On this episode of Adventures Through Asian Cinema Ben and Jack talk about the stark and brutal documentary The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, directed by Kazuo Hara. Centred around a 62 year old WWII veteran Kenzo Okuzaki, this documentary f

Eega (2012)

Jan 22nd, 2023 31m 15s

On this episode of Adventures Through Asian Cinema, your hosts Ben & Jack talk about the 2012 film Eega, directed by S.S. Rajamouli (RRR, Baahubali).Nani is a flower decorator, madly in love with his neighbour Bindhu. He gets killed by the bad

Mermaid Legend (1984)

Jan 4th, 2023 30m 48s

On this revival episode of Adventures Through Asian Cinema, your hosts Ben & Jack talk about Toshiharu Ikeda's 1984 cult classic - Mermaid Legend.After a woman is framed for the murder of her fisherman husband, she seeks out a bloody revenge

Eastern Condors (1987) & Cure (1997)

Jun 27th, 2022 1h 24m

In an act of self-celebration, Jack and Ben talk about two movies that they adore. We've recently joined the wonderful folk over at The Twin Geeks and wanted to celebrate by flexing our knowledge about areas of Asian Cinema we adore. For Jack,

Hell's Ground (2007) & The Cave of The Yellow Dog (2005)

May 11th, 2022 46m 11s

On this episode we visit Pakistan and Mongolia! Join us for slasher talk, as we discuss Pakistan's first ever X rated slasher movie - Hell's Ground! Then we move over to Mongolia for a nomadic tale of childish naivety and animal friendship in T

A Moment of Innocence (1996) & After the Curfew (1954)

Mar 23rd, 2022 1h 3m

Jack and Ben are back! On this episode we discuss films from Iran and Indonesia. One, an intriguing blend of docu-fiction and slice of life storytelling, the other a rather sombre neorealist retaliation. Be sure to follow the podcast on Twitte

The Face of Another (1966) & An Actor's Revenge (1963)

Jan 24th, 2022 1h 14m

On the second episode of Adventures Through Asian Cinema, Ben and Jack take a look at two more stone cold classics of Japanese cinema. Dipping into the Japanese New Wave of the 1960s, we talk about Teshigahara's existentialist masterpiece The F

Tokyo Drifter (1966) & August In The Water (1995)

Jan 14th, 2022 1h 8m

Hello and welcome to the first episode of Adventures Through Asian Cinema; a podcast dedicated to exploring films from different Asian countries. Join us as we tackle different country's cinematic outputs, from Hong Kong to Iran, Japan to Thail

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