by Disney films related to winter will be broadcast for three consecutive weeks on Nippon Television’s movie program, Friday Road Show. To coincide with the arrival of the winter season, Frozen will be broadcast on November 29th, Frozen 2 on December 6th, and Frozen: A Family Strikes Back and Belle’s Wonderful Gift on December 13th.
Frozen was released in Japan in 2014 and was the biggest hit in the history of Disney animation. It won the Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature Film and Original Song. Its sequel, Frozen 2, was also a huge hit, breaking the records of its predecessor. It will celebrate its 10th anniversary in Japan in 2024, and its popularity in Japan has not waned, with a new area dedicated to the film being built the new area, “Fantasy Springs,” at Tokyo DisneySea.
The “Frozen” series will be broadcast on Friday Road Show to coincide with the arrival of winter. The “Frozen” series, which will be broadcast on November 29th, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, so you can enjoy “Let’s Build a Snowman” and “Let It Go” sung by Takako Matsu (Elsa) and Sayaka Kanda (Anna). “Frozen 2” will be broadcast on December 6th.
Three years have passed since the previous film, and the sisters embarked on a journey to an unknown world, guided by a mysterious “voice” only Elsa can hear. On December 13th, Christmas-themed works “Frozen: A Family Memory” and “Beauty and the Beast: Belle’s Wonderful Present,” which will be broadcast on terrestrial television for the first time, will be broadcast. Immerse yourself in the winter mood this winter with the Friday Road Show.
“Frozen” will be broadcast on the Nippon Television network’s movie program “Friday Road Show” on November 29th, “Frozen 2” on December 6th, and “Frozen 3” and “Beauty and the Beast 2” on December 13th. [Broadcast date and time/film information] Friday, November 29th, 9:00pm-10:59pm, 5 minute extension “Frozen” (USA, 2013) Full film, uncut Director: Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck Producer: Peter Del Vecho Executive producer: John Lasseter Screenplay: Jennifer Lee Songs: Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez Music: Christophe Beck Cast () indicates voice cast, * indicates original language Anna: (Kanda Sayaka/Kristen Bell) Snow Queen/Elsa: (Matsu Takako/Idina Menzel) Olaf: (Takeuchi Shunsuke/Josh Gad) Kristoff: (Hara Shinichiro/Jonathan Groff) Hans: (Tsuda Eisuke/Santino Fontana) Duke of Weselton: (Tadano Yohei/Alan Tudyk) Pabbie: (Anzaki Motomu/*Ciarán Hinds) Friday, December 6th, 9:00pm – 10:54pm “Frozen 2” (USA 2019) Full film, uncut Director: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee Producer: Peter Del Vecho Screenplay: Jennifer Lee, Allison Schroeder Music: Christophe Beck Songs: Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez Cast () indicates voice cast, * indicates original language version The Snow Queen/Elsa: (Matsu Takako/Idina Menzel) Anna: (Kanda Sayaka/Kristen Bell) Kristoff: (Hara Shinichiro/Jonathan Groff) Olaf: (Takeuchi Shunsuke/Josh Gad) Queen Iduna: (Yoshida Yo / *Evan Rachel Wood) Lieutenant Matthias: (Matsuda Kenji / *Sterling K. Brown) Friday, December 13th, 9:00pm – 10:54pm Frozen 3 (USA 2017) Director: Stevie Wormers-Skelton, Kevin Deters Cast () indicates voice cast, * indicates original language Elsa: (Matsu Takako / *Idina Menzel) Anna: (Kanda Sayaka / *Kristen Bell) Olaf: (Takeuchi Shunsuke / *Josh Gad) Kristoff: (Hara Shinichiro / *Jonathan Groff) Beauty and the Beast: When Belle Presents Her (USA 1997) First broadcast on terrestrial television Director: Andy Knight Screenplay: Bob Ross, Cindy Marcus, Bill Motz, Flip Kobler Music: Rachel Portman, Michael Starobin Cast () indicates voice cast, * indicates original language Belle: (Ito Eri / *Paige O’Hara) Beast: (Yamadera Koichi / *Robby Benson) Lumiere: (Ehara Masashi (dialogue) Wakae Junichi (singing) / *Julie Orbach) Cogsworth: (Kumakura Kazuo / *David Ogden Stiers) Mrs. Potts: (Fukuda Kimiko (dialogue) Poplar (singing) / *Angela Lansbury) Chip: (Sone Yosuke / *Haley Joel Osment) Forte: (Jo Haruhiko / *Tim Curry) Fife: (Nakao Ryusei / *Paul Reubens) Angelique: (Asou Kahori / *Bernadette Peters) [Upcoming broadcast lineup] Tonight at 9pm “Top Gun” November 15th at 9pm “Top Gun” “Maverick” *Full-length First broadcast on terrestrial television November 22nd at 9pm “Moana” *Full-length November 29th at 9pm “Frozen” *Full-length December 6th at 9pm “Frozen 2” *Full-length December 13th at 9pm “Frozen: A Family Gathering” “Beauty and the Beast: Belle’s Wonderful Gift” *First broadcast on terrestrial television (C) 2024 Disney
