Document 72 Hours

In Japan's Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo, a patient died after being turned away by a number of hospital Emergency Rooms. Other patients have similarly been put in jeopardy; and even for minor ailments, treatment is hard to get after hours or during holidays. In response, a pioneering doctor has established an after-hours clinic, assisted by equally dedicated nurses. Working in shifts through the night, they cope with wave after wave of walk-ins and ambulance admissions. Other medical practitioners help out part-time; but the clinic is caught between a sense of mission and some harsh limitations. We observe their grueling schedule during Japan's annual Spring holidays in May.

All Episodes - Season 2

Episode 1

Night Clinic: An ER of Last Resort

Episode 2

The Live-streamers: Interactive Webcasting

Episode 3

The "Rain, then Fine" Coin Laundry

Episode 4

Climbing Mt. Fuji

Episode 5

Home is Where the Locker Is; The Day Laborers of Osaka

Episode 6

Yanaka Cemetery: Dialogs between Death and Life

Episode 7

Personal Glimpses at a 24-Hour Gym

Episode 8

Printing Handheld Memories

Episode 9

The Game Center, and the Prize beyond the Prize

Episode 10

The Makeup Room

Episode 11

The Voyage of Life on a Giant Ferry

Episode 12

One Tower, Many Lives

Episode 13

The Call of the Dunes

Episode 14

A 24/7 Discount Store

Episode 15

A Giant Travel Agency: Destinations and Detours

Episode 16

Night Train to Izumo: Destination - Destiny

Episode 17

The Post Office that Never Sleeps

Episode 18

Youth "HelloWork" - A Job Agency

Episode 19

An All-night Eatery

Episode 20

A Giant Bookstore: Wandering in a World of Words

Episode 21

Self Storage: Secrets and Memories

Episode 22

Mt. Osore: Between Life and Death

Episode 23

Wrestlers on the Road

Episode 24

The 24-Hour Supermarket: Just Another Day

Episode 25

At a Gas Station in a Downpour

Episode 26

A 260-person "Sharehouse"

Episode 27

A 24/7 Animal Hospital: When a Pet Needs a Vet

Episode 28

At a Train Station in Fukushima