Shonen sarutabi Sasuke on US TV

[Mark Nornes]

Hi,

Michael Arnold just showed me this link:

http://www.cartoonresearch.com/comments.html

TCM will be broadcasting one of my favorite Toei Doga films, Shonen 
sarutabi Sasuke. This is actually a film that draws on traditional 
(read "old") styles of drawing, including Nihonga. There are even 
backgrounds that use gold leaf. It's really stunning to look at. Check 
it out:

Markus


7/30/03 - MAGIC BOY on TCM!

The Phantom Tollbooth
Turner Classic Movies has been my favorite TV channel for a while now. 
It's a model of how to respect and present classic films. It's 
programming is done with care, it's promo's and I.D.'s have class and 
wit, and the network never talks down to its audience.
They even show rare shorts and cartoons, on occasion, between features.
Their aren't many animated films in the MGM/UA/Turner/Warner/etc. 
library they own - but two of them (possibly the only two?) will be 
airing on TCM in September.
Chuck Jones' THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH will be screened September 1st at 
6am EST, and it's certainly worth a look if you haven't seen it. I'm 
not a big fan of TOLLBOOTH, but I can't deny Maurice Noble's splendid 
art direction, animation by many of our favorite veterans and great 
voice work by Mel Blanc, June Foray, Les Tremayne, Daws Butler, and 
Hans Conreid.

Magic Boy
An even more exciting event, for me, will be screened on Monday 
September 8th. MAGIC BOY, the first anime feature ever released in the 
U.S. (release date June 22, 1961) will be broadcast, in letterbox 
format.
First off, as a former MGM/UA employee (as film booker, later video 
programmer) I was unaware MGM/UA (now Turner/Warners) still owned the 
rights! In fact, being me, I researched this years ago and was told the 
rights reverted back to Toei in the 1970s.
I don't know what happened, but I'm happy to report that Turner has 
restored this title to its library - and unless I'm told otherwise (and 
I'm sure some of you will write in to update me) this is the first 
television broadcast of this film I'm aware of. It's certainly the 
first broadcast in letterbox format. And It certainly hasn't been 
released on video.
The last time I saw MAGIC BOY was under its original Japanese title 
(Shonen Sarutobi Sasuke) and language at UCLA two years ago and found 
it to be a lot of fun. I don't recall the English dub, but I highly 
recommend you watch (and record) this rarely shown feature.
MAGIC BOY screens at 8:30am Eastern Time on Monday September 8th. For 
more information on a teriffic schedule of movies, check out the 
September Schedule on the TCM website. 
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