10 thousand km, back to Japan

2025 · Documentary

What could two countries as far apart as Japan and Portugal possibly have in common? In fact, there is a 500-year-old exchange to discover, revealed in gastronomy, objects, fashion, and language. In 15 episodes, we explore this unique bridge of a centuries-old friendship that so few people know about.

1.The encounter 2.The journey of flavors 3.Sónia Itō e Beniko Tanaka 4.The Namban art and Manga 5.The Tenshô embassy and influence on fashion 6.Trade between two extremes 7.Between the words and Luís de Fróis 8.Moraes and the tea: an assumed enchantment 9.The emperor's friend and the power of the word 10.Christians in a Buddhist and Shinto country 11.The family Tsuchya and medicine 12.The Álvares couple and fado 13.Season 1 Episode 13 14.Season 1 Episode 14 15.Season 1 Episode 15