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Tokyo Miracle City: Gargantuan Rail Network - The Passionate Pursuit of Punctuality

S22 · E32 · 04 Oct 2020 · 50 min

In the series Tokyo Miracle City, we unravel the secrets behind some of the capital's most intriguing wonders. In this second episode, we explore the vast rail network that crisscrosses the metropolis. With 148 train lines carrying some 40 million passengers daily, Tokyo hosts the world's largest and most interconnected urban rail network. Actor Sato Takeru takes on a riddle-solving mission tied directly to the train schedule, putting the railways' famed dedication to punctuality to the test in the process. We uncover a fascinating history and meet the people whose tireless dedication keeps the whole intricate operation running like clockwork.

Directing

Hiroya Gibo · Director

Koji Mikami · Director

Yuri Nishina · Director

Production

Kenji Doi · Coordinating Producer

Kumi Hanjo · Researcher

Masahito Kasuga · Executive Producer

Shinichi Terazono · Executive Producer

Yuriko Katsura · Researcher

Camera

Ichiro Horiuchi · Camera Operator

Editing

Koji Kobayashi · Editor

Art

Yasuhito Hattori · Graphic Designer

Sound

Kengo Sasaki · Sound

Takaaki Yoshikawa · Sound Effects

Visual Effects

Masao Ozawa · Visual Development

Taro Tokuhisa · Visual Effects