TCM Schedule for Wednesday, April 1: 100th Birthday Tribute: Toshiro Mifune

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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

6:00 AM
DRUNKEN ANGEL ( 1948)
An alcoholic doctor builds a shaky friendship with a dying gangster.
Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Takashi Shimura , Toshiro Mifune , Michiyo Kogure .
BW- 98 mins,



7:45 AM
STRAY DOG ( 1949)
When a detective's gun is stolen, he tears apart the underworld to get it back.
Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Toshiro Mifune , Keiko Awaji , Takashi Shimura .
BW- 123 mins,



10:00 AM
HIDDEN FORTRESS, THE ( 1959)
In medieval Japan, a samurai fights to save a feudal lord's daughter from bandits.
Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Toshiro Mifune , Minoru Chiaki , Susumu Fujita .
BW- 139 mins, Letterbox Format

12:30 PM
SANJURO ( 1962)
A wandering samurai recruits younger fighters to help him battle corruption.
Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Toshiro Mifune , Tatsuya Nakadai , Takashi Shimura .
BW- 96 mins, Letterbox Format

2:15 PM
RED BEARD ( 1965)
A tough doctor takes a young intern under his wing.
Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Toshiro Mifune , Yuzo Kayama , Yoshio Tsuchiya .
BW- 185 mins, Letterbox Format

5:30 PM
HIGH AND LOW ( 1963)
Kidnappers mistake a chauffeur's son for the child of a wealthy businessman.
Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Toshiro Mifune , Tatsuya Nakadai , Kyoko Kagawa .
BW- 144 mins, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: 100TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE: TOSHIRO MIFUNE

8:00 PM
SEVEN SAMURAI ( 1956)
Japanese villagers hire a team of traveling samurai to defend them against a bandit attack.
Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Toshiro Mifune , Takashi Shimura , Kuninori Kodo .
BW- 207 mins,

11:34 PM
CHERRY BLOSSOM TIME IN JAPAN ( 1936)
This short film focuses on the customs and rituals related to Japan's cherry blossom festivals.
C- 8 mins,

11:45 PM
RASHOMON ( 1950)
In medieval Japan, four people offer conflicting accounts of a rape and murder.
Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Toshiro Mifune , Machiko Kyo , Takashi Shimura .
BW- 89 mins,

1:30 AM
YOJIMBO ( 1961)
A samurai-for-hire sets the warring factions of a Japanese town against each other.
Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Toshiro Mifune , Eijiro Tono , Seizaburo Kawazu .
BW- 111 mins, Letterbox Format

3:30 AM
THRONE OF BLOOD ( 1957)
Spurred by his wife and a witch's prediction, a samurai murders his lord to steal the throne.
Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Toshiro Mifune , Isuzu Yamada , Takashi Shimura .
BW- 110 mins,

5:24 AM
MASKS AND MEMORIES ( 1934)
In this short musical, three individuals try to entice their uncle to join the festivities during Mardi Gras. Vitaphone Release 1671-1673.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Lillian Roth , Weldon Heyburn , Queenie Smith .
BW- 32 mins,