I'm rating this from memory because it's been years since I saw it, but I found it to be an enjoyable show and I hope it will be made available in some format. I believe Murray Sayle was the clever actor who narrated and hosted the visits to all the interesting places, customs, festivals, and fascinating and occasionally odd practices of Japanese daily life as experienced by a British Pleasure Hunter. From bathing habits (you want public, aerial on a tramway, warm milk, or volcanic sand?), to an outfitter of custom made swords, to nightlife (including geisha parties and host clubs), there is plenty of interest in the unique combination of modern and traditional elements of Japan's society. Definitely a mature-oriented documentary that touches on subjects that have since been covered by the likes of the History Channel and so forth. Ah, the good old days of HBO!
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