Asian Cinema Film Club – Details, episodes & analysis

Michelle Kisner (The Movie Sluth / @Robotcookie) joins us to look at "The Calamari Wrestler" as a former champion turns himself into a humanoid squid as he plans to win back both his title and his girl but not before facing some rather unique competition.

We look at the unique world of director Minoru Kawasaki, reveal some of the strangest wrestling moments and the allure of the collector bug plus more!!

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Elwood and Stephen look at Jean Cocteau's 1946 adaptation of the classic fairytale and especially how greatly it differs especially to the Disney version.

Having been fired and with his marriage falling apart, business man travels to a fishing village in search of treasure hidden by his recently deceased friend Taro during the war. Its here though that he meets the mysterious Saeko who not only lives in the house were Taro hid his treasure but suffers from a rather unique condition.

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Elwood and Stephen look at the Takashi Miike's "Rainy Dog" in which a Yakuza member exiled to Taiwan makes ends meet as a hitman, while his problems only increase when his ex dumps thier son on his doorstep. Elsewhere brother of one of his former hits sets out to get his revenge.

Continuing his month long challange to watch 30 Takashi Miike Movies in  30 days Elwood runs down with Stephen the latest batch of films he's  crossed off his list as he enters week #4 of his challange. 

This time they look at The Happiness of the Katakuris, Fudoh: The New Generation, Shinjuku Triad Society, Crows Zero 1 + 2, Graveyard of Honor and Yatterman!

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Continuing  his month long challange to watch 30 Takashi Miike Movies in 30 days  Elwood runs down with Stephen the latest batch of films he's crossed off  his list including Blade of the Immortal, Imprint, Three Extremes, 13 Assassins, First Love and The City of Lost Souls

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Continuing his month long challange to watch 30 Takashi Miike Movies in 30 days Elwood runs down with Stephen the latest batch of films he's crossed off his list including Miike's takes on the Musical, western and superhero genres!

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Elwood and Stephen check out "Shaolin Soccer" the film which launched Stephen Chow into the concious of western audiences only for him to disappear as quick as he's appeared!
Here Chow plays a Shaolin monk who teaming up with his friends as they attempt to blend thier Shaolin skills with football in this madcap comedy.

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With the numbers quickly dwindling down to just seven remaining students, the time has finally come for our resident hacker to finally unveil his masterplan. 

Elwood and Stephen check out the anime classic "Ninja Scroll" as the masterless samurai Jubei is despatched to investage a mysterious virus only to soon find himself faced with battling an enemy from his past.  We also question if it's still the key title it was when it was released aswell as the part it played in helping anime break through for audiences in the 90's

We also look at the weirder moments of Godzilla's legacy with Stephen revealing his favourite kaiju, Samurai Shodown and more!!