Ghibli films to air on US cable in January!
In January, the cable station Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will be airing NINE Ghibli films! On the schedule are: Nausicaa, Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Whisper of the Heart, Only Yesterday, and Pom Poko. All of these will apparently be the Disney dubs, except for Only Yesterday which has not been dubbed (and seemingly won't be). This means that TCM will be premiering the Whisper and (new) Totoro dubs before their DVDs have been released. And, Only Yesterday is being included even though Disney is apparently not releasing it at all in the US. Naturally, being on TCM, these films will all be letterboxed and without commercial interruption. How exciting!
The schedule, copied from a nausicaa.net mailing list post:
Thursday Jan 5
8pm Spirited Away
10:15pm Princess Mononoke
1am (Friday) Spirited Away
3:15am (Friday) Princess Mononoke
Thursday Jan 12
8pm Nausicaa
10pm Castle in the Sky
12:15am (Friday) Nausicaa
2:15 am (Friday) Castle in the Sky
Thursday Jan 19
8pm My Neighbor Totoro
9:30pm Porco Rosso
11:15pm Whisper of the Heart
1:15am (Friday) My Neighbor Totoro
2:45am (Friday) Porco Rosso
4:30am (Friday) Whisper of the Heart
Thursday Jan 26
8pm Only Yesterday
10:15pm Pom Poko
12:30am (Friday) Only Yesterday
2:45am (Friday) Pom Poko
The absence of "Kiki's Delivery Service" from the schedule is a little surprising, but it's probably related to the fact that Kiki's airs on the Disney Channel occasionally. I guess the broadcast rights to it are already taken, whearas the others are not in rotation on any channel and are thus available to TCM.
The schedule, copied from a nausicaa.net mailing list post:
Thursday Jan 5
8pm Spirited Away
10:15pm Princess Mononoke
1am (Friday) Spirited Away
3:15am (Friday) Princess Mononoke
Thursday Jan 12
8pm Nausicaa
10pm Castle in the Sky
12:15am (Friday) Nausicaa
2:15 am (Friday) Castle in the Sky
Thursday Jan 19
8pm My Neighbor Totoro
9:30pm Porco Rosso
11:15pm Whisper of the Heart
1:15am (Friday) My Neighbor Totoro
2:45am (Friday) Porco Rosso
4:30am (Friday) Whisper of the Heart
Thursday Jan 26
8pm Only Yesterday
10:15pm Pom Poko
12:30am (Friday) Only Yesterday
2:45am (Friday) Pom Poko
The absence of "Kiki's Delivery Service" from the schedule is a little surprising, but it's probably related to the fact that Kiki's airs on the Disney Channel occasionally. I guess the broadcast rights to it are already taken, whearas the others are not in rotation on any channel and are thus available to TCM.