Miyazaki every Thursday
Turner Classic Movies will be showing original Japanese versions of several Miyazaki movies every Thursday this month. The movies will be introduced by–wait for it–John Lasseter.
Thursday, Jan. 5
8 p.m. Spirited Away (2002 – English-language version)
10:15 p.m. Princess Mononoke (1997 – English-language version)
1 a.m. Spirited Away (2002 – Japanese-language version)
3:15 a.m. Princess Mononoke (1997 – Japanese-language version)Thursday, Jan. 12
8 p.m. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984 – English-language version)
10 p.m. Castle in the Sky (1986 – English-language version)
12:15 a.m. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984 – Japanese-language version)
2:15 a.m. Castle in the Sky (1986 – Japanese-language version)Thursday, Jan. 19
8 p.m. My Neighbor Totoro (1988 – English-language version)
9:30 p.m. Porco Rosso (1992 – English-language version)
11:15 p.m. Whisper of the Heart (1995 – English-language version)
1:15 a.m. My Neighbor Totoro (1988 – Japanese-language version)
2:45 a.m. Porco Rosso (1992 – Japanese-language version)
4:30 a.m. Whisper of the Heart (1995 – Japanese-language version)Thursday, Jan. 26
8 p.m. Only Yesterday* (1991 – Japanese-language version only)
10:15 p.m. Pom Poko (1994 – English-language version)
12:30 a.m. Only Yesterday* (1991 – Japanese-language version)
2:45 a.m. Pom Poko (1994 – Japanese-language version)
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on January 1, 2006 on 4:07 pm
What? Lasseter is going to talk about his close personal friend Hay-o Miyazaki?
Oooo. I am so going to record the Japanese-language version of 耳をすませば. Possibly also 隣のトトロ and ポンポコ. That’s really cool that they’re broadcasting in both languages.
on January 1, 2006 on 4:51 pm
Never mind. I don’t get TCM. Dammit.
on January 3, 2006 on 12:44 pm
Well, crap.
I didn’t realize TCM was a premium channel. I don’t get it either. I must have confused it with AMC.
Apologies.
on January 4, 2006 on 2:34 pm
I get TCM. Which ones do you want me to record. Of course how do I then transfer them to you is another question–VHS?
on January 5, 2006 on 10:06 pm
Thanks for the offer!
As to what to record, the obvious answers for me are the ones that aren’t out on DVD. That means Whisper of the Heart (my very favorite Ghibli movie), Ponpoko (very entertaining) and Totoro (the only Ghibli movie I haven’t ever seen). I have all the other ones on DVD except for Only Yesterday, but I don’t remember being very impressed with that one.
VHS? Who even owns a VCR anymore? I certainly don’t. I assume you’ll be getting this onto your DVR (Tivo?)…is there some program you can download that’ll get the MPEG file off the DVR? ReplayTV has something similar.
on January 5, 2006 on 10:08 pm
PS – Not that you didn’t know this already, but the Japanese-language ones they play in the middle of the night are preferable. Onegai shimasu!
on January 15, 2006 on 8:38 pm
Hey George…I recently upgraded to Comcast Digital, and now I have TCM, so I’ll be taking care of recording the ones I want myself. Thanks so much for the offer, though!
on January 17, 2006 on 1:04 pm
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