i watch this whole series on tv and have most of it on tape and think it the fine and most realistic and most involve series about prisoner under the japanese during wwii . i have see almost every film and tv series make on this subject and tenko be the best . the actor be consistently wonderful and their circumstance truly harrow . anyone who be interested in what prisoner of war ( and in this case and particularly woman ) go through will love this show . i just wish it be available on tape in the u . my tape be make from television and the quality be poor . i would buy this in a minute if it come in the format use here .