I just posted this to my Facebook and just had to put it here on the blog as well:
This started last Tuesday on TCM! 100th Anniversary of Akira Kurosawa’s Birthday. Showing about 5 films a night. Last week they showed Throne of Blood and The Hidden Fortress. Tonight (1:15) they’re showing Red Beard. Next week is 4 INCREDIBLE films, Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Yojimbo and Sanjuro. The last Tuesday of the month they’re showing Kagemusha and Ran. Be sure to DVR all the films I listed if you haven’t seen them yet. They are not only classic Japanese films but they’re some of the most important films in the history of cinema. I’ve included the link for the complete schedule (only on Tuesday nights). WOW!!!!!
http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=290029
I just mentioned my favorite of the films that they’re showing, there’s actually a few lesser known ones that I hadn’t seen but I’ve seen the majority of them. I’ve included links to the Wikipedia entries of each film. Rashomon and Seven Samurai are arguably his 2 greatest films so they can’t be missed. I’m really curious how good they look in HD. As far as I know, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, Kagemusha and Ran are the only ones available on Blu-Ray. This is the next best thing. Do not miss this!