The Apartment You Never See: Living Without Daylight

Описание: In Seoul, Tokyo, and cities around the world, semi-basements and windowless apartments offer rent that is 30–50% cheaper — at the cost of sunlight, fresh air, and the body’s natural sense of time.

This documentary takes you inside the apartments you rarely see:
banjiha in South Korea, interior rooms in Tokyo, and windowless bedrooms in modern high-rises.

We explore how the absence of daylight affects sleep, mental health, and circadian rhythm, why poor ventilation turns air itself into a health risk, and how building codes quietly allow these spaces to exist.

00:00 Life Without Sunlight
00:49 The Cost of Cheaper Rent
01:58 When Morning Has No Light
02:07 How Light Controls the Body Clock
03:17 Social Jetlag and Mental Health
03:52 Tokyo’s Windowless Apartments
05:32 Fatigue, Isolation, and Time Loss
06:01 Air Without Ventilation
06:55 CO₂, Humidity, and Mold
08:01 Windowless Housing in the US
09:05 Legal Loopholes and Building Codes
09:50 When Hidden Homes Become Deadly
10:23 Housing Shortages vs Human Health

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