Banned from Broadcast
20031 seasons6 episodes
Banned from Broadcast (known as Hōsō Kinshi or 放送禁止 in Japanese) is a cult-classic Japanese mockumentary and found-footage horror franchise created and directed by Toshikazu Nagae. Each installment is framed as a piece of taboo or suppressed investigative footage that was supposedly banned from public television airwaves.
Episodes
Runtime: 46m
A film crew speaks to a reclusive college student after the disappearance of his friends, the young man stating they all went missing after the four of them went exploring in an abandoned building, and he fears he's next.
Runtime: 47m
The Ura family appears to be plagued by misfortune: one of their sons has died, the father suffered an accident that prevents him from working, and the children mysteriously suffer injuries when left alone with him.
Runtime: 46m
A young woman named Nozomi has been receiving photos of herself in her mailbox, and a man persistently coming to pound on her apartment door. She suspects it to be her ex-boyfriend, whom she dumped after finding out he was married.
Runtime: 46m
A young family, the Morishitas, are being harassed by their next-door neighbor, an older widow, and fear for their safety.
Runtime: 46m
Former schoolteacher Shijin has created a small village community for people who struggle with suicidal thoughts so they may heal and find friendship among others like themselves.
Runtime: 48m
A young woman seeks a documentary director's help with her abusive husband, after his previous documentary on bullying raised more awareness for the problem.
