#1806 [2004-11-04 13:53:03]
Samurai & general Japanese film for November 2004
by
spiritus_saitou
Schedule searches on IFC, Sundance Channel, HBO/Cinemax, TMC/Showtime, and TCM resulted in the following films (Starz no longer offers me a genre search... do you have any idea how many channels they offer???). All times are Eastern Standard Time. Please check your local schedule if you're interested in any of them to be certain of showtimes.
For more information on these films, check the Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com) or the following cable channel sites.
IFC (Independent Film Channel) http://www.ifctv.com/ifc/index
Sundance Channel http://www.sundancechannel.com
HBO/Cinemax family http://www.hbo.com/apps/schedule/ScheduleServlet?ACTION_TODAY=TODAY&ntrack_para1=topnav7
TMC/Showtime/Flix family (The Movie Channel) http://www.sho.com/site/schedules/index.do
TCM (Turner Classic Movies) http://www.turnerclassicmovies.com/
IFC SAMURAI SATURDAYS
11/6 Sanjuro (1962) 8AM, (11/7-Sun) 6AM
11/13 Kill! (Kiru!) (1968) 8AM, (11/14-Sun) 6AM
11/20 Three Outlaw Samurai (1964) 8AM, 1:45PM, (11/21-Sun) 6AM
11/27 Samurai Spy (1965) 8AM, 2PM, (11/28-Sun) 6AM
SUNDANCE CHANNEL
The City of Lost Souls (a yakuza thriller, 2000)
11/8(Mon) 3:35AM, 11/12(Fri) 1:15AM, 11/15(Mon) 11:45PM, 11/27(Sat) 3:45AM
Tokyo Girls (documentary on western women as alternative to traditional geisha, 2000)
11/8(Mon) 8PM, 11/17(Wed) 12PM, 11/20(Sat) 10:30AM, 11/26(Fri) 5:30PM, 11/27(Sat) 5:30AM, 11/29(Mon) 2:30PM
Dead or Alive: Final (futuristic yakuza, 2002)
11/20(Sat) 12AM, 11/25(Thu) 2:45AM, 12/1(Wed) 12:30AM
The Showtime channel �Showtime Beyond� is offering a medieval (Heian) costume drama:
Onmyoji (2001)
11/6(Sat) 8:35AM, 3:15PM, 11/10(Wed) 9:25AM, 11/14(Sun) 11AM, 11/19(Fri) 6:25AM
Not Japanese, but from South Korea and of possible interest (may contain disturbing context):
The Isle (directed by Ki-duk Kim, 2000)
Sundance Channel 11/5(Fri) 3:30AM, 11/13(Sat) 3:30AM, 11/23(Tue) 1:30AM
phil
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