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MONEY
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5 seasons · 58 episodes total · ~12 per season.
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Magical Japanese
2021 5 seasons · 58 eps Japanese
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MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 2
Documentary
Synopsis
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Explore the richness and depth of the Japanese language and discover how words and expressions reflect history, culture and the natural world.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Cast
Peter MacMillan
Self - Host
Emma Howard
Self - Narrator (voice)
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CRAFT
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Roughly 10 hours end-to-end — 1 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Aired from 2021 to 2025 — a 4-year run.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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WORLD
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Show type: Documentary.
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AWARDS
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Dialogue in Japanese, English.
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CAST
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Airs on NHK WORLD-JAPAN.
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- Seasons
- 5
- Total episodes
- 58
- Avg episode length
- 10 min
- Premiered
- 2021-03-28
- Last aired
- 2025-04-22
- Languages
- Japanese, English
- Countries
- Japan
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