Asian Cinema Film Club

It’s the happiest time of the year which of  course means that it’s time to once more celebrate a Kaiju Christmas as  this year we check out the final part of the 90’s Gamera trilogy.  We also reveal our top episodes aswell as the lows for 2018, while Stephen also discusses the films which made the easternkicks.com yearly best of

On this episode we knuckle up for one of the most brutal martial arts  movies of the year we check out Timo Tjahjanto’s “The Night Comes For  Us” which recently got picked up by Netflix and is already being  heralded as the spiritual sucessor to “The Raid”. We also question if violence in action cinema has gone too far, what  happened to the Thai cinema boom aswell as reveal th...

This episode it’s all in the numbers on this episode as Elwood and Stephen look at the South Korean adaptation of The Devotion of Suspect X as the brilliant mathematician Kim Seok-go helps his neighbour Baek Hwa-sun cover up the murder of her abusive ex-husband. Also Stephen shares his thoughts on the original series plus we look at the upcoming Lone Wolf and Cub book from Tom Mes, listener mail a...

On this episode we revisit a true Anime classic from the legendary Satoshi Kon “Perfect Blue”. A tense psychological thriller as Mima a former Pop idol decides to  quite music to pursue a career as an actress only to soon find herself  being targeted and an alternative life for her being played out on the  internet. The film would prove a major influence for Darren Aronosky’s  ...

On this episode we are joined by That Moment In.com ‘s very own Dutchess of Dark Cinema Zoe ( Zobo With A Shotgun ) so of course it made perfect sense that we would be looking at a Korean Romantic Melodrama. Stephen provides also provides an introduction guide to the genre while Elwood opens the anime vault to look back at “ Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend “. We also talk cursed jewellry, im...

Elwood and Stephen take thier first jaunt into  the world of Heroic Gunplay as they look at the John Woo classic “The  Killer” which along with its director has been cited as an influence for  the Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez and Johnny To.  So grab your best white suit and join us for a bullet riddled romp through this exciting area of Hong Kong cinema. 

It’s May so what better time to look at some Anime. This time we look at possibly the most divisive film pick to date with Makoto Shinkai ‘s The Place Promised In Our Early Days, especially with Shinkai currently responsible for knocking Spirited Away off the top spot for highest-grossing animated film with his latest film Your Name . We also look at the designs for Mecha-Godzilla in the upco...

Elwood and Stephen check out “Turtles Are Suprisingly Fast Swimmers” a  rather unique Japanese comedy (of sorts) as a mild mannered housewife  finds herself being recruited to be spy. Stephen gives us an overview of the career of the films leading lady  Juri Ueno, while we also name our favourite titles from the “Third  Window Films” catalogue. All this plus our favourite Asian...

 This time Elwood and Stephen look at the influencial Shaw Brothers  favourite “Come Drink With Me” and the influence it would have on  martial arts cinema as Pei-pei Cheng stars as the Golden Swallow. We also look at the “My Wife Is A Gangster” trilogy, Elwood reveals  why Game of Thrones fans should watch “Attack on Titan and Stephen  discusses the career of Brigitte Lin...

Elwood and Stephen are joined by Kim Lo ( Tranquil Dreams / Game Warp )  to kick off another year of Asian cinema obsession starting with  Stephen Chow’s madcap comedy “The God of Cookery” while taking a look at  his filmography. Plus the future of Legendary’s Monsterverse, Journey to the West Adaptations, Sion Sono’s diversive “Antiporno” and much more

Elwood and Stephen celebrate the festive season with thier first ever  “Kaiju Christmas” as they watch “Destroy All Monsters” as voted for by  you the listeners. We also look back at the top releases of 2017, Takashi Miike’s “Dead of Alive” Trilogy and much more!!

 Elwood and Stephen head to Thailand for the latest instalment of their  introduction to Asian cinema as they look at possibly the most fabulous  western ever “Tears of the Black Tiger”.  An Eastern Western which combines elements of  romantic melodrama with John Woo style heroic gunplay and a Sam  Peckinpah western to create something truly original

Elwood and Stephen set sail for Mondo island  in this second attempt by Toho studios at a King Kong movie as they team  up with Rankin / Bass for this follow up to “King Kong Vs. Godzilla”. So get prepared for giant ape madness as Kong battles his robot clone “Mechani-Kong” in a battle for ape supremacy!!  We also look at the the legacy of Gundam Wing,  Stephen also shares his...