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 diffrent than the typical Yakuza fare he'd previously been associated with as here enforcer Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo is forced to become a drifter when his boss disolves the gang and a real estate scam orchestred by thier rivals sees him soon having to evade the hitman "Viper" Tatsuzo in a yakuza movie quite unlike anything which came before and certainly after it.

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 into his elabourate schemes. 

We also have an advance screening of the uniquly animated "Violence Voyager", question the current state of asian horror, listener mail and the countdown to Halloween plus much more!!

On this episode Stephen introduces Elwood to New Taiwan Cinema with Edward Yang's "The Terrorizers" following three groups of people living in Taipei echoing  Michelangelo Antonioni's Blowup.

It's an episode packed with legends from a legendary animator to a legendary manga artist and his equally legendary creation Lupin The 3rd whose second feature length adventure "The Castle of Cagliostro" see's the master thief attempting to rescue a princess from an evil count who plans to use her to unlock the legendary treasure of Cagliostro.

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 watching.

On this episode we also take a look at the history of Roman Porno and the Pink film, Censorship in Japan, the Criterion Godzilla collection and Elwood reveals his contender for worst movie of the year!!

Elwood and Stephen look at "Eastern Condors" as Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao team up with the an all-star cast as a squad of convicts are sent to Vietnam to destroy a secret ammo dump, while Sammo gets to tap into his inner Rambo!

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 running Lone Wolf and Cub series as  Ogami Ittō, a disgraced executioner turned wandering assassin for hire and his young son, Daigoro journey through the land they call hell. 

A key inspiration for Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" aswell as John Carpenter's "Big Trouble In Little China) we look at the series aswell as the pop samurai genre. Thom also reveals his writing process, aswell as highlighting some of his favourite Asian cinema titles in an episode which is heavy on recommendations, so make sure you keep a pad handy!.

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  Riki Takeuchi's crime boss and Show Aikawa's dirty cop face off in the first film of the trilogy which many have refered to a the asian version of "Heat".

We also look at Miike's outlaw period and highlight some of our favourites, discuss our favourite genre critics and much more!!

 Elwood and Stephen countdown thier top 50 Asian Cinema in this bonus  episode they reveal the films which have had the biggest impact on them. Stephen wraps up the list revealing his top picks for the list. 

 Elwood and Stephen countdown thier top 50 Asian Cinema in this bonus  episode they reveal the films which have had the biggest impact on them. In part 1 Elwood reveals his 25 picks for the list