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Asian Cinema Film Club

Asian Cinema Film Club

Brainstew Productions

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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 diffrent film worth discovering aswell as discussing a wide variety of topics relating from Actor / director profiles through to exploring the more random aspects of this facinating field.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Asian Cinema Film Club episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Asian Cinema Film Club for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Asian Cinema Film Club episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Asian Cinema Film Club - The Battle Royale Podcast #3 - Today's Lesson Is
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09/09/20 • 38 min

Our Chapter by Chapter breakdown of Battle Royale this time sees our ill fated class waking up on the island as they are reunited with Kitano and introduced to two new members of thier class Shogo Kawada and Kazuo Kiriyama.

On this episode we explore the backstory of these two students aswell as how they differ from how they were potrayed in the novel and manga. We also look alittle deeper at Kitano and question his own motivation for joining the BR program and the possible hand he had in the class being chosen.

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Asian Cinema Film Club - World Cinema Film Club #4 - Volver
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07/29/23 • 51 min

Elwood and Stephen head to Spain for Pedro Almodovar's quirky comedy Volver as three generations of women in the same family attempt to deal with a body, running a restaurant as well as their ghost mom as Almodovar pays tribute to the region he was born La Mancha.

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Asian Cinema Film Club - Anthony Wong Month - Recap #3

Anthony Wong Month - Recap #3

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03/24/22 • 67 min

Continuing our month long look at the filmography of Anthony Wong we run down the weeks viewing including
* The Untold Story
* Hard Boiled
* The Medallion
* Black Mask
* Cook Up A Storm
Opening Theme - Fire Starter - L.A. Witch

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Asian Cinema Film Club - A.C. Film Club #72 - Sister Street Fighter
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10/20/21 • 58 min

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 sadistic drugs kingpin and his army of fighters in this wonderfully bonkers slice of kung fu weird.

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Asian Cinema Film Club - A.C. Film Club #127 - Warm Water Under A Red Bridge
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05/14/24 • 72 min

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.

⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/acfilmclub⁠⁠

Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage

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Asian Cinema Film Club - Takashi Miike Month: Week #5 Recap
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10/04/21 • 57 min

Elwood and Stephen look back at the month which was as they run down the last movies of this month long event to watch 30 Takashi Miike Movies in 30 Days
Making up the final picks were the following films which we discuss on the episode
* Visitor Q
* Dead Or Alive: Final
* Lesson of the Evil
* Ley Lines
* Like A Dragon
* The Great Yokai War
Elwood also reveals the hits, the misses and the first time watches which have knocked it out of the park!!

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Asian Cinema Film Club - Author Ramona Lee Soo-Jun (Agent 00)
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08/06/23 • 70 min

Stephen and Elwood are joined by author Ramona Lee Soo-Jun to talk about her book Agent 00 Volume.1 ahead of it's English language release as she talks about the writing experience as well as her Asian cinema inspirations.

Ramona also brings a great listener roulette pick to the show for us to discuss.

Ramona Lee Soo-Jun Instagram

Agent 00 Pre-order

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Asian Cinema Film Club - Cheng Pei-pei Tribute + Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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08/01/24 • 95 min

With the recent passing the iconic Cheng Pei-pei Elwood and Stephen are joined by Rashmi Menon (YBR Present: Kowai) to look back her legacy as well as her place in the history of female action stars.

We also take a look at Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon were she appeared as the dangerous and cunning Jade Fox and how the role the film played in reviving the interest in Asian cinema.

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Asian Cinema Film Club - World Cinema Film Club #2 - New Order
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06/07/23 • 35 min

Elwood and Stephen head to Mexico for this 2020 thriller set in a dystopian near future were the war between the social classes erupts in violence as a high society wedding is invaded by rioters while the military plan to regain control of both the country and government. Meanwhile Bride to be Marianne finds herself caught in the midst of the terrifying power shift as various parties attempt to exploit the situation for themselves.

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Asian Cinema Film Club - Anthony Wong Month - Recap #5

Anthony Wong Month - Recap #5

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04/06/22 • 62 min

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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FAQ

How many episodes does Asian Cinema Film Club have?

Asian Cinema Film Club currently has 201 episodes available.

What topics does Asian Cinema Film Club cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts, Film History and Tv & Film.

What is the most popular episode on Asian Cinema Film Club?

The episode title 'The Battle Royale Podcast #3 - Today's Lesson Is' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Asian Cinema Film Club?

The average episode length on Asian Cinema Film Club is 73 minutes.

How often are episodes of Asian Cinema Film Club released?

Episodes of Asian Cinema Film Club are typically released every 9 days, 8 hours.

When was the first episode of Asian Cinema Film Club?

The first episode of Asian Cinema Film Club was released on Jul 1, 2019.

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