Document 72 Hours - Season 6 Episode 9 Akita: In Front of a Vending Machine in the Midwinter
Akita Port in January, with gusty winds blowing. In a corner, there is an old vending machine. After 25 seconds of waiting, hot soba or udon noodles come out. The machine was installed 40 years ago. It was very popular as the original fast food, but recently the machine has become old and broken down, and the taste has become weak. However, the warmth of the noodles keeps customers coming in 24 hours a day. A mysterious father and son slurping noodles in a snowstorm. A man working as a driver looking up at the starry sky late at night. Numerous lives emerge from the udon noodles eaten in the extreme cold.
Year: 2025
Genre: Documentary
Country: Japan
Studio: NHK BS1, NHK, NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Director: NHK, NHK World-Japan
Cast: Ryo Katsuchi, Saniko Ichikawa, Mariko Yagi, Maito Fujioka, Aoi Yamada, Kazue Fukiishi
Crew:
First Air Date: Oct 03, 2006
Last Air date: Jul 25, 2025
Season: 16 Season
Episode: 460 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 8.70/10 by 3.00 users
Popularity: 4.5092
Language: Japanese
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Farewell! Bowling Alley in the Center of Tokyo
Nagoya, Underground Streets, Lost and Found on a Holy Night
Student Dormitories in the Northern Land
Happiness Seized at Money Shops
Handyman, Running in the City
Akabane Oden Restaurant Elegy
Kobe, January, See you at Pai-Yama
Akita: In Front of a Vending Machine in the Midwinter
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Tanning Salon: The Reason for the Wheat Color
Capsule Hotel Wonderland
Taxi Honest Conversation - Fukushima Iwaki Version
A Building Exclusively for Cosplay: Their Dream Castle
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Yakushima: People Gathering at Giant Trees
Candy Store: Children's Small Universe
Kebab Shop, Roppongi, Crossroads of Gentiles
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Container Karaoke in a Seaside Town
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American Drive-In of Okinawa and Reminiscence
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Dance Hall for Men and Women in Downtown Tokyo
Rocking on the Streetcar
Oasis Hotel in the Rice Paddies
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In a Cemetery Looking Up at the Great Buddha
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Summer's End: On the Streets in Front of the Diet
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Traveling Fisherman: A Life of Squid Fishing
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