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PODCAST

Asian Cinema Film Club

Brainstew Productions

A bi-weekly podcast which 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.

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All Episodes

00:48:31

Halloween Special - Dream Home

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2022/10/27

Good Evening boils and ghouls and welcome to our Halloween special where we put our viewing fate in the hands of the listeners who this year decided we would watch "Dream Home". Josie Ho stars in this Hong Kong slasher as a young professional with dreams of owning an apartment with a view of the harbour, but with property prices on the rise and her dream slipping from her grasp she comes up with her own unique plan to help realise her dream. Buy us a coffee and support the show Check out our

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01:06:47

A.C. Film Club #94 - The Seventh Curse

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2022/10/21

Elwood and Stephen check out the horror adventure "The Seventh Curse in which adventurer Dr. Yuen must find a curse for his blood curse after he rescues a young girl from being sacrificed. A utterly bonkers movie featuring a kung fu skeleton, a rip off xenomorph, killer worms and shameless self promotion! Buy us a coffee and support the show Check out our sponsor: Yes Please Vintage

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01:19:07

A.C. Film Club #93 - The Face of Another

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2022/10/03

Elwood and Stephen look at the surreal The Face of Another as an engineer disfigured in an industrial accident works with a doctor to create a new face, which soon begins to affect his personality. At the same time a young woman with a scar-ridden cheek tries to deal with the problems it brings her. We also look at Byung-gil Jung's Carter, breakdown the Shawscope Vol. 2 set and ask you the listener... the closet vs. the bookcase how do you display your collection plus more!! Buy us a coffee and

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01:18:04

A.C. Film Club #92 - Mighty Peking Man

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2022/09/26

Elwood and Stephen look at one of the more random entries in the Shaw Bros. back catalogue with Mighty Peking Man as an expedition to find the legendry monster in the Indian jungle leads not only to the discovery of the giant ape Utam but his human companion Samantha. Brought back to Hong Kong it's not long until Utam sets out on the rampage. We also look at the history of Apesploitation, Pooch the Pup's King Kunk and the weirdest entries in the Shaw Bros. back catalogue plus more!! Buy us a

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01:20:43

A.C. Film Club #91 - Giants and Toys

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2022/09/17

Elwood and Stephen look at the satirical comedy Giants and Toys as rival candy companies battle for control of the market as two advertising executives believe they have a secret weapon in the working class girl Koyoko whose rising star soon makes her as big a problem as their competition. We also reveal the picks for this years Halloween episode, Elwood reveals his film of the year and obsessive collection plus more!! Buy us a coffee and support the show Check out our sponsor: Yes Please

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00:54:42

A.C. Film Club #90 - Zu Warriors From Magic Mountain

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2022/09/05

Elwood and Stephen look at Tsui Harks Wuxia fantasy as a solider on the run finds himself caught in a battle between good and evil as he joins the fight against the blood devil and a quest to find the dual swords which will vanquish the evil forever in a film which features both jaw dropping martial arts action and special effects from the team behind Star Wars and Ghostbusters Buy us a coffee and support the show Check out our sponsor: Yes Please Vintage

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01:04:55

A.C. Film Club #89 - The Bullet Train

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2022/08/16

Elwood and Stephen look at The Bullet Train which not only gave us an entry from Japan into the disaster movie genre but also inspired the cult classic Speed as a group of terrorists plant a bomb on a bullet train and demand $5 million, adding that the bomb will detonate if the train's speed for any reason dips below 80 kph!

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01:00:31

A.C. Film Club #88 - The Foul King

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2022/08/07

Elwood and Stephen look at the violent ballet of professional wrestling with The Foul King which sees a bullied bank clerk (Song Kang-ho) finds an outlet for his frustration by moonlighting as a professional wrestler. Buy us a coffee and support the show Check out our sponsor: Yes Please Vintage

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01:15:52

A.C. Film Club #87 - Swing Girls

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2022/07/27

Elwood and Stephen check out the 2004 comedy Swing Girls in which a group of delinquent and lazy school girls find a way out of remedial summer math class when they end up taking over for the schools brass band. Buy us a coffee and support the show Check out our sponsor: Yes Please Vintage

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00:44:34

Johnnie To Triple Feature - Life Without Principle,...

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2022/07/22

UK-China Film Collab recently hosted a series of Johnnie To screenings at the Prince Charles Cinema and while we weren't able to make it to London to see these screenings the lovely Riley Wong hooked us up with some screeners which on this bonus episode we share out thoughts on along with the career of Johnnie To, muscle suits, To's regular collaborators and unexpected plotting.

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01:16:44

A.C. Film Club #86 - Love In A Puff

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2022/07/10

Elwood and Stephen look at the CAT III romantic comedy Love In A Puff which earned it's rating based on the theme of smoking which runs throughout the film as the smoking ban in Hong Kong provides a chance for Jimmy and Advertising Exec to meet the cosmetics sales girl Cherie in this unique romantic comedy. Buy us a coffee and support the show Check out our sponsor: Yes Please Vintage

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01:04:36

A.C. Film Club #85 - Karaoke Terror

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2022/06/28

Elwood and Stephen look at this tale of revenge and Karaoke based on the novel by Ryu Murakami as a group of idle teens find themselves in an escalating battle of revenge against a group of middle aged women

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01:36:44

A.C. Film Club #84 - Pale Flower

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2022/06/21

Elwood and Stephen are joined by Rashmi to look at Mashahiro Shindoa's Noir "Pale Flower" in which Ryô Ikebe plays the recently released gangster Muraki finding that both organized crime and the real world have moved on without him. While reunited with his Yakuza family he now spends his time in gambling dens, where he meets rich thrill seeker Saeko (Mariko Kaga) only to soon discover that her destructive, hedonistic urges will likely mean the end for both of them. We also look at the cult of the

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01:10:15

A.C. Film Club #83 - Fallen Angels

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2022/06/09

Elwood and Stephen look at Wong Kar-wai's "Fallen Angels" in which two tales set in present-day Hong Kong intertwine as a coolly detached hitman wants to finally escape a life of violence while his partner who is secretly besotted with him. Elsewhere a mute ex-convict repeatedly encounters a girl during his nights of wreaking havoc. Plus - Daichi Nagisa's Anatomia Extinction, Japanese Splatterpunk and the wild career of Christopher Doyle plus more.

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01:18:15

A.C. Film Club #82 - Kiki's Delivery Service

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2022/05/24

Elwood and Stephen look at another title from the Studio Ghibli back catalogue with Kiki's Delivery Service in which a young witch arriving in a costal town, finds her flying skills in demand as she sets up a delivery service. But when her self doubts cause her to lose her powers she must find a way to restore them.

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01:11:20

A.C. Film Club #81 - Magnificent Warriors

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2022/05/12

Elwood and Stephen look back at the classic Michelle Yeoh movie "Magnificent Warriors" in which she plays a bi-plane flying, whip cracking mercenary for hire who finds herself caught up in the battle to save the city of Corn from the Japanese army who plan to build a chemical warfare plant. Stephen also shares his thoughts on "The Funeral" while Elwood looks at the much overlooked Shaw Bros. classic "The Black Tavern" plus more!!

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01:21:29

A.C. Film Club #80 - The Insect Woman

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2022/04/25

Elwood and Stephen look at Shōhei Imamura's "The Insect Woman" following the life of Tome who despite being born into poverty in a rural village in 1918 only to soon set out in search of a better life with the film following her various attempts over the eras. We also bid farewell to Jimmy Wang Yu, the Sion Sono scandal and Japanese TV Shows plus more!!

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01:47:53

A.C. Film Club #79 - The Handmaiden

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2022/04/11

Elwood and Stephen look at Park Chan-Wook's "The Handmaiden" an erotic thriller based on the Sarah Waters novel "Fingersmith" in which an attempt to defraud a Heiress becomes a twisting tale of double crosses and surprising romantic connections. Elwood also looks at the Resident Evil animated movies, Shaw Bros Movies and Anthony Wong Month plans revealed plus more!! Check out our sponsor: Yes Please Vintage Buy us a coffee and Support the show: ko-fi.com/asiancinemafilmclub

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01:02:57

Anthony Wong Month - Recap #5

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2022/04/06

Wrapping up our month long celebration of the filmography of Anthony Wong on this finale recap we look at the films which made up the final picks of the season including - Armageddon - The Untold Story 2 - Infernal Affairs Trilogy - Naked Soldier - The Ebola Syndrome

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00:57:18

Anthony Wong Month - Recap #4

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2022/04/01

Elwood and Stephen go over another week of Anthony Wong fuelled viewing as they continue thier goal of watching 31 of his movies in 31 day this time looking at * Madame City Hunter * Executioners * Exiled * A Moment of Romance 2 * Colour of the Truth * Motorway Opening Music "Hold My Hand" by Death Valley Girls

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