Documentary WAVE

Documentary WAVE

2011

Documentary

This is a program that looks at the "now" of the world while at the same time considering the future of Japanese people. In the first year, they aired "Chinese in Paris," which looked into the suffering of Chinese refugees, "Private Manning's War," which looked into the reality of the American war, and "Steve Jobs' Children," which followed the students who listened to Steve Jobs' speech at Stanford University.

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Production

NHK BS1

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 9, 2011

Last Aired

November 15, 2014

Networks

NHK BS1

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

E1

First Aired Episode

Air date: 2011-04-09

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Cast

Jiro Inoue

Jiro Inoue

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