Japanese public broadcaster NHK and French production house Gedeon Programmes have reunited on history-science doc, “The Lost Castle of Azuchi”. The new show, announced this morning as day two of MIPCOM opened, promises to “uncover the mysteries surrounding one of Japan’s most enigmatic architectural wonders”.

The doc looks at the mysteries of the lost Azuchi Castle, Japan’s first true samurai castle built by the 16th-Century warlord Oda Nobunaga, credited with unifying the country and redefining Japan’s cultural identity. The castle was destroyed shortly after Nobunaga’s assassination.

NHK and Gedeon were also involved in “Run Against Time: The Snowman Race in Bhutan”, co-produced with Bhutanese public broadcaster BBS.