The Professionals

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  E1A Tiny Universe in the Palm of Your Hand: Honda Tsuneyuki, Toy Developer

  Jan 27, 2024

  Capsule toys are in a record-breaking boom. Parents and children form lines in store corners dedicated to capsule machines. While over 300 new products are created each month, 54-year-old Honda Tsuneyuki has made mega-hit after mega-hit. He's changed the concept of capsule toys, with his masterpiece series "The Diversity of Life on Earth" even used as school teaching materials. He was once pushed out of project development and took a 20-year detour to find his current path in life. The behind-the-scenes of development is revealed for the first time, and a new challenge begins to create a capsule toy of unprecedented size. What goes into making these 7-centimeter spheres?

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  E8Behind the Scenes: Detective Conan - Aoyama Gosho, Manga Artist

  Dec 28, 2024· 49m

  The global hit manga series Detective Conan, also known as Case Closed, has reached thirty years in 2024. NHK is allowed rare access into the world of its creator Aoyama Gosho. How are the tricks selected and incorporated into the mystery? Aoyama's mantra is to trust his young readers. Never make anything "for children," because they will see through it. The program reveals the never-before-told account of how Conan came to be, how Aoyama wore himself dangerously close to the edge, and the story he really wanted to tell. The life and mystery of the man who never lost his childlike sense of wonder.

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  E1The Quiet Joy of Unsung Support: Onishi Toshio, Copy Editor

  Mar 12, 2023

  Copy editors go through every single word of text from magazines and books before they're published, not only checking but also making suggestions for improvements. Copy editor Onishi Toshio (60) has the implicit trust of many extraordinary authors and editors. He has worked on many best-selling Japanese novels. This quiet, gentle man loses all sense of time as he dives deep into a sea of words. He's spent a lifetime protecting words from his small apartment. Explore the rich, revelatory world of copy editing at Onishi's side.

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  E17The 2399 days of Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki

  Dec 16, 2023· 80m

  How did Hayao Miyazaki (82), director of films like "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind", "Castle in the Sky", "My Neighbor Totoro", "Porco Rosso", "Princess Mononoke", "Spirited Away", "Howl's Moving Castle", "Ponyo" and "The Wind Rises", create his latest film "The Boy and the Heron"? The story unfolds itself behind the scenes during the production, spanning 2399 days.

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