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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.

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

01:08:11

Battle Royale Podcast #16 - Poison

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2021/07/22

Emily (Why This Film) joins us to breakdown another chapter of Battle Royale as a plot to poison Shuya is hatched while we also take a closer look at one of the more unique groups to form during the game.

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01:09:21

A.C. Film Club #67 - Daimajin

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2021/07/12

Recorded ahead of the release of the Daimajin trilogy boxset from Arrow, Elwood and Stephen check out the first film in the trilogy in which the samurai lord of a peaceful village is murdered by one of his own men. Claiming the throne and forcing the lord's two small children to flee into the woods near the huge stone statue of Daimajin, the god of their village. Ten Years later they plot to reclaim the throne as they call upon Daimajin to assist them.

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00:30:03

Battle Royale Podcast #15 - The Lighthouse

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2021/06/26

Continuing our chapter by chapter breakdown of the cult classic "Battle Royale" we pick up the story with Shuya having escaped from Kiriyama at the end of the last episode he now finds himself at the Lighthouse were several of the girls have found thier own sanctuary, but will his arrival disrupt their harmony? We also rundown the latest list of the fallen and explore their backstories not shown in the film.

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01:27:05

A.C. Film Club #65 - The Invisible Man Appears + The...

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2021/06/18

Elwood and Stephen check out two forgotten invisable man movies produced by Daiei film and both brings a unique twist to the invisible man mythos as "The Invisible Man Appears" (1949) sees a group of jewel thieves plotting to use the invisibility formula to steal the priceless necklace "The Tears of Amour.". It's completly unliked follow up "The Invisible Man Vs. The Human Fly" (1957) meanwhile has a police officer turned invisible attempting to track down a serial killer with the abilitiy to shrink

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00:28:27

Battle Royale Podcast #14 - Join Me

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2021/06/01

Picking up from the cliffhanger ending of our previous chapter our trio find thier clinic hideaway under attack from the ever resourceful Kiriyama, we bid farewell to Froggy while we look at the background of Shinji a.k.a. The Third Man.

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01:22:50

A.C. Film Club #64 - Versus

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2021/05/24

On this episode we check out the hyper kenetic "Versus" in which Gangsters battle Zombies in the Forest of Resurrection which headed up a revived intrest in asian cinema when it was unleashed in 2000. We also look at the suprisingly career of it's director Ryuhei Kitamura, the rise and fall of Tartan's "Asia Extreme" Label, Elwood challanges Stephen to the Letterboxd game and more!! Check out our sponsor Yes Please Vintage Buy a coffee and support the show: https://ko-fi.com/acfilmclub

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00:36:02

Battle Royale Podcast #13 - A Confession

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2021/05/15

Continuing our chapter by chapter breakdown of Battle Royale on this episode we discover the history of Kawada (but bizarely not what causes his scar), reveal the scene that Stephen wishes was included in the film aswell as profile two of the supporting cast with suprising back stories.

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01:10:20

A.C. Film Club #63 - The Battle Wizard

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2021/05/10

Elwood and Stephen look at the wonderfully bonkers Shaw Bros. curiosity "The Battle Wizard" featuring giant snakes, a man eating gorilla, demonic henchmen and an evil wizard on telescopic bird legs!! Check out our sponsor Yes Please Vintage Buy a coffee and support the show: https://ko-fi.com/acfilmclub

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01:39:08

Battle Royale Podcast #12 - Stay With Me

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2021/04/27

Emily Slade (Why This film) joins us to discuss one the of the films more iconic character as we look at Takako Chigusa aswell as one of the films most memorable showdowns. FPu6z5bHgrx93xzanjDb

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01:10:45

A.C. Film Club #62 - Cure

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2021/04/10

On this episode we have one for anyone who's a fan of Michael Mann's "Manhunter" as we check out Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "Cure" in which a string of strange murders see the victims being found with an X carved into them with the murderer near by and no memories of the crime they have commited.

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00:37:04

Battle Royale Podcast #11 - The Clinic

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2021/03/29

The Battle Royale breakdown continues as we meet another key group in star basketball player, revolutionist and hacker Shinki Mimura aka The Third Man, question the many professions of Kawada's father while also taking a look at the collars as we question if anyone is actually listening to the microphones in the collars?

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01:16:13

A.C. Film Club #61 - Fish Story

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2021/03/21

Can punk rock save the world? We find out as we check out Yoshihiro Nakamura's "Fish Story" a series of tales all connected by the final song of a punk rock group before they broke up but which ultimatly prove the key to humanities survival in modern day as a meteor heads on a collision course with the earth!

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00:29:27

Battle Royale Podcast #10 - Second Report

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2021/03/17

As we near the half way point of our chapter by chapter breakdown it's time for another of Kitano's reports, while we also look at the dining options available to our players, Mitsuko's showdown with the last member of her gang, questionable fan wiki's and more!!

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01:09:07

A.C. Film Club #60 - Tokyo Story

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2021/02/28

Elwood and Stephen check out thier first Yasujirō Ozu movie with the critically acclaimed "Tokyo Story" in which an elderly couple visit thier grown up children in what is frequently seen as one of the best japanese movies of all time, while regularly topping critical polls for best movies....but is it actually any good?

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00:46:04

Battle Royale Podcast #9 - A Cry For Help

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2021/02/19

The chapter by chapter breakdown of Battle Royale continues as a new alliance is formed, a questionable plan is put into action and we question what really is the most useless weapon to have on the island plus much more!!

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01:07:31

A.C. Film Club #59 - Millennium Actress

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2021/02/10

Elwood and Stephen check out Satoshi Kon's tribute to the careers of Setsuko Hara and Hideko Takamine in one of his more overlooked films which sees him take a depature from his usual themes to tell the story of actress Chiyoko Fujiwara. Living as a recluse for thirty years a pair of documentary filmmakers set out to tell her story, only to soon find themselves becoming more immersed in the story of her life and career. Author note: Apoligises for the ending of this episode which Elwood's audio was

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00:27:11

The Battle Royale Podcast #8 - First Report

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2021/01/26

Our chapter by chapter breakdown of Battle Royale comes to one of it's shortest chapters aswell as a chance to catch up with who we have lost so far in the game. It's also a chance for us to look at the backstory of Mitsuko not only an alpha predator in the game, but one of the two gang leaders in the class amassing an impressive wrap sheet before she entered the game which we explore aswell as tracing the events which turned her into the shark like predator she is in the game.

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01:12:04

A.C Film Club #58 - Project A

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2021/01/18

Elwood and Stephen check out the Jackie Chan classic set in the late 19th Century Hong Kong as Chan plays the coast guard SGT. Dragon Ma, who is determined to stop the pirates terrorising the city aswell as the corrupt goverment officals funding them. Best remembered for the now legendry clock tower hang aswell as the film which introduced the now famous end credits blooper reel, we look at the making of the film as well as it's lasting appeal as one of Chan's best films.

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00:45:08

The Battle Royale Podcast #7 - Comparing Weapons

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2021/01/07

Our chapter by chapter breakdown of "Battle Royale" arrives at one of its most eventful chapters as alpha predators are revealed and loyalties are tested. We also find out what the use of the fan is while also trying to decide what is actually a good weapon to get in the game plus more!!

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01:25:39

Kaiju Christmas - Pulgasari

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2020/12/18

It's once more the happiest time of the year as Kaiju Christmas is here once more!! This year we have somthing especially special as we look at North Korea's entry into the Kaiju genre with "Pulgasari" whose behind the scenes making of is as equally facinating as the film itself. Joining us to breakdown the film we have a fantastic pair of guests as Emily (Why This Film Podcast) and Nick (French Toast Sunday) share thier thoughts on the film aswell as the decline of physical media, life lessons

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