A look at everyday life in the downtown area of Minamisenju, Tokyo, at a long-established bakery

NHK's documentary program "Document 72 Hours" (General) will be rebroadcasting "The Story of Croquette Bread in Minamisenju, Downtown" as a "selection" from 10:00 pm on September 19th. The program looks at everyday life in the downtown area, set in a long-established bakery in Minamisenju, Tokyo, beloved by locals for its bread that fills the stomach and soul.

A long-established bakery in Minamisenju, a downtown area of Tokyo, offers simple bread consisting of fried croquettes or ham cutlets sandwiched between buns and topped with sauce, which is cheap, filling, and loved by locals.

There are regulars who have been coming here for over 50 years, a man who buys in bulk for his friends in the neighborhood, and even people who are currently out of work due to certain circumstances. What are they all looking for in the croquette bun that has remained unchanged for so many years?

This documentary program focuses on a single location each time, observing the various human dramas that occur there over a period of 72 hours. It listens to the stories of people who meet by chance, capturing the current era.