September 21, 2018

The Voice of Shinzaburo Sumida Gail Honda Special to The Hawai‘i Herald The following interview write-up is the fifth of seven that will be published in The Hawai‘i Herald this year. It is part of a series titled, “In Their Own Words.” In the spring of 1980, I had the opportunity to interview seven former....

MONDAY, OCT. 1 Midnight - Glorious Firefighter's Standard 1:20 a.m. - Bloodiest Flower 3 a.m. - Codes of Meiji 4:30 a.m. - The King and His Vassals 6:10 a.m. - The Medicine Case 7:30 a.m. - Actress vs.Greedy Sharks 9 a.m. - The Daimonji Conspiracy 10:40 a.m. - Thugs of Shinjuku 12:10 p.m. - Gang Chushingura....

MONDAY, OCT. 15 12:40 a.m. - The Daimonji Conspiracy 2:20 a.m. - Thugs of Shinjuku 3:50 a.m. - Case of a Young Lord 3 5:20 a.m. - Song of Kagoshima 6:50 a.m. - Actress vs. Greedy Sharks 8:20 a.m. - The Daimonji Conspiracy 10 a.m. - The Christian Lord 11:50 a.m. - Revengeful Raid 1:20 p.m.....

“Fukuoka Renai Hakusho (Love Stories from Fukuoka),” Fridays, October 5 and 12 at 7:35 p.m. "Love Stories from Fukuoka is based on real-life stories submitted by viewers in Fukuoka about thier personal experiences with love, loss and longing. They will warm your heart. Fully subtitled in English. “Zettai Redido (Absolute Zero),” premieres Wednesday, October 10....

“Kaibyou Noroi no Numa (Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit),” 1968 horror/samurai, 1 hour and 27 minutes. Directed by Yoshihiro Ishikawa. Starring Ryohei Uchida, Kotaro Satomi and Kyoko Mikage. Nabeshima Naoshige murders his lord, Ryuzoji Takafusa, seeking to gain power and steal his Lord’s wife. To avoid her fate, Lady Takafusa drowns herself along with her cat....

“Doctors 2018 Special,” Monday Oct. 1 at Noon. Dogami General Hospital is celebrating its 100th anniversary, and to celebrate the occasion, the hospital's director decides to open a clinic in Bhutan as a way to give back to the people in need of medical care. In her absence, Dr. Suguru Moriyama becomes the new hospital....

“Queen for Seven Days,” Wednesday and Thursday at 10 p.m.; re-airs on Thursday and Friday at 1 p.m. Chae-Kyung Shin is the daughter of a powerful politician during the Joseon Dynasty. She falls in love with Crown Prince Lee-Yuk, who lives under the tyranny of this half-brother, King San-Gun Yeon. When Lee-Yuk  rises to the....

Of the three important elements, the most crucial is “how you eat.” “At mealtime, the most important thing for giving your brain a boost is to chew your food well. As I mentioned earlier, moving...

Wayne Muromoto Commentary Special to The Hawai‘i Herald It was pretty funny the first time I met Harry Tsuchidana a couple of decades ago. It was for an interview for The Hawai‘i Herald. I knocked on the door of his apartment studio. It swung open and there was Harry, his mouth agape, eyes bulging out....

ESTATE PLANNING INSIGHTS By Ethan R. Okura Just over two years ago, I wrote a column about Prince, the musical legend, and how he passed away without a will. I detailed some of the problems that his estate would face — and continues to face to this day — because he did not adequately prepare....