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October 2, 2018, 9:59 pm

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“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 in a nearby marsh. A decade later, Naoshige’s efforts to steal another woman trigger a curse on him when she also commits suicide at the same marsh – forcing him to suffer the consequences of his past actions.

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October 2, 2018, 10:01 pm

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“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 at 7:35 p.m.

Previously a detective for public security, Norito Izawa gets transferred to the Documentation Division in the Generl Affairs Department, to become the head of office. Gathered at this Department are people who were uncontrollable at normal police stations. Despite being known as the department for “drifters,” the documentation division in fact has been assigned a major project at its backdrop. Their assignment is to pick up early sign of potential criminal activities and to prevent them before they occur. Fully subtitled in English.

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NGN3 October Movie Schedule (Part 2)

October 3, 2018, 7:33 pm

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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. – The Medicine Case

2:40 p.m. – Actress vs. Greedy Sharks

4:10 p.m. – Slight Fever

5:20 p.m. – The Christian Lord

7:10 p.m. – Rebellion

8:40 p.m. – Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit

10:10 p.m. – Bloodiest Flower

11:50 p.m. – Glorious Firefighter’s Standard

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NGN3 October Movie Schedule

October 3, 2018, 7:37 pm

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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

1:50 p.m. – Yakuza of Ina

3:30 p.m. – A Revengeful Raid

5 p.m. – The Sword Knows

6:50 p.m. – Yakuza of Ina

8:30 p.m. – Tora-san’s Dear Old Home

10:30 p.m. – Rebellion

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October 30, 2018, 6:31 pm

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“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 throne and becomes King Jung Jong, Chae-Kyung becomes Queen Dangyeong, who becomes caught in the cross-fires of difficult political factions as well as jealousy between the brothers.

Starring Min-Young Park, Woo-jin Yeon, Dong-Gun Lee, Changsung and Ki-Young Kang.

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KIKU

October 30, 2018, 6:42 pm

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“Handful of Tears,” premiers Monday, Nov. 19 at 4 p.m.

A heartrending story of a mother who struggles to keep her children from being taken away from her. After a whirlwind romance, Amelia ends up marrying Mario. They are rich  in love but don’t have much money, so to help make ends meet, they live with Mario’s stepmother, who is cruel to Amelia. To support his family, Mario moves to the city for a job. There, he meets a wealthy heiress named Veronica. Veronica falls in live with Mario and, with the help of Mario’s stepmother, destroys the once happy family. Amelia’s life becomes a living hell as one by one, her children are taken away from her. Will she have the courage and strength to rebuild her life?

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October 30, 2018, 6:49 pm

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Young man in Tokaido proclaiming to be the illegitimate child of Shogun Yoshimune becomes part of a plot to seize power.

“Headphone Lullaby,” 1983 drama, 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Directed by Shigeyuki Yamane. Starring Masahiro Motoki, Hidehiro Yakushimaru, Toshikazu Fukawa and Tatsuo Umemiya.

A story of friendship, love and sportsmanship surrounding high school students, Kazama, Ando and Yoshii.

“Heitai Gokudo (Enlisted Yakuza),” 1968 action film, 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Directed by Kiyoshi Saeki. Starring Tomisaburo Wakayama and Shingo Yamashiro.

A gang leader Shimamura is forced to join the army in 1937 and fight in China.

“Hibotan Bakuto Oryu Sanjo (The Valiant Red Peony Gambles Her Life),” 1970 drama, 1 hour and 39 minutes.

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October 30, 2018, 6:53 pm

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“Manpuku,” premieres Thursday, November 29. Mondays through Saturdays at 7:15 p.m. Sunday and Tuesdays through Fridays at 8:20 a.m. and 5:05 p.m.

The 99th NHK Drama Serial is about Fukuko, a cheerful and dedicated woman born in Osaka, who marries to a young businessman filled with vitality. From the prewar to the high economic growth period, they get through the turbulent times and revolutionize the world’s food culture by inventing instant noodles. Fully subtitled in English

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NGN3 November Movie Schedule (part II)

October 30, 2018, 6:59 pm

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THURSDAY, NOV. 15

1:30 a.m. – The Valiant Red Peony Gambles Her Life

3:10 a.m. – Happily Tied to the Road

4:40 a.m. – Case of Umon: Red Lizard

6:10 a.m. – Magistrate of Dice

7:40 a.m. – Lord Mito All-Star Version

9:20 a.m. – A Man Challenging the Post

11 a.m. – Gambler’s Farewell

12:30 p.m. – Edo Purebred

2 p.m. – Headphone Lullaby

3:40 p.m. – Tales of Young Genji Kuro

5:10 p.m. – Enlisted Yakuza

6:50 p.m. – Lord Mito All-Star Version

8:30 p.m. – Swordsong

10 p.m. – Yoko the Cherry Blossom

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NGN3 Movie Schedule (part I)

October 30, 2018, 7:05 pm

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THURSDAY, NOV. 1

Midnight – The Shogun’s Guard

1:50 a.m. – The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka

3:20 a.m. – Headphone Lullaby

5 a.m. – The Yagyu Military Art

6:30 a.m. – Their Own World

8:20 a.m. – The Valiant Red Peony Gambles Her Life

10 a.m. – Enlisted Yakuza

11:40 a.m. – Edo Purebred

1:10 p.m. – Happily Tied to the Road

2:40 p.m. – Case of Umon: Red Lizard

4:10 p.m. – Swordsong

5:40 p.m. – Love at Gajimaru Diner

7:20 p.m. – Magistrate of Dice

8:50 p.m. – Lord Mito All-Star Version

10:30 p.m. – A Scarred Life 2

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October 30, 2018, 7:08 pm

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November 16, 2018, 6:04 pm

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“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 throne and becomes King Jung Jong, Chae-Kyung becomes Queen Dangyeong, who becomes caught in the cross-fires of difficult political factions as well as jealousy between the brothers.

Starring Min-Young Park, Woo-jin Yeon, Dong-Gun Lee, Changsung and Ki-Young Kang.

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November 16, 2018, 6:07 pm

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“Three Days to Destiny,” premiers on Monday, Dec. 17 at 8 p.m., and Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 1 p.m.

One of the most popular series to air on KIKU was “Happy Family Plan.” In this show, dads had one week to learn a special talent that could win a special prize for their entire family. In “Three Days to Destiny,” families are given three days to learn and perform a special task. If they do it successfully, they win ten thousand dollars!

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November 16, 2018, 6:10 pm

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“Ikinari Sensei ni Natta Boku ga Kanojo ni Koi wo Shita (My Korean Teacher),” 2016 drama, 1 hour and 38 minutes.

Directed by Yuzo Asahara. Starring Yesung and Nozomi Sasaki.

Yesung of SUPER JUNIOR stars in this Okinawan romantic comedy with a Korean twist!

While on a business trip to Okinawa, Young Ung suddenly learns he is out of a job. Feeling lost, he begins wandering the streets until he is ‘discovered’ by a local schoolmaster looking for a Korean language teacher. Ung is really in over his head, but his luck begins to change when he meets young single mother Sakura who is desperate to improve her language skills in order to keep her job at a travel agency.

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November 16, 2018, 6:11 pm

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“Fukuoka Ren’ai Monogatari (Love Stories from Fukuoka),” 2017-2018 drama, 1 hour and 41 minutes.

Starring Nanami Sakuraba, Renn Kiriyama, Yosuke Sugino and Nao.

“Love Stories from Fukuoka” is based on real-life stories submitted by viewers about their personal experiences with love, loss and longing. The stories are based in Fukuoka, the capital city of the Fukuoka Prefecture on Kyushu Island. In “Sensei and I,” several years after graduating from high school, Rui meets her teacher who was known as a “blunt demon” and they fall in love. In “Beyond Your World,” the university student Sota falls in love with a girl at the library at first sight. However, she was born deaf. Determined not to give up, Sota starts learning sign language, and they fall in love. Will they be able to overcome the fact that they live in different worlds?

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November 16, 2018, 6:22 pm

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SUNDAY, DEC. 16

1 a.m. – The Kingdom of Jirocho 2

2:30 a.m. -Yakuza Wolf

4 a.m. – Assassination: Right or Wrong

6:30 a.m. – Seven from Edo

8:10 a.m. – The Shogun Assassins

10:40 a.m. – Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2

12:10 p.m. – Nagasaki: Memories of My Mother

2:20 p.m. – Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell

4:10 p.m. – The Valiant Red Peony 2

5:50 p.m. – The Scroll’s Secret

7 p.m. – Tora-san’s Dear Old Home

9 p.m. – Great Jailbreak

10:40 p.m. – The Man from Shimizu

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November 16, 2018, 6:27 pm

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SATURDAY, DEC. 1

Midnight – Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell

1:50 a.m. – Tragedy of the Coolie  Samurai

3:30 a.m. – The Kingdom of Jirocho 2

5 a.m. – Yakuza Wolf

6:30 a.m. – Assassination: Right or Wrong

9 a.m. – Seven from Edo

10:40 a.m. – The Valiant Red Peony 2

12:20 p.m. – The Scroll’s Secret

1:30 p.m. – The Blazing Valiant

3 p.m. – Diary of a Wandering Lord

4:30 p.m. – The Sorcerer’s Orb Part 1 & 2

6:20 p.m. – Great Jailbreak

8 p.m. – Love Stories from  Fukuoka

9:50 p.m. – Station to Heaven

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November 16, 2018, 6:30 pm

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December 27, 2018, 12:56 am

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“Witch’s Court,” Wednesday and Thursday at 10 p.m.; re-airs on Thursday and Friday at 1 p.m.

Yi-Deum Ma has worked as a prosecutor for seven years. She sometimes resorts to drastic methods to win cases. One day, Yi-Deum Ma is transferred to a special division dealing only with sex crimes.

Starring Ryeo-Won Jung, Hyun-Min Yoon, Kwang-Ryul Jun, Yeo-Jin Kim and Ik-Ryung Jeon.

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December 27, 2018, 10:54 am

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“24 Hours with Big Families, ” Mondays and Tuesdays, at Noon-1 p.m.

The lives and struggles of two large families are profiled in this special. The first family consists of two parents and nine children living in the Nara prefecture. The mom struggles each day to make ends meet and put food on the table on a limited budget, and her stresses are multiplied when the family learns that they must vacate the home they’ve been living in for more than 20 years. Will they be able to find an affordable home that can fit 11 people?

The second family consists of a Japanese father and American mother and their four children who recently moved to a small village in Niigata. The village population has been declining as young people move to the city for jobs. This family is doing the opposite; the father quit his job in the city to try his hand at farming. The family lives in a run-down 50-year-old farmhouse badly in need of repair and comes to rely on the kindness of older residents eager to welcome the young family to their village.

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