TCM Schedule for Tuesday, October 26: New Waves Around the World: Japanese New Wave

Look out, TCM fans! The daytime theme is When Animals Attack. Deadly snakes, killer shrews, and even some very bad bunnies are set to cause mayhem from sunup to sundown.

And at evening, TCM concludes its New Waves Around the World feature with a roster of Japanese films. I'm not familiar with any of the titles, and I wonder whether TCM has ever aired the individual movies before now.

Enjoy!

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

12:15 AM
Norwood (1970)
1h 36m | Comedy
After getting out of the Army, a young man wants a chance to perform on a local TV talent show.
Director
Jack Haley Jr.
Cast
Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Joe Namath

2:00 AM
Five Minutes to Live (1961)
1h 20m | Crime | TV-PG
A deranged bandit holds a bank president's wife hostage.
Director
Bill Karn.
Cast
Johnny Cash, Vic Tayback, Ron Howard



3:30 AM
Spade Cooley King of Western Swing (1945)
9m | Short | TV-G
This musical short film chronicles the rise in popularity of Spade Cooley and his unique b...
Director
Jack Scholl
Cast
Spade Cooley, Tom Wilson, Carolina Cotton

3:45 AM
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists (1995)
54m | Documentary
Portrait of an Average Joe—Gerald Gaxiola, aka the Maestro—who won't let any dull conventions come between him and making his dreams come true.
Director
Les Blank
Cast
Gerald Gaxiola, Alice Gaxiola, Peter Mollica

4:45 AM
Festival (1967)
1h 35m | Documentary | TV-PG
A celebration of the origins of rock, not just the musical performances but also a portrait of a generation in its youth still short-haired and horn-rimmed, sleeping in station wagons, beaches, and lawns on their way to shows.
Director
Murray Lerner
Cast
Joan Baez, Horton Barker, Fiddler Beers

6:30 AM
Razorback (1984)
1h 35m | Horror/Science-Fiction | TV-14
After the disappearance of his wife, who was filming a documentary in Gamulla, Australia, a man discovers that she was taken by a giant Razorback. It is now a battle of man against beast.
Director
Russell Mulcahy
Cast
Gregory Harrison, Bill Kerr, Arkie Whiteley

8:30 AM
The Swarm (1978)
1h 56m | Horror/Science-Fiction | TV-14
Killer bees that attack without reason descend on Texas.
Director
Irwin Allen
Cast
Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark



11:15 AM
The Pack (1977)
1h 30m | Horror/Science-Fiction | TV-PG
Abandoned dogs join together to take on human enemies.
Director
Robert Clouse
Cast
Richard O'Brien, Rob Narke, Eric Knight

1:00 PM
Rattlers (1976)
1h 22m | Horror/Science-Fiction | TV-14
A herpetologist links a series of deaths from snake bite to U.S. military testing.
Director
John McCauley
Cast
Elizabeth Chauvet, Ron Gold, Dan Priest

2:45 PM
Night of the Lepus (1972)
1h 28m | Horror/Science-Fiction | TV-14
Husband-and-wife scientists unwittingly unleash a horde of giant man-eating rabbits.
Director
William F. Claxton
Cast
Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun



4:30 PM
The Killer Shrews (1959)
1h 9m | Horror/Science-Fiction | TV-PG
A maniacal scientist creates a formula that turns your average shrew into a giant, man-killing beast.
Director
Ray Kellogg
Cast
James Best, Ingrid Goude, Ken Curtis

6:15 PM
Them! (1954)
1h 34m | Horror/Science-Fiction | TV-PG
Federal agents fight to destroy a colony of mutated giant ants.
Director
Gordon Douglas
Cast
James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon

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WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: NEW WAVES AROUND THE WORLD: JAPANESE NEW WAVE

8:00 PM
Crazed Fruit (1956)
1h 25m | Drama | TV-14
During a beach vacation, two brothers fall for a beautiful woman with an agenda.
Director
Ko Nakahira
Cast
Masahiko Tsugawa, Yujiro Ishihara, Mie Kitahara



9:45 PM
One Way Ticket to Love (1960)
Drama
No Description available Per the Criterion Channel, "Masahiro Shinoda's debut film portrays the romantic lives of a group of young night club entertainers."
Director
Masahiro Shinoda
Cast
Kazuya Kosaka, Noriko Maki, Yachiyo Otori

11:15 PM
The Weird Love Makers (1960)
1h 15m | Drama | TV-14
A delinquent targets the girlfriend of the journalist who helped send him to jail.
Director
Koreyoshi Kurahara
Cast
Tamio Kawaji, Noriko Matsumoto, Yuko Chiyo

12:45 AM
The Sun's Burial (1960)
1h 27m | Drama
Juvenile delinquent young girls fall prey to ruthless gangs who control prostitution and an illegal blood-selling racket.
Director
Nagisa Oshima
Cast
Masahiko Tsugawa, Kayoko Hanoo, Isao Sasaki



2:30 AM
The Insect Woman (1963)
2h 3m | Drama | TV-14
A woman raised in corruption sets out on a path of immorality in this critique of post-war Japan.
Director
Shohei Imamura
Cast
Sachiko Hidari, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Hiroyuki Nagato

4:45 AM
The Face of Another (1966)
2h 1m | Drama | TV-MA
After a fire scars him, a businessman tries to build a new life behind a mask.
Director
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai, Machiko Kyo, Kyoko Kishida