Document 72 Hours Season 2014 A 24/7 Discount Store 2014
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A giant discount store in Shinjuku, Tokyo, has 40,000 items for sale. It pulls in customers around the clock. This episode shoots during the 3 days just prior to a near-doubling of Japan's consumption tax, so the store is inundated with "rush-demand" shoppers. People loading up with daily necessities. Others losing perspective and buying items they don't really need. The guy who rushes in on the final night, and... We are prompted to consider the meaning of "shopping" and of "consumption".
- Released: 2014-08-12
- Runtime: 25 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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8. Printing Handheld Memories 2014-06-17
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10. The Makeup Room 2014-07-08
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11. The Voyage of Life on a Giant Ferry 2014-07-15
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12. One Tower, Many Lives 2014-07-22
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13. The Call of the Dunes 2014-08-05
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14. A 24/7 Discount Store 2014-08-12
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17. The Post Office that Never Sleeps 2014-09-09
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18. Youth "HelloWork" - A Job Agency 2014-09-16
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19. An All-night Eatery 2014-09-23
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21. Self Storage: Secrets and Memories 2014-10-14
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22. Mt. Osore: Between Life and Death 2014-10-21
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23. Wrestlers on the Road 2014-11-04
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25. At a Gas Station in a Downpour 2014-11-18
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26. A 260-person "Sharehouse" 2014-12-02
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28. At a Train Station in Fukushima 2014-12-16
