Post by angilasman on Jan 15, 2010 19:36:29 GMT -5
Okay, as always I look at Turner Classic Movies' schedule for the next few months in advance so I can write down stuff I don't want to miss (BTW, giving Robert Osborne actual alcoholic drinks while hosting the New Years Eve marathon of The Thin Man series and watching him uncharacteristically stutter and slur his lines was an omen that this decade is going to rock).
This March is dedicated to Kurosawa
Tuesday the 9th into Wednesday:
8:00 PM Ikiru (1952)
A dying man devotes his last months to building a children's playground. Cast: Takashi Shimura, Nobuo Kaneko, Kyoko Sieki. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-141 mins, , CC
10:30 PM Throne of Blood (1957)
Spurred by his wife and a witch's prediction, a samurai murders his lord to steal the throne. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-110 mins, TV-14
12:30 AM Hidden Fortress, The (1958)
In medieval Japan, a samurai fights to sav a feudal lord's daughter from bandits. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Ninoru Chiaki. Dir: Toshiro Mifune. BW-139 mins, , Letterbox Format
3:00 AM Hakuchi (1951)
A former mental patient's romantic involvements lead to tragedy. Cast: Setsuko Hara, Masayuki Mori, Toshiro Mifune. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-166 mins,
6:00 AM Lower Depths, The (1957)
An elderly pilgrim tries to help the inhabitants of a Japanese flop house. Cast: Isuzu Yamada, Toshiro Mifune, Bokuzen Hidari. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-125 mins, , CC
Tuesday the 16th into Wednesday:
8:00 PM Bad Sleep Well, The (1960)
A man seeks revenge by marrying the daughter of his father's enemy. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kyoko Kagawa. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-151 mins, , Letterbox Format
10:45 PM High And Low (1963)
Kidnappers mistake a chauffeur's son for the child of a wealthy businessman. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Kyoko Kagawa, Tatsuya Nakadai. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-144 mins, , CC, Letterbox Format
1:15 AM Red Beard (1965)
A tough doctor takes a young intern under his wing. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Yuzo Kayama, Yoshio Tsuchiya. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-185 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format
4:30 AM I Live In Fear (1955)
An elderly industrialist's fear of nuclear warfare leads his family to accuse him of insanity. Cast: Kamatari Fujiwara, Kazuo Kato, Toshiro Mifune. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-103 mins, , CC
6:15 AM Scandal (1950)
A tabloid report tries to turn a singing star's friendship with a young artist into an illiciet romance. Cast: Yoko Katsuragi, Toshiro Mifune, Noriko Sengoku. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-105 mins,
Tuesday the 23rd (all-day baby!)
6:00 AM Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
A young man struggles to learn the ssence of the martial arts. Cast: Ryunosuke Tsukigata, Akitake Kono, Shoji Kiyokawa. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-79 mins,
7:30 AM Most Beautiful, The (1944)
Japanese women sacrifice everything for the war effort. Cast: Takashi Shimura, Shoji Kiyokawa, Ichiro Sugai. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-85 mins,
9:00 AM Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail, The (1945)
In medieval Japan, a feudal lord undertakes a perilous mission to put his brother's soul to rest. Cast: Kenjiro Okochi, Susumu Fujita, Kenichi Enomoto. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-59 mins,
10:00 AM Sanshiro Sugata Part 2 (1945)
A judo fighter continues his training to prove his superiority to foreign challengers. Cast: Denjiro Okochi, Susumu Fujita, Ryunosuke Tsukigata. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-83 mins,
11:30 AM No Regrets For Our Youth (1946)
A woman flees society after seeing her father and lover destroyed by government oppression. Cast: Danjiro Oicochi, Eiko Miyoshi, Setsuko Hara. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-110 mins,
1:30 PM One Wonderful Sunday (1947)
An engaged couple tries to enjoy their Sunday holiday without spending any money. Cast: Midori Ariyama, Chieko Nakakita, Isao Numasaiki. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-109 mins, , CC
3:30 PM Drunken Angel (1948)
An alcoholic doctor builds a shaky friendship with a dying gangster. Cast: Takashi Shimura, Toshiro Mifune, Reizaburo Yamamoto. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-98 mins, , CC
5:30 PM Stray Dog (1949)
When a detective's gun is stolen, he tears apart the underworld to get it back. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi, Shimamura, Keiko Awaji. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-122 mins,
8:00 PM Rashomon (1950)
In medieval Japan, four people offer conflicting accounts of a rape and murder. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-88 mins, TV-PG
9:30 PM Seven Samurai (1954)
Japanese villagers hire a team of traveling samurai to defend them against a bandit attack. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Kuninori Kodo. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-207 mins, TV-14
1:00 AM Yojimbo (1961)
A samurai-for-hire sets the warring factions of a Japanese town against each other. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Eijiro Tono, Seizaburo Kawazu. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-110 mins, TV-14
3:00 AM Sanjuro (1962)
A wandering samurai recruits younger fighters to help him battle corruption. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Hakadai, Yuzo Kayama. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-96 mins, , Letterbox Format
4:45 AM Dodes 'Ka-Den (1970)
Slum dwellers in Tokyo fight to survive while dreaming of better lives. Cast: Yoshitaka Zushi, Kin Sugai, Kaou Kato. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. C-140 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format
Tuesday the 30th (capping it all off with a trilogy of his late classics):
8:00 PM Dersu Uzala (1975)
A Russian explorer brings the Asiatic hunter who saved his life back to civilization. Cast: Maksim Munzuk, Yuri Solomin, Svetlana Danilchenko. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. C-144 mins,
10:30 PM Kagemusha (1980)
Japanese clansmen force a poor thief to impersonate their dead warlord. Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenichi Hagiwara. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. C-179 mins,
1:45 AM Ran (1985)
An aging lord's decision to retire brings out the worst in his sons. Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. C-162 mins,
Not since TCM month long dedication to Hayao Miyazaki a few years ago has there been anything awesomer on TV - and just to throw icing on the cake the 1971 version of King Lear comes on right after Ran, the western remake of Rashomon called The Outrage (starring... William Shatner!?) comes on the 21st, and (not that this is connected) there is a Marx Bros. marathon on the 29th.
This March is dedicated to Kurosawa
Tuesday the 9th into Wednesday:
8:00 PM Ikiru (1952)
A dying man devotes his last months to building a children's playground. Cast: Takashi Shimura, Nobuo Kaneko, Kyoko Sieki. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-141 mins, , CC
10:30 PM Throne of Blood (1957)
Spurred by his wife and a witch's prediction, a samurai murders his lord to steal the throne. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-110 mins, TV-14
12:30 AM Hidden Fortress, The (1958)
In medieval Japan, a samurai fights to sav a feudal lord's daughter from bandits. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Ninoru Chiaki. Dir: Toshiro Mifune. BW-139 mins, , Letterbox Format
3:00 AM Hakuchi (1951)
A former mental patient's romantic involvements lead to tragedy. Cast: Setsuko Hara, Masayuki Mori, Toshiro Mifune. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-166 mins,
6:00 AM Lower Depths, The (1957)
An elderly pilgrim tries to help the inhabitants of a Japanese flop house. Cast: Isuzu Yamada, Toshiro Mifune, Bokuzen Hidari. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-125 mins, , CC
Tuesday the 16th into Wednesday:
8:00 PM Bad Sleep Well, The (1960)
A man seeks revenge by marrying the daughter of his father's enemy. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kyoko Kagawa. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-151 mins, , Letterbox Format
10:45 PM High And Low (1963)
Kidnappers mistake a chauffeur's son for the child of a wealthy businessman. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Kyoko Kagawa, Tatsuya Nakadai. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-144 mins, , CC, Letterbox Format
1:15 AM Red Beard (1965)
A tough doctor takes a young intern under his wing. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Yuzo Kayama, Yoshio Tsuchiya. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-185 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format
4:30 AM I Live In Fear (1955)
An elderly industrialist's fear of nuclear warfare leads his family to accuse him of insanity. Cast: Kamatari Fujiwara, Kazuo Kato, Toshiro Mifune. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-103 mins, , CC
6:15 AM Scandal (1950)
A tabloid report tries to turn a singing star's friendship with a young artist into an illiciet romance. Cast: Yoko Katsuragi, Toshiro Mifune, Noriko Sengoku. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-105 mins,
Tuesday the 23rd (all-day baby!)
6:00 AM Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
A young man struggles to learn the ssence of the martial arts. Cast: Ryunosuke Tsukigata, Akitake Kono, Shoji Kiyokawa. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-79 mins,
7:30 AM Most Beautiful, The (1944)
Japanese women sacrifice everything for the war effort. Cast: Takashi Shimura, Shoji Kiyokawa, Ichiro Sugai. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-85 mins,
9:00 AM Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail, The (1945)
In medieval Japan, a feudal lord undertakes a perilous mission to put his brother's soul to rest. Cast: Kenjiro Okochi, Susumu Fujita, Kenichi Enomoto. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-59 mins,
10:00 AM Sanshiro Sugata Part 2 (1945)
A judo fighter continues his training to prove his superiority to foreign challengers. Cast: Denjiro Okochi, Susumu Fujita, Ryunosuke Tsukigata. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-83 mins,
11:30 AM No Regrets For Our Youth (1946)
A woman flees society after seeing her father and lover destroyed by government oppression. Cast: Danjiro Oicochi, Eiko Miyoshi, Setsuko Hara. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-110 mins,
1:30 PM One Wonderful Sunday (1947)
An engaged couple tries to enjoy their Sunday holiday without spending any money. Cast: Midori Ariyama, Chieko Nakakita, Isao Numasaiki. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-109 mins, , CC
3:30 PM Drunken Angel (1948)
An alcoholic doctor builds a shaky friendship with a dying gangster. Cast: Takashi Shimura, Toshiro Mifune, Reizaburo Yamamoto. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-98 mins, , CC
5:30 PM Stray Dog (1949)
When a detective's gun is stolen, he tears apart the underworld to get it back. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi, Shimamura, Keiko Awaji. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-122 mins,
8:00 PM Rashomon (1950)
In medieval Japan, four people offer conflicting accounts of a rape and murder. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-88 mins, TV-PG
9:30 PM Seven Samurai (1954)
Japanese villagers hire a team of traveling samurai to defend them against a bandit attack. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Kuninori Kodo. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-207 mins, TV-14
1:00 AM Yojimbo (1961)
A samurai-for-hire sets the warring factions of a Japanese town against each other. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Eijiro Tono, Seizaburo Kawazu. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-110 mins, TV-14
3:00 AM Sanjuro (1962)
A wandering samurai recruits younger fighters to help him battle corruption. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Hakadai, Yuzo Kayama. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-96 mins, , Letterbox Format
4:45 AM Dodes 'Ka-Den (1970)
Slum dwellers in Tokyo fight to survive while dreaming of better lives. Cast: Yoshitaka Zushi, Kin Sugai, Kaou Kato. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. C-140 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format
Tuesday the 30th (capping it all off with a trilogy of his late classics):
8:00 PM Dersu Uzala (1975)
A Russian explorer brings the Asiatic hunter who saved his life back to civilization. Cast: Maksim Munzuk, Yuri Solomin, Svetlana Danilchenko. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. C-144 mins,
10:30 PM Kagemusha (1980)
Japanese clansmen force a poor thief to impersonate their dead warlord. Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenichi Hagiwara. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. C-179 mins,
1:45 AM Ran (1985)
An aging lord's decision to retire brings out the worst in his sons. Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. C-162 mins,
Not since TCM month long dedication to Hayao Miyazaki a few years ago has there been anything awesomer on TV - and just to throw icing on the cake the 1971 version of King Lear comes on right after Ran, the western remake of Rashomon called The Outrage (starring... William Shatner!?) comes on the 21st, and (not that this is connected) there is a Marx Bros. marathon on the 29th.