Skip to main content

"Sleeping Beauty" and other films will be broadcast for two consecutive weeks on Friday Road Show starting September 12th

 

Two Disney movies will be aired consecutively
©2025 Disney / © 2014 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

"Sleeping Beauty (1959)" was the last fairy tale Walt Disney worked on before his death, and it was a masterpiece that took six years to produce from start of production to release. 
It was also the world's first animated film made on 70mm film.

©2025 Disney

The original story is an old European fairy tale collected in Perrault's Fairy Tales and Grimm's Fairy Tales, and Disney has adapted it to a modern style to create an original story.

© 2014 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

"Maleficent" is a live-action film told from the perspective of Maleficent, the evil fairy from "Sleeping Beauty." 
Released in 2014, it grossed over $750 million (approximately 110 billion yen, as of May 30, 2014 - December 4, 2014, IMDb) worldwide and over 6.5 billion yen in Japan (Movie Producers Association of Japan, January 2015).

Angelina Jolie plays Maleficent, and Elle Fanning plays Princess Aurora. 
The film is directed by Robert Stromberg, production designer for "Avatar" and "Alice in Wonderland." 
In the Japanese dub, the voice of Maleficent is provided by Rika Fukami, who has frequently voiced Jolie, and the voice of Princess Aurora is provided by Aya Ueto.

©2025 Pixar

"Toy Story: The Mysterious Dinosaur World," which will be broadcast at the beginning of the program, depicts the story that follows on from "Toy Story 3." It depicts the lives of Woody and his friends after their separation from Andy.

Detailed broadcast dates and times and information about the film are as follows.

◆ "Sleeping Beauty (1959)"

©2025 Disney

Broadcast Date: September 12th, 9:00 PM
*10-minute extended broadcast time, terrestrial broadcast premiere, and full-length feature

<Staff>
Original Story: "Sleeping Beauty" by Charles Perrault
Director: Clyde Geronimi
Executive Producer: Ken Peterson
Screenplay: Erdman Penner
Animation Directors: Milt Kahl, Frank Thomas, Mark Davis,
Olly Johnston, John Lounsbery
Music: From Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty" Ballet Suite

<Story>
Princess Aurora celebrates her birthday by being blessed with beauty and a beautiful singing voice by the fairies. However, the witch Maleficent places a terrible curse on her: she must prick her finger on a spinning wheel and die before her 16th birthday. Fifteen years later, Princess Aurora, close to her 16th birthday, meets Prince Phillip in the forest and falls in love.

◆ "Toy Story: The Mysterious Dinosaur World" (2014)

©2025 Pixar

Broadcast Date: September 19th, 9:00 PM
*First broadcast on terrestrial television, full-length feature

<Staff>
Director: Steve Purcell
Producer: Garyn Sussman
Executive Producer: John Lasseter

<Voice Cast> (Original language in parentheses)
Buzz Lightyear: George Tokoro (Tim Allen)
Woody: Toshiaki Karasawa (Tom Hanks)
Trixie: Ayaka Kyo (Kristen Schaal)
Jesse: Yumi Kusaka (Joan Cusack)
Mr. Potato Head: Mancho Tsuji (Don Rickles)
Rex: Yuji Mitsuya (Wallace Shawn)
Mr. Pricklepants: Koji Ochiai (Timothy Dalton)
Angel Kitty: Runa Nishino (Emma Hudak)
Reptilus Maximus: Yasuhiko Nemoto (Kevin McKidd)
(Wise) Cleric: Hideyuki Umezu (Steve Purcell)
Rei-Gon: Masaharu Tahara (Jonathan Kidd)
Bonnie: Anji Fujimaki (Emily Hahn)
Bonnie's Mom: Maki Horikoshi (Lori Allan)
Mason: Yui Fujimaki (R.C. Cope)

<Story>
One day, Bonnie takes Woody, Buzz, and the others to her friend Mason's house. While there, Bonnie becomes engrossed in a video game, leaving Woody and the others alone. Meanwhile, the group ventures into a mysterious dinosaur world. There are toy dinosaurs living there who love to fight, and Woody and his friends get caught up in a battle with them.

◆ "Maleficent" (2014)

© 2014 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Broadcast Date: September 19th, 9:00 PM
*Full Feature

<Staff>
Director: Robert Stromberg
Screenplay: Linda Woolverton
Producer: Joe Roth, p.g.a.
Executive Producers: Angelina Jolie, Michael Vieira, Don Hahn,
Palak Patel, Matt Smith, Sarah Bradshaw
Music: James Newton Howard

<Story>
In a certain kingdom, a party is held to celebrate the birth of the long-awaited royal baby, Princess Aurora. Three fairies, one after another, cast a spell of good fortune on the princess. Just as the third fairy's turn arrives, an uninvited guest, the evil fairy Maleficent, suddenly appears and casts a terrible curse on Princess Aurora: "By sunset on her 16th birthday, the princess will fall into an eternal sleep. Only true love's kiss will awaken her." Princess Aurora grows into a beautiful young woman, surrounded by happiness. Maleficent was always watching over them from the shadows.

[Upcoming Broadcast Lineup]

- September 19th: "Toy Story: The Mysterious Dinosaur World" (terrestrial broadcast debut) - Full-length "Maleficent" (Full-length)









Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

"Guilty Hall" to begin airing in October, cast and promotional video announced

 Key visual (C) ケンティ／Suiseisha Inc. It has been announced that the TV anime "Guilty Hole" will start in October as an AnimeFesta original (Monk slot). The cast and theme song have also been revealed, along with the key visual and promotional video. The film is based on the manga "Guilty Hole: A Shop Where Only Students Can Be Nominated" by Kenty.  It depicts the immoral and secret interactions that begin when Mamoru Sasaki, a high school teacher who leads a dull life, nominates one of his students. Amai Milk plays the role of Hoshino Mai, a gal high school girl who cannot lie, Chiyoki Lemon plays the role of class representative Takajo Makoto, Natsuki Kanna plays the role of Hinata Aya, and Nishiyama Yuki plays the role of single teacher Sasaki Mamoru (both the broadcast version and the premium version). The theme song for the film has also been decided to be "Ai Yume Guilty" sung by cosplayer and gravure model Asahi Tachibana. "Guilty Hall" will...
Read more

The manga "Strawberry Elegy" is currently being adapted into a TV anime; a romantic comedy about stepbrother and step-sisters

Animated project in progress (C) 神馬耶樹 ひらふみ／Suiseisha Inc.  It has been announced that a TV anime adaptation of the manga "Strawberry Elegy: A Messy and Innocent Little Sister and Her Unresolved Brother" is currently in the works. It will be produced as an "AnimeFesta Original," known for works such as "Adam's Sweet Agony." The story is a romantic comedy about the new life of Kota, who became siblings after his parents remarried, and Aika, a high school girl with a kogyaru personality.  The two are very different in personality and often clash, but Aika gradually begins to take an interest in Kota, who is very caring. Comments from the original author and celebratory illustrations are as follows: [Hirafumi (original work)] When I heard about the anime adaptation, I thought (the editor was telling me a big lie to motivate me). But it was true. I'm sorry for doubting you. I'd like to express my gratitude to everyone involved in the production! [Il...
Post a Comment
Read more

The first admission bonus for "Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc" will be a deluxe booklet

(C) 2025 MAPPA／チェンソーマンプロジェクト c藤本タツキ／集英社  he first special gift for fans of the anime film "Chainsaw Man: Reze" will be a booklet with an original cover illustration by Tatsuki Fujimoto entitled "Love, Flowers, Chainsaw Guide."  It has also been revealed that the rock band "Maximum the Hormone" will be performing an insert song in the film. The original is a battle action manga by Fujimoto currently being serialized on Shueisha's manga app "Shonen Jump+."  It follows Denji (voiced by Toya Kikunosuke), a devil hunter living a poor life in order to repay the debts his parents left behind. Due to certain circumstances, he makes a contract with Pochita (Izawa Shiori), the "Chainsaw Devil," and fights as "Chainsaw Man," endowed with the heart of a demon.  The "Reze Arc" picks up where the final episode of the TV anime aired in 2022, and follows Denji as he plunges into an unpredictable fate while being manipulated by R...
Post a Comment
Read more