Award-winning Programs
MBS programs have received high acclaim in international competitions, including International Emmy Awards and Monte Carlo TV Festival.

Every year, MBS documentaries, music programs and dramas receive prestigious international awards. Among them, "The Third Morning of the Day," a documentary on the Great Hanshin Earthquake, won the Best Documentary Award at the 1998 Shanghai TV Festival. Another documentary, "Just Like Anyone Else," which depicts the daily life of a physically challenged couple, received the International Emmy Award in 1999. In the drama division, "How Are You, Teddy Bear?" was given the Gold Nymph at the 2002 Monte Carlo Television Festival.

"How Are You, Teddy Bear?" (2001) How Are You, Teddy Bear?
2002 Monte Carlo Television Festival (Gold Nymph for the best television film, The Amade Prize, The SIGNIS Prize)
2002 Banff Television Festival (Nominee, Made for TV Movies & NHK President's Prize)
"Just Like Anyone Else" (1999) Just Like Anyone Else
1999 International Emmy Awards (Winner, Documentary q Category)
1999 Japan Prize (Special Commendation)
"The Third Morning of the Day - From a Poet's Notebook" (1997) The Third Morning of the Day - From a Poet's Notebook
1998 Shanghai TV Festival (Best Documentary, Magnolia Award)
"GERSHWIN: The Man I Love" (2002) ---
2002 Asian Television Awards (Nominee for Best Music Programme)
"HOLY JOURNEY - The Everlasting Path of Pilgrims" (2001) 60min. HOLY JOURNEY - The Everlasting Path of Pilgrims
2002 The New York Festivals (Bronze World Medal for Religious Programs)
"My Better Half" (2001) My Better Half
2002 Shanghai Television Festival (Nominee, Human Documentary)
"Children Will Grow
-Raising Two Girls Who Are Physically Challenged -"(2001) 		Children Will Grow -Raising Two Girls Who Are Physically Challenged -
2001 ABU/CASBAA "UNICEFF" Child Rights Award　　　　　　　
"Yo-Yo Ma in Todai-ji" (2001) Yo-Yo Ma in Todai-ji
2001 International Emmy Awards (Finalist, Performing Arts Category)
2001 Asian Television Awards (Winner, Best Music Programme)
2001 NY Festival (Bronze WorldMedal, Performing Arts Special)
"Bridges" (2001) ---
2001 Asian Television Awards (Runner Up, Best Single Drama Programme)
"For My Baby - The Decision of an HIV-infected Hemophiliac and His Wife-"(2000) For My Baby - The Decision of an HIV-infected Hemophiliac and His Wife-
2001 International Emmy Awards (Finalist, Documentary)
2001 Asia Television Awards (Highly Commended, Best Documentary Programme)
"With... - The Life of a Young Artist" (2000) 52min. English dubbed Withﾉ - The Life of a Young Artist
2000 Japan Prize (UNICEF Award)
2000 Asian Television Awards (Runner Up, Documentary Programme)
2000 ABU Prize (Special Commendation, Information Programmes)
2000 The New York Festivals (Finalist, Human Relations Category)
"Ode to Joy - 10,000 Voices Resound!" (2000) ---
2000 International Emmy Awards (Finalist, Performing Arts)
2000 Asian Television Awards (Runner Up, Music Programme)
"Homework From My Husband" (1999) ---
2000 Asian Television Awards (Best Performance by an actress in Drama)
"Return to the Sea" (1999) ---
1999 Asian Television Awards (Highly Commended, Best Single Drama)
2000 Shanghai TV Festival (Nominee, Best TV Drama)
"The Mystery of the Loggerheads' Pacific Journeys" (1999) ---
1998 Asian Television Awards (Highly Commended, Best Wildlife Programme)
"Kinkakuji Sound Stage" (1998) ---
1998 International Emmy Awards (Finalist, Performing Arts Category)
"My Father Hokusai" (1972) ---
　 Prix Italia (Finalist, TV Drama category)
"Life, Death and Japanese Music" (1969) ---
　 International Emmy Award (Finalist, Documentary Category)
"The Tale of Genji" (1967) ---
　 Japan's first International Emmy Award (Finalist, Fiction Category)


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