge of a period drama series. And in Plus One, transforming into a samurai!
Episodes in Season 2
Japanophiles: Bartholomeus Greb
28 min
Japanophiles: Ivan Vartanian
28 min
Japanophiles: Alex Bennett
28 min
The Seikan Tunnel
28 min
Snow Country
28 min
Comedy
28 min
Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway
28 min
A Season of Change
28 min
Waste and Recycling
28 min
Period Dramas
28 min
Weight Loss Industry
28 min
Dams
28 min
Izakaya
28 min
Craft Beer
28 min
Fermented Foods
28 min
Umbrellas
28 min
Job Hunting
28 min
Japanophiles: Amir Takahashi
28 min
The English Conversation Business
28 min
English at School
28 min
Shrine & Temple Carpenters
28 min
Bunraku
28 min
Kids' Summer Holidays
28 min
Swimming
28 min
Haunted Houses
28 min
Onsen
28 min
Japanophiles: Andrew Mancabelli
28 min
Cameras
28 min
Wrapping and Packaging
28 min
Tokyo Housing
28 min
Japanophiles: Adam Zgola
28 min
Kombu
28 min
Hotels and Inns
28 min
Tidying Up
28 min
Mt. Takao
28 min
