Borderline (2014)

Original title

ボーダーライン

Directed by

Ishizuka Yoshi, Kobayashi Daiji

Cast

Koike Teppei, Kakei Toshio, Yamaguchi Makiya, Tokui Yuu, Mori Kanna, Fujiwara Norika, Hashizume Isao, Cho Tamiyasu

Genre

drama television series

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 5 episodes

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A unmotivated young man becomes a firefighter in Osaka after applying just because it is a civil service job. The series follows his personal growth through frontline rescue work and also shows the stories of his colleagues including a paramedic affected by the Kobe earthquake and a squad leader trying to return to duty after losing a subordinate.

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What happens

『ボーダーライン』は、NHK大阪放送局の制作によりNHK総合テレビ「土曜ドラマ」枠で2014年10月4日から11月1日まで毎週土曜日21:00 - 22:00に放送された日本のテレビドラマ。全5回。主演は小池徹平。 火災や事故などでの人命救助の舞台で生死に関わるボーダーライン（境界線）に立って働く消防士の活躍を描いた作品である。それまではやる気のない人間だった一人の青年が、「公務員だから」という理由で消防に応募し大阪市消防局に就職する。消防の最前線での活動を通しての自らの成長、さらに阪神・淡路大震災の被災を経験した女性救急救命士や、一度事故で部下を亡くしたのち再び活動を再開しようとする消火隊小隊長など、消防署の様々な人間模様も描かれる。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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