Showtime Asia – HIFF Spring Showcase To Screen Nine Japanese Films
The Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 will be buzzing with activity from March 31 to April 9 as the curtain rises on the 2017 Hawaii International Film Festival’s Spring Showcase presented by Halekulani. On tap for this 20th edition of the Spring Showcase will be 32 feature films from 12 countries, including nine from Japan....
Sake Monogatari – Nihei Takao, Hawai‘i’s Sake Savior
Chris Pearce Hawai‘i Herald Columist Editor’s note: With interest in sake culture and consumption continuing to grow in Hawai‘i and around the world, we are happy to announce the revival of Kokusai Sake Kai co-founder Chris Pearce’s thoroughly researched and well-written columns, “Sake no Monogatari,” (“Tales from the Sake World”) on sake history and culture....
NGN3 April Movie Schedule (Part I)
SATURDAY, APRIL 1 Midnight – Glorious Fights 1:40 a.m. – Peacock Castle, Parts 1 & 2 3:30 a.m. – Chivalrous Nature 5 a.m. – The Challenge 6:30 a.m. – Devastation 8:10 a.m. – Mark of Blood 9:40 a.m. – The Man of Seven Faces 11:10 a.m. – Heiji the Detective 12:50 p.m. – Gate of Youth....
NGN3 April Movie Schedule (Part II)
SUNDAY, APRIL 16 1:10 a.m. – The Man of Seven Faces 2:40 a.m. – Heiji the Detective 4:20 a.m. – Gate of Youth 2 6:40 a.m. – The Great King of Mongolia 8:10 a.m. – Snow on the Blades 10:10 a.m. – The Challenge 11:40 a.m. – The Valiant Red Peony 1:20 p.m. – Showdown of....
NGN Programs
“Mystery Hour – Onnatachi no Tokuso Saizensen,” premieres Tuesday, April 4, at 7:35 p.m. Police officers Kyoko Muromachi and Yayoi Ichijo work for the general affairs and public relations sections while former detective Misuzu Yasaka is now a cafeteria cook. These three women love to gossip about what they hear within the precinct. As they....
NGN Programs (continued)
“Hibotan Bakuto (The Valiant Red Peony),” 1968 drama, 1 hour and 39 minutes. Directed by Kosaku Yamashita. Starring Ken Takakura, Junko Fuji and Tomisaburo Wakayama. Upon the death of her casino owner father, Ryuko takes it upon herself to seek out and kill the murderer. The only clue she has is a wallet left behind....
KIKU – Channel 9 (Oceanic Cable) and 20 (Hawaiian Telcom)
“The Imposter,” premieres Sunday, April 15, at 5 and 6 p.m. Lara and Sara are conjoined twins who, after being separated, are adopted by two different aunts. Aunty Betty takes Lara, so her mean daughter Vanessa would have a playmate. But living in their cruel household forces Lara to run away, and she eventually finds....
KBFD – Korean Programming
“You Are My Present,” Monday-Friday at 9:20 p.m.; re-airs Monday-Friday at 12:20 p.m. A costume designer, Hyun Soo Kong, loses her memory shortly after her marriage starts. Despite this, she fights and triumphs over various trials and hardships in order to succeed in life. Will she be able to find her own happiness? Starring: Yi....
Health Information – A Delicious Broccoli and Cauliflower Health Plan (Part 1)
Broccoli, a member of the mustard family, was accepted early on in the United States as a vegetable with cancer-preventing benefits. More recently, broccoli sprouts, with even greater cancer-preventing benefits than mature broccoli, have...