Episode
The Repair Shop: Japanese Portrait
Overview
Lucia Scalisi works on a 1930s portrait of the Japanese martial arts master Yukio Tani. The painting takes pride of place in the country's most prestigious martial arts club.
Details
- Series
- The Repair Shop
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2018-08-17
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Japanese Portrait is Episode 5 in Series 3 of The Repair Shop. It aired on 2018-08-17. The runtime is 44 min.
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