NHK's documentary program "Document 72 Hours" (NHK General) will air "Shimokitazawa Butcher Shop: Today I'm in the Mood for Meat" on June 19th at 10pm. The program is set in a 66-year-old butcher shop in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo.
Located in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo, a vibrant hub of diverse cultures including theater, fashion, music, and comedy, is a 66-year-old butcher shop. A man who works in live lighting comes in daily to buy pork. A professional wrestler, who trains his body with chicken breast day and night, also visits the shop. The shop also serves a woman who wants to cook her daughter's favorite foods, as her daughter is not attending school.
In a shop that remains unchanged amidst a changing city, we gather the small joys found in everyday life.
The program is a documentary that places a camera in one location each time and observes the various human dramas that unfold there for 72 hours. It listens to the stories of people who meet by chance and captures a glimpse of "the present."
