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    On today's episode Lady P is joined once again by writer and film historian, Professor Joseph McBride. They sit down to discuss the number 15 movie on the Sight and Sound Greatest of All Time List, Ya
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    July 22, 2014

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    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
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    March 30, 2025

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    On this week’s episode, Gabe and I are joined by the lovely and talented, Miss Emma Guerard. In addition to being our resident art conservationist intern, Emma is also the one who made all of our webs
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    March 25, 2014

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    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 th
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    March 27, 2025

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    Yesterday, December 15th 2014, marked the 75th anniversary of the release of the Selznick adaptation of GONE WITH THE WIND; a film that is often cited as the crowning achievement of a year that's brim
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    December 16, 2014

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    This weeks film Ugetsu Monogatari
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    October 13, 2015

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    On today's show, we're rounding out the Sight and Sound Top 50 with Kenji Mizoguchi's ghost story, Ugetsu Monogatari ('53). Notable for both its stunning long takes and its condemnation of the oppress
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    August 23, 2016

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    On this episode, Lady P is joined by a couple of her warrior friends, Gabe Haggard and Derek Kessler, to discuss Sight and Sound's 17th Greatest Movie of All Time, Akira Kurosawa's SEVEN SAMURAI. The
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    September 2, 2014

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    What better way to mark such a milestone than checking out Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" which would not only be remade in the west as "The Magnificent Seven" but also layed the foundations for man
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    March 26, 2025

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    Buckle up, things are about to get slow. Lady P welcome Monique “Momo” Morgan in her Flixwise debut, and Flixwise co-producer Martin Kessler, to talk about the second Kenji Mizoguchi entry on the Sigh
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    April 18, 2017

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    Stephen and Elwood celebrate this milestone episode with the original Godzilla looking at the legacy and impact the film has had since it's release while also looking back at their favourite episodes
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    April 1, 2025

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    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
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    April 2, 2025

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    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
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    September 17, 2022

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    A look at Yasujiro Ozu 1959 film Floating Weeds
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    June 20, 2013

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    Special Guests: David Desser & Linda HoaglundGuest Co-Host: Miguel RodriguezCruel Story of Youth (AKA Naked Youth, Seishun Zankoku Monogatari, and ??????) is a 1960 film from Nagisa Oshima at the f
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    June 3, 2015

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    Released in 1961, Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo was an international sensation and put jettisoned star Toshiro Mifune into the pantheon of cinematic badasses. It’s the story of merchants who manipulate two
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    July 17, 2018

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    Akira Kurosawa'sHigh & Low is one of his many reworkings of Western culture through Eastern eyes. This time it's the Ed McBain's pulpy King's Ransom that is turned into a taut noir thriller that takes
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    November 2, 2011

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    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
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    April 25, 2022

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    Elwood and Stephen look at the 1963 horror film Matango also known by the colourful title Attack of the Mushroom People as a group of friends find themselves shipwrecked on an island with an abundance
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    July 17, 2023

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    Joakim is joined by James Marsh to discuss Onibaba.
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    October 27, 2013

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    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
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    March 31, 2025

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    Previously unavailable in the UK, Sam and Dan discuss the Edo period, Kaiju wonder that is Daimajin!Spoiler level: 1/5For their cinematic pairings, Sam and Dan also recommend films such as Pulgasa
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    August 30, 2021

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    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 o
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    March 30, 2025

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    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
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    October 3, 2022

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    On this episode we look at the cinema of cool with Seijun Suzuki's "Tokyo Drifter" which along with "Branded to Kill" saw him blacklisted by the Nikkatsu as he set out to create somthing alot more dif
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    February 16, 2020

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    The hArrow Video Podcast is back as Sam and Dan dive headlong into the utter misery of war, discussing Yasuzo Masumura's deeply harrowing masterpiece: Red Angel.Spoiler level: 1/5For their cinemat
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    March 28, 2022

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    We're kicking off our discussion of the films of 1969 with a look at Yoshishige Yoshida's Eros + Massacre. The film tells two parallel stories - one in the early 1920s and the other in contemporary 19
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    January 1, 2020

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    Our appreciation of 1969 continues with our second look at an adaptation of Edowaga Rampo’s work, Blind Beast. Directed by Yasuzo Masumura, the film stars Mako Midori as Aki Shima, a model, and Eiji F
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    February 5, 2020

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    Elwood and Stephen look at the Stray Cat Rock series created by Nikkatsu to compete with Toei's Delinquent Boss series while initially designed as a showcase for Akiko Wada with her co-star Meiko Kaji
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    May 28, 2023

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    Elwood and Stephen take another look at the weird world of Pink Cinema with Masao Adachi's Gushing Prayer. Here four high school friends attempt to "Beat Sex" as they set out an odyssey of self-explor
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    July 23, 2024

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    Rob St. Mary returns to The Projection Booth to discuss Kinji Fukasaku's 1972 anti-war film, Under the Flag of the Rising Sun. The film stars Sachiko Hidari as the widow of Sgt. Katsuo Togashi who die
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    April 14, 2021

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    Special Guest: Marc WalkowGuest Co-Hosts: Geoff Todd, Axel KohagenThe Lone Wolf & Cub Films (also known as the Babycart Films, the Kozure Okami Films, the Shogun Assassin series and more) are six
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    January 1, 2017

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    Elwood and Stephen are joined by  Author / Podcaster (The Bonus Material Podcast) aswell as three-time International Horror Guild Award Nominee Thom Carnell to discuss the first film in the long runni
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    August 9, 2019

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    Martin is joined by returning guest Spencer Seams get together to to discuss the Meiko Kaji starring film Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion and its sequels.
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    March 24, 2020

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    On this episode we check out one of Meiko Kaji's most memorable characters in the first of the female prisoner scorpion movies as she plays a former police spy on a mission of revenge against her ex-b
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    August 28, 2020

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    In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, we resume our fourth season to talk about the iconic revenge film, Lady Snowblood (1973). We talk about the historical significance of the film, it's phenomenal ac
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    April 11, 2024

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    Martin Kessler (host of Flixwise Canada) returns to discuss Eiichi Yamamoto's recently restored animated classic 'Belladonna of Sadness' (1973). Better put the kids to bed for this one. Follow Martin
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    June 2, 2018

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    Released in 1973. Eiichi Yamamoto’s Belladonna of Sadness is an animated story of Jeanne and Jean, two poor young people in France during the Middle Ages who get married. However, when the Jean can’t
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    June 26, 2019

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    The opening film in the epic tale of loyalty and betrayal amongst post-war Yakuza, Fukasaku's Battles without Honor and Humanity was a cynical look at Japanese society. Returning to the Projection Boo
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    June 13, 2012

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    Join Sam and Dan as this week they take a look at Etsuko Shiomi's stand-out performance in the Japanese 70s exploitation classic SISTER STREET FIGHTER, alongside the legendary Sonny Chiba. He's a one
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    March 18, 2019

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    The first film in a spin off series from Sonny Chiba's Streetfighter trilogy as Sue Shiomi stars as the titular martial artist trying to track down her missing brother while having to battle a sadisti
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    March 31, 2025

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    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
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    April 1, 2025

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    Nobuhiko Obayashi's House (1977) is a surrealistic ghost tale from Japan that explores the dangers of domesticity and loss.Rob St. Mary and Miguel Rodriguez join Mike in discussing the film and its re
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    July 13, 2016

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    This week Rudie Obias joins us to discuss House.
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    October 17, 2013

    2:00:35s

    Martin is joined by returning guests Zachary Curl and Leanne Kubicz to discuss Nagisa Oshima's atypical war film, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence. They talk in-depth about the film's four leads: Tom Con
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    December 24, 2018

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    In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, we discuss the 1984 film, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind by legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, based on his own manga with the same name. We talk about the d
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    August 16, 2023

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    Producer Adam Rackoff makes his return to talk about a wide variety of topics including the lurid thrills of Toyoo Ashida's 'Vampire Hunter D' (1985). Follow Adam Rackoff on Twitter: https://twitter.c
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    February 24, 2019

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    On this episode we look at one of the lost classics of anime "A Penguins Memories" which plays like "Happy Feet" meets "The Deer Hunter" as Mike a young penguin returns home from the war shell shocked
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    December 15, 2020

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    Based on his manga of the same name, and released two years before the end of the comic series, Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira (1988) tells the tale of Kaneda -- a teenage punk in a motorcycle gang -- and Ke
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    July 25, 2017

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    Martin is joined by special guest Zachary Curl for a fast-paced conversation about Katsuhiro Otomo's animated masterpiece, Akira. They talk about the film's cyclical themes and its motorcycles, then g
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    April 17, 2018

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    On this episode we check out a double feature from one of our most requested directors Shinya Tsukamoto as we look at look at the cult favourites Tetsuo The Iron Man in which after running over a meta
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    March 23, 2020

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    Hey, gang! What do you know, it’s a new episode of The Dark Parade! This time, we are kicking off the rust with the help of the amazing Cort Psyops to unearth a J-horror gem called Sweet Home. Why thi
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    April 14, 2024

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    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 s
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    May 24, 2022

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    Martin Kessler returns to discuss one of the most controversial animated films ever made ‘Midori’ (1992), Hiroshi Harada’s adaptation of Suehiro Maruo's classic manga, 'Mr. Arashi's Amazing Freak Show
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    May 2, 2022

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    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
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    August 27, 2021

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    Martin is joined by Amanda, to discuss the animated film of Pom Poko. They cover a wide array of cartoon racoon-related subjects including environmentalism, the legacy of Rascal the Raccoon, and Tanuk
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    February 5, 2019

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    Elwood Jones and Stephen Palmer (Eastern Kicks / Gweilo Ramblings) set out to provide an introduction to Asian cinema by on each episode highlighting a title worth seeking out. On this first episode
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    September 13, 2017

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    In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, John, Jason, and guest host Dr. Brian Ruh discuss Mamoru Oshii's 1995 animated masterpiece, Ghost in the Shell. They spend a lot of time discussing the film's phil
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    August 18, 2021

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    Giant monster fans rejoice - it's a kaiji delight this week as Sam and Dan delve into Arrow's recent sold out GAMERA boxset, with a particular focus on GAMERA: GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE (1995), the fir
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    October 12, 2020

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    In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason discuss Takeshi Kitano's (Beat Takeshi) 1997 Golden Lion winner, Hana-bi (aka Fireworks). They talk about the film's uniquely minimalist aesthetic,
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    May 25, 2021

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    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
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    September 4, 2018

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    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 ca
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    April 10, 2021

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    Grab your umbrella, your gun, your shades and your son! This go around, Sam and Dan discuss one of Takashi Miike's breakout yakuza dramas: from the Black Society trilogy it's Rainy Dog!Spoiler level
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    August 2, 2021

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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 do
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    September 28, 2021

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    After a long delay, the second season of the Heroic Purgatory podcast is finally here. In this season we have decided to focus on Asian movies from the 90s, so be prepared for all kinds of 90s goodnes
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    March 28, 2021

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    To celebrate Arrow Video's recent release of Ring (not Ringu), this week Sam and Dan delve into Video Nakata's 1998 classic that launched the J-horror boom in the West. Film recommendations this wee
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    April 1, 2019

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    Martin is joined by returning guests Dave Eves and Zachary Curl to discuss The Ring and its various incarnations. Happy Halloween!
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    October 31, 2020

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    Elwood and Stephen look at Ringu not only a bonified horror classic which helped spark the J-Horror boom and respark the interest in Asian Cinema along side Battle Royale and Audition it would go on t
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    May 22, 2023

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    In this special episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason discuss the iconic 1998 anime series, Cowboy Bebop. The boys talk about the characters, their favorite episodes, and like many others, they
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    November 29, 2021

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    "Kiri kiri kiri kiri..." This week, Sam and Dan delve deeper into AUDITION as they look to get under the skin of Takashi Miike's masterpiece, whilst also recommeding similar-themes films such as BLUE'
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    October 2, 2017

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    In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason celebrate the spooky month of October by discussing Takashi Miike's seminal 1999 horror film, Audition. They talk about the film's feminist themes,
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    October 26, 2020

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    Elwood and Stephen revisit Takashi Miike's outlaw period aswell as the uttlerly bonkers "Dead or Alive" which not only feature one of the most shocking openings ever but an equally bonkers finale as  
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    July 14, 2019

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    Are you ready to rumble? Join us on the island this week for legendary filmmaker Kinji Fukasaku's 60th and final film, Battle Royale (2000).Entering the arena this week are WDET's Rob St. Mary and VCi
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    February 22, 2012

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    Elwood and Stephen are joined by Emily Intravia (The Deadly Doll's House of Horror Nonsense / The Feminine Critique) to talk about all things "Battle Royale". A film which alongside "Ringu" and "Audit
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    July 2, 2019

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    In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason discuss Kinji Fukasaku's final feature film, Battle Royale. Released in 2000, the film is as controversial now as it was then. We talk about the fil
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    September 13, 2020

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    What's that in your satchel? A bottle of water? Maybe you should have thought of that before you stabbed your teacher in the hallway (not a euphemism).Sam and Dan discuss Kinji Fukasaku's genre defi
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    October 25, 2021

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    Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast joins us to review Ryuhei Kitamura's break out Japanese action film Versus!Review (39:48)Twitter Questions (2:32:05)
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    February 21, 2020

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    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.
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    May 24, 2021

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    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 t
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    October 30, 2024

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    In this third edition of the Arrow Video Podcast, Sam and Dan take a deeper look at classic 2001 J-Horror, Kiyoshi Kurosawa's PULSE.Film recommendations this episode include the likes of LAIN, CURE,
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    August 7, 2017

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    Written by Itaru Era, the 2001 movie from prolific director Takashi Miike Visitor Q tells the story of a family in disarray. The unemployed father (Ken'ichi Endô) a former newsman who laid off after a
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    July 19, 2017

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    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 t
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    March 27, 2025

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    It's Sam's choice, this week, with director Takashi Shimizu's record breaking J-horror classic: Ju-On.Dan is away again next time but will be back in a few weeks for the end of year special episodes
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    October 23, 2023

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    Elwood and Stephen are joined once again by Rashmi Menon to look at Hideo Nakata's "Dark Water" as single mother Yoshimi struggles to deal with her divorce moves into a rundown apartment building only
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    October 31, 2023

    1:17:54s

    In this episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, John and Jason discuss the 2002 Yoji Yamada (of Tara-san fame) film, The Twilight Samurai. Along with its sequels and related films, we di
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    October 27, 2022

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    With the festive season quickly decending upon us what better time to look at Satoshi Kon's suprisingly festive Tokyo Godfathers as a homeless trio find an abandoned baby and set out on a quest to fin
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    March 24, 2025

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    We ring in the New Year with a review of Satoshi Kon's somewhat overlooked Christmas film, Tokyo Godfathers (2003): an animated comedy about three homeless people on a quest to reunite an abandoned ba
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    January 2, 2020

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    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone. In this special episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason tackle Satoshi Kon's 2003 film, Tokyo Godfathers. Website link: https://heroic-purgatory.blogs
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    December 25, 2021

    1:23:04s

    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 age
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    March 21, 2025

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    It's May so what better time to look at some Anime! This time we look at possibly the most diversive film pick to date with Makoto Shinkai's "The Place Promised In Our Early Days" especially with Shin
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    May 23, 2018

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    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
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    July 27, 2022

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    Elwood and Stephen go back to were it all began as they look at Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence the sequel to the legendary anime as Section 9's Batou and Togusa are assigned to investigate a string o
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    March 1, 2023

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    With the Netflix remake of “Death Note” on the  horizon, Elwood and Stephen check out the original which along with  it’s anime / manga has spawned an incredible cult following since its  release. The
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    March 22, 2025

    1:13:42s

    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
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    July 1, 2019

    1:10:30s

    In this episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, John and Jason discuss the 2008 Oscar winning film, Departures. They talk about the film's obvious popular appeal, beautiful score, themes
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    August 23, 2022

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    Elwood and Stephen look at Summer Wars in which the world has become reliant on a digital realm called Oz which maths genius Kenji unwittingly unlocks for the A.I. Love Machine which soon sets about t
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    September 4, 2023

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    On this episode we have a big ole dose of family entertainment as we check out Tetsuya Nakashima's thriller which plays like "Bad Lieutenant" meets "Taken" as a former police detective goes in search
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    March 24, 2025

    1:29:17s

    Elwood and Stephen look at Sion Sono's Rap Musical "Tokyo Tribe" which came out a year before "Hamilton" while presenting a futuristic vision of Tokyo were the street gangs have become tribes who now
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    June 18, 2024

    1:26:45s

    Elwood and Stephen check out Sion Sono's contribution to Nikkatsu's reboot of thier Roman Porno series in a film while not only bends reality but also the audiences perception of what they are watchin
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    September 5, 2019

    1:20:20s

    In this special episode of Heroic Purgatory, we discuss the 2016 kaiju movie, Shin Godzilla, as well as the franchise's various other incarnations that followed it. We talk about the film's themes, so
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    May 29, 2024

    1:37:42s

    Elwood and Stephen check out Sion Sono's Netflix exclusive "The Forest of Love" in which a trio of film makers set out to make a film about a suspected serial killer only to soon find themselves drawn
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    October 16, 2019

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    Welcome to the 3rd season of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast. This season's theme is "award winners." What are the biggest award winners in Asian cinema? How where these films received at th
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