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MONEY
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15 seasons ยท 315 episodes total ยท ~21 per season.
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Hometown Stories
2011 15 seasons ยท 315 eps Japanese
Documentary
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Stories about people, stories about life. Intimate portraits of people from around Japan, each leading diverse lives while enriching lives of others.
โSome stories are better left unspoiled.โ
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CRAFT
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Crossed the 100-episode mark โ syndication territory.
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RUNTIME
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Roughly 158 hours end-to-end โ 20 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Aired from 2011 to 2026 โ a 15-year run.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Returning Series".
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AWARDS
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Show type: Documentary.
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CAST
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Dialogue in Japanese, English.
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DIRECTOR
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Airs on NHK WORLD-JAPAN.
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- Seasons
- 15
- Total episodes
- 315
- Avg episode length
- 30 min
- Premiered
- 2011-02-06
- Last aired
- 2026-08-31
- Languages
- Japanese, English
- Countries
- Japan
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