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

It’s the happiest time of the year which of  course means that it’s time to once more celebrate a Kaiju Christmas as  this year we check out the final part of the 90’s Gamera trilogy. 

We also reveal our top episodes aswell as the lows for 2018, while Stephen also discusses the films which made the easternkicks.com yearly best of

On this episode we knuckle up for one of the most brutal martial arts  movies of the year we check out Timo Tjahjanto’s “The Night Comes For  Us” which recently got picked up by Netflix and is already being  heralded as the spiritual sucessor to “The Raid”.

We also question if violence in action cinema has gone too far, what  happened to the Thai cinema boom aswell as reveal the anime eqivilant of  “Game of Thrones” plus much more!!

This episode it’s all in the numbers on this episode as Elwood and Stephen look at the South Korean adaptation of The Devotion of Suspect X as the brilliant mathematician Kim Seok-go helps his neighbour Baek Hwa-sun cover up the murder of her abusive ex-husband.

Also Stephen shares his thoughts on the original series plus we look at the upcoming Lone Wolf and Cub book from Tom Mes, listener mail and much more!!

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 actress only to soon find herself  being targeted and an alternative life for her being played out on the  internet. The film would prove a major influence for Darren Aronosky’s  “Black Swan”.

Stephen also brings us a tale from the Asian Cinema darkside as he looks at the life and career of Anita Mui plus much more!!

Sorry about the audio issues for this episode due to us having  some problems with the recorder which hopfully will have been corrected  now.

On this episode we are joined by That Moment In.com‘s very own Dutchess of Dark Cinema Zoe (Zobo With A Shotgun) so of course it made perfect sense that we would be looking at a Korean Romantic Melodrama.

Stephen provides also provides an introduction guide to the genre while Elwood opens the anime vault to look back at “Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend“.

We also talk cursed jewellry, impressing women with your blood type aswell as asking if toothpaste is a good way to counter tear gas plus much more!!

Elwood and Stephen take thier first jaunt into  the world of Heroic Gunplay as they look at the John Woo classic “The  Killer” which along with its director has been cited as an influence for  the Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez and Johnny To. 

So grab your best white suit and join us for a bullet riddled romp through this exciting area of Hong Kong cinema. 

It’s May so what better time to look at some Anime. This time we look at possibly the most divisive film pick to date with Makoto Shinkai‘s The Place Promised In Our Early Days, especially with Shinkai currently responsible for knocking Spirited Away off the top spot for highest-grossing animated film with his latest film Your Name.

We also look at the designs for Mecha-Godzilla in the upcoming second Godzilla Anime, Sion Sono making his English language debut with Nicholas Cage and much more.

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 an overview of the career of the films leading lady  Juri Ueno, while we also name our favourite titles from the “Third  Window Films” catalogue.

All this plus our favourite Asian authors, Elwood finally watches “Shin Godzilla” and much more!!

 This time Elwood and Stephen look at the influencial Shaw Brothers  favourite “Come Drink With Me” and the influence it would have on  martial arts cinema as Pei-pei Cheng stars as the Golden Swallow.

We also look at the “My Wife Is A Gangster” trilogy, Elwood reveals  why Game of Thrones fans should watch “Attack on Titan and Stephen  discusses the career of Brigitte Lin plus much more!!

Sorry about the audio issues for this episode due to us having  some problems with the recorder which hopfully will have been corrected  now.