Document 72 Hours · SEASON 9
Flipping Backward, Looking Forward
Episode 18 · 2018-07-13
- Documentary
Episode overview
A gym in a residential area of Tokyo offers classes for a slightly unusual activity where going backward is actually a sign of progress - doing backflips. These lessons are becoming increasingly popular among children, housewives, and company employees who drop by to master their technique after work. Among the people at this gym are a man in his 40's who has long admired Jackie Chan and a young woman who hopes doing backflips might give her cosplay photos a stylish edge. For 3 days, we spoke to people determined to find out if doing a complete backflip will also help their lives take a turn for the better.
25 minutes
Season 9 episodes
1. Shinjuku Hanazono Shrine: Dreams Come True at Night2018-01-12
2. Christmas at a 24-Hour Bakery2018-01-19
3. Heading Home on the Strait Ferry2018-01-26
4. Legendary Game Center: Adults' Battles2018-02-02
5. COOL! Downtown Asakusa Batting Center2018-03-02
6. Shibuya: Spring Flowers and Bartering2018-03-16
7. A Park Where Dreams Take Wing2018-04-06
8. Metropolitan Rat Patrol2018-04-13
9. Lives Along Route 452018-04-20
10. Street Corner Legal Consultation Office2018-04-27
11. Traveling Beauty Salon2018-05-11
12. The Traveling Library Truck2018-05-18
13. A Spring Miracle: The Firefly Squid of Toyama2018-05-25
14. Osaka, Nishinari: 24-Hour Family Restaurant2018-06-01
15. The Joys and Sorrows of 1-Yen Pachinko2018-06-08
16. The Women on the Cosmetics Floor2018-06-15
17. People Gathering at Akita's ‘Hot Spring of Life’2018-06-22
18. Flipping Backward, Looking Forward2018-07-13
19. The Race Before the Japanese Derby2018-07-20
20. The Great Hospital Move2018-07-27
21. Goodbye! My Beloved Department Store2018-08-03
22. Hooked on Fishing in Tokyo Bay2018-08-24
23. The Sight Beyond the Undersea Tunnel2018-08-31
24. Coast Guard Academy2018-09-07
25. Surviving the Summer With Fresh Juice2018-09-21
26. From the Remittance Office with Love2018-09-28
27. To Shibuya, the ‘Holy Land of Amura2018-10-05
28. Hakodate's Hamburgers of Happiness2018-10-26
29. Tokyo Station: Meet Me at the "Silver Bell"2018-11-02
30. Farewell to Tsukiji Market: At the Usual Standing Soba Noodle Shop2018-11-09
31. 3333 Stones: Japan's Longest Flight of Steps2018-11-16
32. Shiga/Kusatsu Giant Parking Area2018-11-30
33. The DIYers of the Suburban Home Center2018-12-07
34. Hiroshima Workwear Store2018-12-14
