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Eye On KIKU-Kirin Ga Kuru

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EYE ON KIKU Annoucement:

Production of KIRIN GA KURU in Japan was halted for a total of three months due to COVID-19. The last episode which was provided to KIKU-TV before production was halted is Episode 21, which will air July 7th on KIKU-TV. KIKU will air Special Programming in place of Kirin Ga Kuru Starting July 14,2020 until new episodes of KIRIN GA KURU are provided. Listed below is our schedule for the special programs to air in place until further notice. We ask for your patience and support during the unexpected and temporary pause in production. Thank you.

Tuesday, 7/14, 8-9pm: Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune – Part 1

Sunday, 7/19, 7-8pm: A Tiny School in the Mountains

Tuesday, 7/21, 8-9pm: Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune – Part 2

Sunday, 7/26, 7-8pm: In Pursuit of Tuna

Tuesday, 7/21, 8-9pm: Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune – Part 3 (final)

Sunday, 8/2, 7-8pm: Brave Maguro Hunters – Part 1

Tuesday, 8/4, 8-9pm: Seven Days – Part 1

Sunday, 8/9, 7-8pm: Brave Maguro Hunters – Part 2 (final)

Tuesday, 8/11, 8-9pm: Seven Days – Part 2 (final)

Sunday, 8/16, 7-8pm: Tidy Up Your Home – Part 1

Tuesday, 8/18, 8-9pm: Kirisaki Jack – Part 1

Sunday, 8/23, 7-8pm: Tidy Up Your Home – Part 2 (final)

Tuesday, 8/25, 8-9pm: Kirisaki Jack – Part 2 (final)

Sunday, 8/30, 7-8pm: Izakaya Moheji 3 – Part 1

Tuesday, 9/1, 8-9pm: Detective Inukai – Part 1

Sunday, 9/6, 7-8pm: Izakaya Moheji 3 – Part 2 (final)

Tuesday, 9/8, 8-9pm: Detective Inukai – Part 2 (final)

NOTICE TO ALL SPECTRUM SUBSCRIBERS

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KIKU-TV is now on Spectrum HD Channel #1009! You may have to RESET your Cable Box to view our channel. Please HOLD DOWN the RESET button on your cable box for 3 seconds.  The reset button is located on the bottom right hand corner of your box facing toward you.

 

If you have an older cable box, please contact Spectrum for instructions on how to reset your box. Mahalo and we hope you enjoy our programming in High Definition.

Sayonara “SOKO GA SHIRITAI”, Aloha “SOKO GA JAPAN”

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Sayonara “SOKO GA SHIRITAI”

For more than 20 years, KIKU-TV and SOKO GA SHIRITAI have entertained, informed, and charmed you with stories of Japan. Sadly we are ending it and it will end on Friday 3/24/2017.

 

 

Aloha “SOKO GA JAPAN”

We will start brand new series “SOKO GA JAPAN” from Monday 3/27/2017.

We will continue to satisfy your need to know about the best food, the most interesting people, and the most beautiful places in Japan…TODAY!

And to celebrate, KIKU-TV will have Watch and Win promotion which can send you to Japan! Watch SOKO GA JAPAN to find out how you can enter to win a trip to Japan for two!
Ja ne!
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Go to “SOKO GA JAPAN” page

 

Trivia Question Follow-up

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We now have the three winners to our trivia question! Congratulations to the winners for identifying these three actors appearing in shows currently airing on KIKU:

Hiroaki Murakami – in Zenigata Heiji (historical) and Love and Deceit (modern)

Mayumi Wakamura – in Hana Moyu (historical) and Love and Deceit (modern) or Investigator Mariko (modern)

Kanji Tsuda – in Hana Moyu (historical) and Behind the Noren (modern)

We also wanted to share that our viewers are more knowledgeable than us! We thought there were only three actors who qualified as answers to this trivia question, and were surprised to learn (from our viewers) that there are three more actors we hadn’t thought of! They are:

Tsuyoshi (or Takashi) Naito – in Hana Moyu (historical) and Investigator Mariko (modern)

Hirotaro Honda – Hana Moyu (historical) and The Last Policeman (modern)

Rena Tanaka – in Hana Moyu (historical) and Love and Deceit (modern)

We love that you found these actors we hadn’t thought of. Thank you for playing!

Ja, ne!

Detective Night

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Somehow over the years, Thursday night became our detective drama night. Not samurai (jidaigeki) detective dramas, but modern detective dramas, like Partners, Omiya-san, Investigator Mariko, and many, many more. Currently, we’re airing Partners 10 at 8pm, and The Interrogator at 9pm.

However, the final episode of Partners 10 aired last night, and the final episode of The Interrogator will air next week (6/11). So, with these two dramas ending, will Thursday night still be detective night?

Mochiron!

Next week Thursday (6/11), we premier The Last Policeman at 8pm. This is about a small, elite team of detectives within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Considered the best of the best in their areas of expertise, they were handpicked because of their remarkable skills and are tasked with bringing criminals of heinous crimes into custody alive. But first, they must learn to put their egos aside and work together as a team.

The Japanese title of this drama is Saigo no Keikan.

The following Thursday, 6/18), we premier Partners 11 (Aibou 11) at 9pm! As the title suggests, this is the 11th season in the Partners series, which KIKU began airing in 2007. You’ll want to watch to see if there is a new partner in this series.

Ja, ne!

Kuru Kuru Tokyo

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We have a contest starting on Monday with a grand prize being airline tickets for two people from Honolulu to Tokyo on China Airlines!

To enter the contest, you need to watch Kuru Kuru Japan for the next two weeks for clues of 10 Tokyo landmarks. (Kuru Kuru Japan airs Mondays through Fridays from 6:30-7pm on KIKU.)

Each night from May 4th through May 8th and May 11th to May 15th, a different Tokyo location will be shown in Kuru Kuru Japan. Write down all 10 locations plus your name, address and phone number, and send or email this to KIKU-TV. We will randomly pick a winner from all of the entries with the correct 10 locations.

The airline tickets are provided by China Airlines. Did you know China Airlines has daily direct flights from Honolulu to Tokyo (Narita)?

For more information, check the rules information posted here on our website.

Good luck!

 

It’s Samurai Month on KIKU!

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We try to have at least one program in the jidaigeki genre airing on KIKU at any given time. (Jidaigeiki refers to period dramas, usually about the lives of samurai.)

But we have FOUR jidaigeki programs airing in October:

1. Our taiga drama, Strategist Kanbe, which airs Tuesdays at 8pm and replays on Wednesday at 12 noon and Sunday at 7pm.

2. Mission to Kill, which airs Tuesdays at 9pm and replays on Wednesdays at 1pm.

3. Hidamari no ki, which airs Thursdays at 8pm and replays on Fridays at noon.

4. And Ninja Sarutobi III, which airs Fridays at 8pm and replays Saturdays at 7pm.

October is a great month for jidaigeki lovers. But come November, the theme will be modern dramas. I’ll share more with you about that later.

Ja, ne.

 

Investigator Mariko

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In an earlier post, I told you that the Mariko series that begins on Thursday, October 2 at 9pm was the 7th in the series. That is incorrect. It is the 11th in the series! Please be sure to watch it this Thursday.

In other news, Giselle “G” Tongi, host of our Kababayan Today show was in Hawaii this week, taping segments for her show. Kababayan Today airs Monday-Friday, 3:30-4pm and on Sundays from 4-4:30pm right here on KIKU. I’ll be posting about the upcoming Hawaii segments soon.

Ja, ne!

Partners 10

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Tomorrow is the night! Partners 10 begins with a two-part episode Thursday night (4/24) at 9pm. The second part airs next Thursday, 5/1, at 9pm.

And don’t forget to also catch the first episode of Doctor X II, on Monday, 4/28, at 9pm! Let me know what you think of her new shorter hair style.

Ja, ne!

What’s Your Favorite Detective Drama?

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Detective dramas are big in Japan, and we normally have one or two on our schedule at the same time (in addition to our Mystery Theatre, which is usually also a detective-type drama). Right now, we are airing Doubles (Thursdays at 8pm) and Partners 9 (Thursdays at 9pm). Partners is a long-time favorite amongst our viewers, but we’ve also heard that a lot of you like Doubles.  You’ve told us that your other favorites are the Asami Mystery Theatre series and our Fat Detective series. (Stay tuned for news about Fat Detective 2.) Do any of you remember the Investigator Mariko series? We are considering bringing new episodes of this back.

Which is your favorite? Are you interested in seeing Investigator Mariko again?

Getting back to the current detective series, both dramas are ending soon. The last episode of Doubles is next Thursday, April 3rd. The following week — on April 10th — we begin a new drama titled “853”. This stars Yasufumi Terawaki as Detective Shinnosuke Kamo. The number 853 refers to the busy precinct where Detective Kamo used to work. That is, before he accidentally (?) shot a criminal in his custody. After the shooting incident, Detective Kamo was reassigned to a smaller rural jurisdiction.

For 10 years, Detective Kamo keeps his nose to the grind despite his demotion to a smaller precinct. But one day, he is called upon to put his excellent detective skills back to work in the 853.

The last episode of Partners 9 airs on April 17th. The following week, we begin airing Partners 10! Did you know that in Japan, they are already airing Partners 12?

Last week, I wrote about jidaigeki, and mentioned a new show we will begin airing on April 4th titled “Mission to Kill”. (This is about assassins who are hired by victims to avenge their crimes.) Although this program is a samurai drama, I would consider it a detective drama, too, because the samurai police are tasked with solving the crimes, just like modern detectives.

Tune in to all our different detective dramas!

Ja, ne.