Television has to implement the mission -and to face the challenge- of reflecting change in values and custums. It has to allow new behaviour to be understood by large audiences. This may lead to misunderstandings and even to anger, mainly when non-conformist attitudes are heavily condemned by the huge majority of viewers. These two programmes deal, each in its own form and language, with new moral trends in two very different societies: Europe (East and West) on one hand, Japan on the other hand. The ways of reflecting these trends are obviously related to the culture of both filmmakers.
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