NHK Plans Memorial Programs for Actress Keiko Kishi
The lineup spans Kishi's career from a 1960 Kon Ichikawa film to a 2019 drama, showing NHK's full retrospective of her work across its channels.
Reporting from 1 source: Cinema Today.
NHK will air memorial programs for actress Keiko Kishi, who died on August 7. Scheduled broadcasts include the drama 'Under the Mango Tree' on August 30, an encore of 'Sunday Museum: Nibi 50 Special Encore' on September 5, and the 1960 film 'Ototo Restored Version' on September 29. An interview program will air on NHK AM on August 30.
NHK will mark the passing of actress Keiko Kishi with a series of memorial programs across its channels, from a 1960 film restoration to a 2019 drama and a radio interview.
On August 30, NHK General airs 'Under the Mango Tree ~Luzon Island, Promise of War~', a 2019 drama based on the wartime experiences of Japanese women in the Philippine campaign. Kishi and Kaya Kiyohara play the heroine Rinko. The same morning, NHK AM broadcasts 'In Memory of Keiko Kishi ~From the 100-Year Interview~', a re-edited radio version of a May 2009 episode where Kishi discusses her adventurous spirit.
September 5 brings an encore of 'Sunday Museum: Nibi 50 Special Encore', in which Kishi talks about her interactions with Salvador Dali. The lineup closes on September 29 with 'Ototo Restored Version', directed by Kon Ichikawa, featuring Kishi and Hiroshi Kawaguchi, notable for its silver retention color technique developed with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa.
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