Most Viewed From NHK BS1

Chushingura is a famous story in Japan on 47 samurai in the Edo period who avenge their lord against Lord Kira, who was the cause of the master's...

Parasol Henbe is a Japanese anime series produced and directed by Fujiko Fujio in 1989 which ran for 200 episodes and was translated into many...

Bimonthly show exploring aspects of sumo wrestling. Broadcast immediately before a Grand Sumo Tournament, each episode explores a single topic like...

The story follows the lives of three modern day dinosaurs as they share a room in the Dino-Shou ("Dino Manor") apartment building complex.

This is a program that looks at the "now" of the world while at the same time considering the future of Japanese people. In the first year, they...

A wedding is supposed to be the happiest moment in a couple's life. But what if someone among the attendants does not wish success for the newlywed...

Holly the Ghost, also known in Japan as The Ghost Holly, is a Japanese anime series directed by Minoru Okazaki. The series first aired in Japan on...

Baby Felix is a children's animated television program that follows the adventures of a young Felix the Cat and infant versions of the characters...

Alice SOS is an anime series directed by Shingo Kaneko. It was broadcast every second week from April 6, 1998 until January 28, 1999.

Tomohiro's Railway Tour of China was a travel documentary series, produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK and broadcast on television, both...

At its height, the Roman Empire encompassed Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. How did it keep prospering for over 400 years? And why did it...

A large-scale special documentary program, broadcast primarily on NHK BS1 on Sunday evenings, covering a wide range of subjects.