The Professionals

We follow French cuisine chef Kobayashi Kei, the first Japanese to earn three stars in France. Astounding the senses with the full potential of the ingredients, his dishes are praised as works of art.

The soundtrack composer for hit anime shows and movies, this musician is driving the world wild with his music. As he starts on a new anime, we follow the struggle from which his unique sound emerges.

A local supermarket has won grand prize four years in a row in a major deli dish competition. We follow the deli dish maker who sparked this success. Behind her smile is a past driven to desperation.

Nicknamed "Mr. Perfect," tuna fisherman Kikuchi Takeichi (64) attempts to catch the prize "First Tuna" in a winter of low hauls. We cover his fierce battle in Oma, Aomori in the frigid Tsugaru Strait.