
Asian Cinema Film Club
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A bi-weekly podcast that aims to provide an introduction to the exciting world of Asian cinema. Each episode sees Elwood and Stephen highlighting a different film worth discovering as well as discussing a wide variety of topics relating from Actor/director profiles through to exploring the more random aspects of this fascinating field.
Asian Cinema Film Club
1w ago
Elwood and Stephen look at Kim Ki-duk's thriller "The Isle" set in a rural fishing resort run by a young mute woman who falls in love with a man on the run from the law for committing murder.
Timestamps
0:0:00 - Introductions
0:1:07 - What Have You Been Watching?
0:40:40 - Dragonball Chat - Dragonball Daima
0:44:54 - Is That An Anime? - Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon
0:51:35 - The Isle Review
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Asian Cinema Film Club
1M ago
Elwood and Stephen look at the Shaw Bros. contribution to spy movies with Angel With The Iron Fists with Lily Ho playing the secret agent tasked with infiltrating The Devil Girl's gang.
Timestamps
0:0:00 - Introductions
0:1:07 - What Have You Been Watching?
0:20:32 - Is That An Anime? - Skull Face Bookseller Honda San
0:29:49 - Goodbye Total Film
0:39:19 - Angel With The Iron Fists Review
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Asian Cinema Film Club
1M ago
Elwood and Stephen look at the first film in Krzysztof Kieślowski Three Colours Trilogy as they start with Blue which focuses on Julie, the wife of a famous composer who is killed along with their daughter in a car crash leaving her to deal with the ghosts of his legacy as well as her own grief ..read more
Asian Cinema Film Club
2M ago
Kaiju Christmas is here once more as Elwood and Stephen celebrate the festive season with another Kaiju classic "Gamera Vs. Viras" as they are joined once again by Michelle Kisner (The Movie Sluth / @Robotcookie) to breakdown the Gamera movie which initially was intended to the final film in the series only to become the most successful.
We look at the shortcuts employed to meet the reduced budget, the Gamera legacy and the insanity of Steven Segal plus much more!
Timestamps
0:0:00 - Introductions
0:1:00 - 2024 in Review
0:27:32 - Gamera Vs. Viras Review
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Asian Cinema Film Club
2M ago
Elwood and Stephen look at the quirky time travel comedy Summer Time Machine Blues as the members of a university science fiction club see an opportunity to repair their broken air conditioner remote when they discover a time machine ..read more
Asian Cinema Film Club
2M ago
Elwood and Stephen look at the zany musical comedy The Legend of the Stardust Brothers as rival singers Kan and Shingo find themselves paired together by music producer Mimiami. But as their star rises can they hold onto the top spot especially with the arrival of a new pop sensation Kaoru.
Plus is physical media really the best for film preservation, controversial music opinions and more!!
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Asian Cinema Film Club
2M ago
Elwood and Stephen look at Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress a film best known for being a key inspiration for George Lucas when he created Star Wars but how much did he actually take from the film? We find out on this episode as a pair of Peasants find themselves recruited to help to help a rogue general and a princess on the run while trying to get their share of the gold the pair are transporting.
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Asian Cinema Film Club
3M ago
Elwood and Stephen look at the genre hopping Thriller Saloum as a trio of mercenaries attempting to escape a coup to Dakar, Senegal find themselves stranded at a remote holiday camp whose secrets are slowly revealed ..read more
Asian Cinema Film Club
4M ago
Halloween is here and Elwood and Stephen have a suitably spooky pick to discuss as they look at the live action adaptation of Junji Ito's Uzumaki as a small town descends into madness and chaos when the residents start becoming obsessed with the spirals they see in everyday life.
Timestamps
0:0:00 - Introductions
0:1:20 - What Have You Been Watching?
0:27:32 - Uzumaki Review
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Asian Cinema Film Club
4M ago
Elwood and Stephen might be at their most geekiest for this episode which allows them to talk at length about their love for the electro-pop of the Pet Shop Boys as they look at "It Couldn't Happen Here". A film which much like Michael Jackson's "Moonwalker" is equal parts an extended music video as it is an arthouse nightmare of a film while 100% an excuse for the band to not go on tour that year ..read more