NHK's "Back from the Brink: Inside the Chilean Mine Disaster," on the long ordeal of 33 miners trapped 700 meters underground in 2010

Through interviews and independently obtained footage taken by the miners themselves, the program depicted from behind the scenes how the men survived 70 days of the difficult rescue operation.

The program emphasized the preciousness of life and importance of teamwork in a survival drama that consumed the world's attention.