It’s strange the things one has to come to a foreign country to discover about one’s homeland. Thanks to the “Morning 10 Movie Festival" sponsored by Toho Cinemas, both foreigners and Japanese alike have the opportunity to watch cinematic classics from America, Europe, and more. Last year I got to see two of my favorites, The Great Escape and Laurence of Arabia in the big screen manner that they so richly deserve. As the festival was quite popular its first season, it has just been renewed for a second year, with even more theaters and movies being involved. The 50 movies (“Red List”)shown the first year will be repeated at different locations, and 50 new movies (“Blue List”) will be shown at the originally participating theaters. For the most part, the movies are aired only once a week on Saturday morning at 10:00, as the title indicates, which is not always a convenient time. But this year at least one theater in Tokyo, the Miyukiza, will run the movie of the week for the week including multiple showings in a day.
Thanks to that clever bit of scheduling I was able to go see Shawshank Redemption yesterday evening. Though it’s one of my favorites, I wouldn’t have thought of it as a movie with the visual grandeur of the aforementioned two – but was pleasantly surprised that it really did have its own moments of rich cinematography.
However, as the Morning 10 website is in Japanese, I thought I’d type up the list of movies and dates of at least one location for my fellow expatriates and for my own reference – italics are ones I’d like to attend.
Toho Cinemas Miyukiza (Takarazuka Building, 1-1-3 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku. Take the JR Yamanote Line to Yurakucho Station, Hibiya Exit. Tickets here) will air the following schedule:
| Feb. 5-11 | Shawshank Redemption |
| Feb. 12-18 | Field of Dreams |
| Feb. 19-25 | The Public Eye |
| Feb. 26-Mar. 4 | The Apartment |
| Mar. 5-11 | Roman Holiday |
| Mar. 12-18 | Love in the Afternoon |
| Mar. 19-25 | Romeo and Juliet |
| Mar. 26-Apr. 1 | Somewhere in Time |
| Apr. 2-8 | The Godfather |
| Apr. 9-15 | The Wild Bunch |
| Apr. 16-22 | The Sting |
| Apr. 23-29 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid |
| Apr. 30-May 6 | Plein Soleil |
| May 7-13 | Un Homme et une Femme |
| May 14-20 | East of Eden |
| May 21-27 | Stand By Me |
| May 28-Jun. 3 | Casablanca |
| Jun. 4-10 | The Third Man |
| Jun. 11-17 | Twelve Angry Men |
| Jun. 18-24 | Duel |
| Jun. 25-Jul. 1 | Silence of the Lambs |
| Jul. 2-8 | The Name of the Rose |
| Jul. 9-15 | The Right Stuff |
| Jul. 16-22 | Fantastic Voyage |
| Jul. 23-29 | Papillon |
| Jul. 30-Aug. 5 | Bullitt |
| Aug. 6-Aug.12 | West Side Story |
| Aug. 13-19 | Singing in the Rain |
| Aug. 20-26 | Laurence of Arabia |
| Aug. 27-Sep. 2 | Ben Hur |
| Sep. 3-9 | Some Like it Hot |
| Sep. 10-16 | There’s No Business Like Show Business |
| Sep. 17-23 | Amadeus |
| Sep. 24-30 | Streets of Fire |
| Oct. 1-7 | Limelight |
| Oct. 8-14 | The Great Dictator |
| Oct. 15-21 | The Great Escape |
| Oct. 22-28 | The Bridge on the River Kwai |
| Oct. 29-Nov. 4 | Nuovo Cinema Paradiso |
| Nov. 5-11 | La Nuit Americaine |
| Nov. 12-18 | Witness |
| Nov. 19-25 | The Way We Were |
| Nov. 26-Dec. 2 | A Room With A View |
| Dec. 3-9 | Julia |
| Dec. 10-16 | Rear Window |
| Dec. 17-23 | North by Northwest |
| Dec. 24-30 | Il Ferroviere |
| Dec. 31- 2012 Jan. 6 | Les Enfants du Paradis |
| Jan. 7-13 | Kramer vs. Kramer |
| Jan. 14-20 | Rain Man |
Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills, meanwhile, in its second season will air the “Blue List” of a different 50 movies. Here they will only be aired once a week, and as the location is very popular I would recommend buying the tickets online here when they go on sale two days before the showing. (Keyaki Saka Complex, 6-10-2 Roppongi Minato-ku. Metro Hibiya Line to Roppongi Station, Exit 1C.)
| Feb. 5-11 | Sound of Music |
| Feb. 12-18 | That’s Entertainment |
| Feb. 19-25 | The Band Wagon |
| Feb. 26-Mar. 4 | It’s a Wonderful Life |
| Mar. 5-11 | Charade |
| Mar. 12-18 | Sabrina |
| Mar. 19-25 | Moonstruck |
| Mar. 26-Apr. 1 | Goodbye Again |
| Apr. 2-8 | The Godfather II |
| Apr. 9-15 | The Deer Hunter |
| Apr. 16-22 | Gone with the Wind |
| Apr. 23-29 | Doctor Zhivago |
| Apr. 30-May 6 | Belle du Jour |
| May 7-13 | Les Dimanches de Ville D’Avray |
| May 14-20 | Witness for the Prosecution |
| May 21-27 | Sunset Boulevard |
| May 28-Jun. 3 | From Russia With Love |
| Jun. 4-10 | The Thomas Crown Affair |
| Jun. 11-17 | Dirty Harry |
| Jun. 18-24 | The French Connection |
| Jun. 25-Jul. 1 | A Fistful of Dollars |
| Jul. 2-8 | The Magnificent Seven |
| Jul. 9-15 | Shane |
| Jul. 16-22 | The Big Country |
| Jul. 23-29 | Jeux Interdits |
| Jul. 30-Aug. 5 | Khane-ye Doust Kodjast |
| Aug. 6-Aug.12 | Marcelino Pan y Vino |
| Aug. 13-19 | Il Gattopardo |
| Aug. 20-26 | The Graduate |
| Aug. 27-Sep. 2 | Midnight Cowboy |
| Sep. 3-9 | Taxi Driver |
| Sep. 10-16 | In the Heat of the Night |
| Sep. 17-23 | The Longest Yard |
| Sep. 24-30 | The Hustler |
| Oct. 1-7 | Alien |
| Oct. 8-14 | Carrie |
| Oct. 15-21 | E.T. |
| Oct. 22-28 | Edward Scissorhands |
| Oct. 29-Nov. 4 | Back to the Future |
| Nov. 5-11 | American Graffiti |
| Nov. 12-18 | The Bad News Bears |
| Nov. 19-25 | Breaking Away |
| Nov. 26-Dec. 2 | La Strada |
| Dec. 3-9 | La Dolce Vita |
| Dec. 10-16 | Rebecca |
| Dec. 17-23 | The Birds |
| Dec. 24-30 | Diva |
| Dec. 31- 2012 Jan. 6 | M*A*S*H |
| Jan. 7-13 | Black Sunday |
| Jan. 14-20 | The Guns of Navarone |
A map of the full country’s theaters here.
Any of your favorite classics that you would recommend me to see?
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