NHK's documentary program "Document 72 Hours" (General) will air "Kagoshima Gold Mine: Living on This Mountain" from 10:00 PM on October 10th. The setting is Kagoshima's Hishikari Mine, Japan's only gold mine. The people who operate the huge heavy machinery at the forefront of the mining site and the engineers who track down the location of the ore veins. What is the pride of their work? A glimpse into this unknown world.
A cameraman goes undercover into the little-known world of gold mining. Kagoshima's Hishikari Mine is the only mine in Japan that still produces 3.5 tons of gold per year. 190 people work here, ranging from teenagers to veterans in their 60s.
We met with the people who operate the giant heavy machinery at the forefront of the 100-kilometer-long mine tunnels, the engineers who track down the location of the veins, and the women who sort out stones containing gold. Gold is used not only in jewelry but also in electronic devices like smartphones, and supports our daily lives. What is the pride of the people who work at the mining sites? We spent three days listening to them.
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.
