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Turner Classic Movies will be running a Hayao Miyazaki marathon every Thursday in January, starting on his 65th birthday, January 5th. The films will include Spirited Away, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, and Princess Mononoke. The film will air with the English dub, then replay with the original Japanese track.

Here's the schedule (Eastern Time):

January 5th

8:00 PM: Spirited Away (2002)
A young girl escapes her family to a world of witches and monsters. Voices of Michael Chiklis, Lauren Holly, Suzanne Pleshette. D: Hayao Miyazaki. 125m. LBX
10:15 PM: Princess Mononoke (1999)
A woman raised by wolves leads forest animals in a fight to save their homes. Voices of Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Minnie Driver. D: Hayao Miyazaki. 134m. LBX
1:00 AM: Spirited Away (2002)
3:15 AM: Princess Mononoke (1999)

January 12

8:00 PM: Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind (1984)
A warrior princess fights to keep two warring kingdoms from destroying their planet. Voices of Alison Lohman, Edward James Olmos, Mark Hamill. D: Hayao Miyazaki. 84m. LBX
10:00 PM: Castle in the Sky (1986)
A boy and girl race pirates to find a legendary floating castle. Voices of James Van Der Beek, Anna Paquin, Mark Hamill. D: Hayao Miyazaki. 124m. LBX
12:15 AM: Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind (1984)
2:15 AM: Castle in the Sky (1986)

January 19

8:00 PM: My Neighbor Totoro (1993)
Two girls with a sick mother find escape with the spirits of the forest. Voices of Dakota Fanning, Timothy Daly, Lea Salonga. D: Hayao Miyazaki. 86m. LBX
9:30 PM: Porco Rosso (1992)
An airplane pilot with a pig's head devotes his life to rescuing others. Voices of Michael Keaton, Cary Elwes, Kimberly Williams. D: Hayao Miyazaki. 94m. LBX
11:15 PM: Whisper of the Heart (1995)
A young girl goes looking for the boy who has checked out all the same library books as she. Voices of Brittany Snow, Cary Elwes, Harold Gould. D: Yoshifumi Kondo. 111m. LBX
1:15 AM: My Neighbor Totoro (1993)
2:45 AM: Porco Rosso (1992)
4:30 AM: Whisper of the Heart (1995)

January 26

8:00 PM: Only Yesterday (1991)
A young woman looks back on her childhood while traveling around Japan. Voices of Miki Imai, Toshio Yanagiba, Youko Honna. D: Isao Takahata. 118m. LBX
10:15 PM: Pom Poko (1994)
A group of magic raccoons use their shape shifting powers to save their forest home. Voices of Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Clancy Brown, J.K. Simmons. D: Isao Takahata. 119m. LBX
12:30 AM: Only Yesterday (1991)
2:45 AM: Pom Poko (1994)

Spirited Away is my favorite Miyazaki film, followed closely by Kiki's Delivery Service, and then Princess Mononoke. I can't wait to see some of these others I've heard so many wonderful things about. Set your TiVos!