Document 72 Hours · SEASON 11
Why I Play an Instrument
Episode 16 · 2020-09-25
- Documentary
Episode overview
The stage is a specialty store for wind instruments that boasts one of the largest selections in the country. With over 1,000 saxophones, trumpets, and other instruments on display, and repair services available, it attracts enthusiasts. People who have come to buy the instrument they’ve always wanted, or those who are thrilled to resume practice and play again. A blind music teacher repairing a clarinet for an autistic student. The world of music has fallen silent due to the COVID-19 pandemic. What are people thinking as they face their instruments and play? We listen closely for three days.
29 minutes
Season 11 episodes
1. A 400K "Survival Run" in Okinawa2020-01-10
2. Aomori's Shimokita Peninsula ‘Wakeari Yokocho’2020-01-17
3. Akihabara: Infatuated With Electronics2020-01-24
4. Big Fish, Big Dreams2020-01-31
5. Home for the Holidays: A Supermarket in Fukushima2020-02-07
6. Kobe: The Street Piano from That Day2020-02-14
7. Tokyo's Downtown 24-Hour Yakiniku Restaurant2020-02-21
8. From Gang Ties to Business Suits2020-02-28
9. Spilling the Beans at a Coffee Stall2020-03-06
10. Finding Solace at Inokashira Park2020-07-31
11. Muscle and Bustle: A 24-Hour Gym in Tokyo2020-08-07
12. Tanabata Wishes at a Tokyo Temple2020-08-14
13. Ishikawa Nagisa Driveway: Memories on the Sandy Beach2020-09-04
14. Tokyo Taxi Oasis2020-09-11
15. Tokyo's Sumida River: A Quiet Summer Without Fireworks2020-09-18
16. Why I Play an Instrument2020-09-25
17. Adios, El Dorado Carousel!2020-10-02
18. Seeds of Happiness at a Tokyo Garden Center2020-10-09
19. Kabukicho: Farewell to the Cabaret of Humanity2020-10-16
20. Giving Kitchen Equipment New Homes2020-10-23
21. The Zoo on a Hill2020-10-30
22. Sapporo Born and Bread: A 24-Hour Sandwich Shop2020-11-06
23. Opening New Doors at a Furniture Outlet Store2020-11-13
24. At the Pet Cemetery Where Animals Rest in Peace2020-11-20
25. Tokyo Dry Cleaner's: Reviving Clothes, Reliving Memories2020-12-04
26. Shimanami Kaido: A Ride Along Life's Cycle2020-12-11
