Document 72 Hours · SEASON 9
Lives Along Route 45
Episode 9 · 2018-04-20

- Documentary
Episode overview
Route 45, a national highway that snakes along the Pacific coast of the Tohoku region, is a vital link between areas devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Starting on the disaster's 7th anniversary, we travel from south to north to meet people living near this road. Over 3 days, we talk to people including an elderly woman taking a break near the spot where her house once stood, and a researcher who moved from Tokyo to study Tohoku's natural environment. Reconstruction is progressing well in some areas, but not so in others. As signs of the long-awaited spring appear, what thoughts are on the minds of residents here?
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