Document 72 Hours · SEASON 7
Obon with a Bang in Nagasaki
Episode 27 · 2016-09-23
- Documentary
Episode overview
In mid-August, families across Japan get together to celebrate Obon, when it is believed the spirits of their ancestors return to visit. In Nagasaki Prefecture, this traditional event is marked in a remarkably boisterous way: people let off skyrockets at their ancestors' graves and light firecrackers. For 3 days, we film a long-established fireworks shop in Nagasaki. Among the customers, 2 brothers fondly remembering their mother who raised them singlehandedly; and a man spending 400,000 yen on firecrackers to send off the spirit of his father who died this year. As tears fall and fireworks explode, what were the customers feeling as they thought about their dearly departed?
25 minutes
Season 7 episodes
1. Yokohama All Night Tonkatsu2016-01-08
2. Kappabashi: Tokyo's Kitchen Capital2016-01-15
3. Christmas at the Bus Terminal2016-01-22
4. The First Dream at Tokyo Tower2016-01-29
5. Benches and People: An Osaka Shopping Arcade2016-02-19
6. Tokyo in the middle of winter, the name is ”Hanako“2016-02-26
7. Winter, Tsugaru at the 100 Yen Onsen2016-03-04
8. Valentine's Day at the Shrine2016-03-18
9. 72 Hours Japan-Korea Comparison SP2016-04-01
10. Drawn to Showa Songs2016-04-08
11. Daitokai: Dog and Cat Shelter in the Big City2016-04-15
12. Farewell Funabashi Auto2016-04-22
13. Akita: In front of a vending machine in midwinter, a regretful farewell2016-04-29
14. Tales Over Rice Bowls2016-05-06
15. Carrying a Stamp in a Foreign Country2016-05-13
16. At the Food Court2016-05-20
17. Route 439: Japan's Last Frontier2016-06-03
18. The Ferry to Volcano Island2016-06-17
19. A Nostalgic Roller Coaster Ride2016-06-24
20. Kyoto's Kamo River Delta2016-07-01
21. Trapped in the Magic of Go2016-07-08
22. Hiroshima: On the Street Corner Waiting for the President2016-07-15
23. Relaxing in a Nagoya Café2016-07-22
24. Faces Behind an Online Auction2016-07-28
25. Brazil: Prayer-Filled Secret Sanctuary2016-08-04
26. A Women's Prison: Up-Close and Personal2016-09-16
27. Obon with a Bang in Nagasaki2016-09-23
28. Fukui: Unattended Ice Shop in Midsummer2016-09-30
29. People-Watching at a Monster Hotspot2016-10-07
30. Where Cultures and Meat Meet2016-10-14
31. The Little Station and the Sea2016-10-21
32. Golf Driving Range: Slices of Life2016-10-28
33. Art Supply Heaven in Tokyo2016-11-04
34. Starlit Tales from a Nagano Tent Village2016-11-11
35. Daycare Center in Fukuoka's Nightlife District2016-11-18
36. The Traveling Ballot Box2016-11-25
37. Behind the Masks: Halloween in Roppongi2016-12-02
38. From Okinawa to the World and Back2016-12-16
