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S2015 E124 Remembering JAL Flight 123

本集简介

Families across Japan are still struggling with the pain and sorrow caused by one of the world's worst plane crashes. When a Japan Airlines jumbo jet crashed into a mountain ridge northwest of Tokyo in 1985, 520 people lost their lives. Thirty years on, some of the victims' loved ones are only just starting to talk publicly.

上一集

2015/10/16 S2015 E123

A Life in Film

Japanese film director Naomi Kawase is renowned for making independent movies that take on difficult social issues. Kawase has won many awards, including at the Cannes Film festival. Her latest work, "An" is set to be released in over 40 countries. It focuses on the social prejudice that affects a Japanese community. NHK looks at the themes of Kawase's films and the inspiration she takes from her own lifestyle.

下一集

2015/10/20 S2015 E125

Plane-Crash Warning Signs

A Japan Airlines jetliner slammed into a mountain in August 1985, killing more than 500 people. It remains the world's deadliest single-plane accident. The plane departed from Tokyo bound for Osaka. But trouble began just 12 minutes after takeoff. The cockpit voice recorder caught JAL Flight 123 Captain Masami Takahama saying that something exploded, and the crew fighting desperately to bring the Boeing 747 under control.

当前季

S2015

2015-03-30

哇，窗口太小啦

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