Inside Lens

Inside Lens (2015-2020)

EndedDocumentary show

Inside Lens is a series by NHK World TV that broadcasts documentaries directed by filmmakers living in Asia. We air documentaries that highlight local communities as the lens through which the dynamism of modern Asia is portrayed.

Inside Lens has two different formats. The first format is the documentaries about Asia directed by Asian filmmakers including foreign filmmakers who have lived in Asia for several years. There are many Asian filmmakers who have unique lens to depict the society closely and at the same time they are trying to co-produce the film with overseas broadcasters or production companies. "Unique lens" and "co-production" are the key words of the first type.

The second format is the documentaries about Japan directed by foreign filmmakers living in Japan. The documentaries should be rooted in the present tense that tell relevant and timely stories about what Japan is facing today.

We encourage innovative and intelligent filmmaking that speaks of the concerns of Asia and Japan today. Inside Lens is for ambitious, emerging filmmakers willing to develop projects to engage with NHK World's worldwide audiences that have interest in Asia and Japan. Strong narratives and captivating characters are essential prerequisites.

Network
Scheduleevery Monday (28 min)

Last Episode

My Disappearing Village
Year 2020Episode 128 min

My Disappearing Village

Uyashinai, once a thriving rice-farming village, is on the brink of extinction. The young have fled to cities with no sight of return and the village elders are left to protect their ancestral land. But this could all be able to change because Uyashinai has caught the attention of Japan's most popular sake maker, Yusuke. Yusuke wants to grow his own sake rice in Uyashinai. This is an unexpected opportunity for the villagers to revive their fields and pass on their ancestral land. But, not all are on board Yusuke's radical plans. Yusuke doesn't want to grow just ordinary sake rice; it must be organic. Yusuke deploys his Master Brewer, Koseki, to grow the village's first harvest of organic rice in 70 years. However, Koseki is a sake brewer and has no experience of farming. He hasn't even ever planted a flower. Will Koseki be able to successfully grow organic rice, and most importantly change the hearts and minds of the village? This story follows how this forgotten village and Japan's finest sake brewery as they come together to achieve the first steps of their dreams; to make the most authentic cup of sake and save their ancestral land from disappearing forever.

Mar 15, 2020

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