NHK’s “The Unknown Master of Restoration Episode 2” (broadcast in 2023), produced and directed by Uchida Toshimoto, won the Grand Prize in the cultural and educational program category at the 14th Satellite Broadcasting Association Original Program Awards in 2024.
What is the Satellite Broadcasting Association Original Program Award?
The Satellite Broadcasting Association Original Program Awards was established in 2011 with the aim of introducing excellent original programs produced by Satellite Broadcasting Association member companies to a wide audience and raising awareness of the appeal of pay and multi-channel broadcasting. There are nine judging categories, with the program category consisting of six genres including “drama,” “documentary,” “culture and education,” “variety,” “live broadcast,” and “mini-programs.” There are also categories for content development, promotion, and advertising.
『The Unknown Master of Restoration Episode 2』
NHK BS Premium 59-minute program First broadcast date: June 3, 2023
There is a man who goes by the nickname “God Hand.” He is a pottery restorer, Mayuyama Koji. He is a behind-the-scenes worker who has restored damaged treasure-class ceramics entrusted to him by art professionals from all over the country, so that no matter how hard one looks, no damage can be seen. He has worked on over 5,000 pieces of work. This time, a leading figure in the antique art world brings in a porcelain “colored votive plaque” fired in Imari, Saga, in the early Edo period. It is worth 100 million yen. He will be using his secret techniques that have been passed down through three generations of father and son. In addition, a Living National Treasure of ceramics will bring in a masterpiece of a painted plate that fascinated shoguns and feudal lords in the Edo period.