AZN Television is Airing Three Award-Winning Films in September
AZN Television will begin the fall season with a line-up of action packed thrillers including SHINOBI, Initial D, and Beijing Bicycle. All three award-winning films are set to air in September.
NEW SEPTEMBER FILMS
SHINOBI
Premieres September 13th @ 7pm & 12am ET
Set in 1614, a war between two ancient ninja clans forces secret lovers Oboro, the granddaughter and heir to the Iga clan, and Danjo Koga, the son and heir to the Koga clan, to go against each other in a duel to the death. Full of thrilling action sequences and fantastic special effects, this is a must see.
AWARDS:
2006 Kinema Junpo Awards Best Actor / Jô Odagiri
2006 Kinema Junpo Awards Best New Talent / Erika Sawajiri
2006 Yokohama Film Festival Best Actor / Jô Odagiri
2006 Yokohama Film Festival Best New Talent / Erika Sawajiri
Initial D
Premieres September 20th @ 7pm & 12am ET
This award winning 2005 box office hit delves into the world of street car racing, known as drifting. In the early hours of the night, 18 year-old Takumi delivers tofu orders for his ex-racecar driver father while perfecting the dangerous art of drifting. Screeching his day around the dark slopes and curves of the hills surrounding his home, a new generation of drifters is unleashed where speed alone is not enough.
AWARDS:
2005 Asia-Pacific Film Festival Best Supporting Actor / Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
2005 Golden Horse Film Fest. Best New Performer / Jay Chou
2005 Golden Horse Film Fest. Best Supporting Actor / Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
2007 Hong Kong Film Awards Best New Performer / Jay Chou
2007 Hong Kong Film Awards Best Sound Design / Kinson Tsang
2007 Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor / Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
2007 Hong Kong Film Awards Best Visual Effects / Eddy Wong, Victor Wong, Bryan Cheung
Beijing Bicycle
Premieres September 27th @ 7pm & 12am ET
A country boy moves to Beijing and gets a job as a messenger and is issued a bike for which he must pay for out of his wages. When it is stolen he hunts for it and stubbornly tries to claim it, but for the boy who stole it, to lose it would mean humiliation.
AWARDS:
2001 Berlin Int'l Film Festival New Talent Award / Lin Cui, Bin Li
2001 Berlin Int'l Film Festival Silver Berlin Bear / Xiaoshuai Wang
NEW SEPTEMBER DRAMAS
Thank You
New episodes every Monday through Friday @ 10:30pm ET
A touching tale about a young girl who becomes infected with HIV through a blood transfusion. As word spreads in the village she lives in, her family are pressured to leave. This is the story of how a young girl, her single mother and great-grandfather overcome ignorance and discrimination.
The Story of Han Dynasty
Premieres September 22nd
New episodes every Saturday @ 3pm & 7pm ET
2000 years ago, the first emperor of China, Qin, ruled the nation cruelly. People endured a poor life and there was a lot of rebellion in every province. Two men from different backgrounds, Xiang royalty and Liu a civilian, both revolt against Qin's governance.
For a full programming schedule, visit azntv.com.
NEW SEPTEMBER FILMS
SHINOBI
Premieres September 13th @ 7pm & 12am ET
Set in 1614, a war between two ancient ninja clans forces secret lovers Oboro, the granddaughter and heir to the Iga clan, and Danjo Koga, the son and heir to the Koga clan, to go against each other in a duel to the death. Full of thrilling action sequences and fantastic special effects, this is a must see.
AWARDS:
2006 Kinema Junpo Awards Best Actor / Jô Odagiri
2006 Kinema Junpo Awards Best New Talent / Erika Sawajiri
2006 Yokohama Film Festival Best Actor / Jô Odagiri
2006 Yokohama Film Festival Best New Talent / Erika Sawajiri
Initial D
Premieres September 20th @ 7pm & 12am ET
This award winning 2005 box office hit delves into the world of street car racing, known as drifting. In the early hours of the night, 18 year-old Takumi delivers tofu orders for his ex-racecar driver father while perfecting the dangerous art of drifting. Screeching his day around the dark slopes and curves of the hills surrounding his home, a new generation of drifters is unleashed where speed alone is not enough.
AWARDS:
2005 Asia-Pacific Film Festival Best Supporting Actor / Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
2005 Golden Horse Film Fest. Best New Performer / Jay Chou
2005 Golden Horse Film Fest. Best Supporting Actor / Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
2007 Hong Kong Film Awards Best New Performer / Jay Chou
2007 Hong Kong Film Awards Best Sound Design / Kinson Tsang
2007 Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor / Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
2007 Hong Kong Film Awards Best Visual Effects / Eddy Wong, Victor Wong, Bryan Cheung
Beijing Bicycle
Premieres September 27th @ 7pm & 12am ET
A country boy moves to Beijing and gets a job as a messenger and is issued a bike for which he must pay for out of his wages. When it is stolen he hunts for it and stubbornly tries to claim it, but for the boy who stole it, to lose it would mean humiliation.
AWARDS:
2001 Berlin Int'l Film Festival New Talent Award / Lin Cui, Bin Li
2001 Berlin Int'l Film Festival Silver Berlin Bear / Xiaoshuai Wang
NEW SEPTEMBER DRAMAS
Thank You
New episodes every Monday through Friday @ 10:30pm ET
A touching tale about a young girl who becomes infected with HIV through a blood transfusion. As word spreads in the village she lives in, her family are pressured to leave. This is the story of how a young girl, her single mother and great-grandfather overcome ignorance and discrimination.
The Story of Han Dynasty
Premieres September 22nd
New episodes every Saturday @ 3pm & 7pm ET
2000 years ago, the first emperor of China, Qin, ruled the nation cruelly. People endured a poor life and there was a lot of rebellion in every province. Two men from different backgrounds, Xiang royalty and Liu a civilian, both revolt against Qin's governance.
For a full programming schedule, visit azntv.com.
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