Welcome back to Heroes Three podcast! This week we are joined by Josh McKenzie to discuss the 1989 original video animation, Riding Bean created by Kenichi Sonoda!

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Timestamps

(0:00) Intro

(1:04) Why Riding Bean

(23:44) OVA Discussion

(51:32) Plugs and what we've been watching

(59:06) Training for next week

 Welcome back to Heroes Three podcast! This week we conclude our first look into the works of Zhang Yimou with the 2018 desaturated wuxia epic, Shadow!

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Zhang Yimou Q&A at TIFF in 2018

Come see Carlos host a talk back for the premiere of Africa: A Kung Fu Story along with Executive Producer and Composer of the film, Arnold Cifax Jr.! 

June 5th, at the Milwaukee Art Museum

Timestamps

(0:00) Intro

(2:24) Carlos on a panel about Africa A Kung Fu Story

(4:03) Our Shadow history

(5:53) Shadow is a mixed bag visually

(15:41) Pretty with no charisma

(20:40) Shadow Visuals

(29:31) Getting into the movie itself

(30:09) Amazon synopsis

(30:37)

(56:53) Final thoughts

(58:57) Overall Zhang Yimou thoughts

(1:07:04) Plugs and training for next week

(1:07:35) Surprise Fanmail section!

(1:13:38) Training for next week

Welcome back to Heroes Three podcast. This week we discuss Zhang Yimou's wuxia follow up to Hero, 2004's House of Flying Daggers starring Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Zhang Ziyi!

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The video of our 2025 VGM Con panel "The Bruce Lees of Fighting Games" is now on youtube! Plus us chatting about VGM Con a bit. Please check it out in the link below!

https://youtu.be/40Rs0v_hpYY

This week on Heroes Three podcast we're in the thralls of preparing our VGM CON panel, so please enjoy this short discussion on Cause: The Birth of Hero and a little preview of our upcoming panel!

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Today on Heroes Three our very regular hosts have a very normal time talking about the very regular film The Avenging Fist directed by Andrew Lau from 2001!

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Welcome back to Heroes Three podcast! This week we discuss the worldwide hit film Hero from 2002, directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Jet Li, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung, Zhang Ziyi, and Donnie Yen!

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Come check us out live at VGM CON, April 11-13th! We will be hosting a panel on the influence of Asian cinema on video games Saturday at 1:30pm! More info at the VGM CON website HERE!

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Welcome to the latest episode of Heroes Three podcast! This week we are continuing our look at the works of Zhang Yimou with 1994's To Live, starring Ge You and Gong Li.

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Timestamps

(0:00) Intro

(1:01) Why To Live

(15:05) Technical aspects of the film

(20:55) Novel talk

(22:46) A bit about puppets

(25:34) Movie talk

(41:50) Tanget on 90s alt comedy

(42:41) Movie talk 2

(1:07:59) Book ending and final thoughts

(1:13:41) Plugs and Training for next week

Welcome back to Heroes Three podcast! This episode we begin an arc discussing the work of Zhang Yimou, beginning with Raise the Red Lantern (with a touch of Red Sorghum for comparison) from 1991 starring Gong Li.

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Timestamps

(0:00) Intro

(0:57) Why no Red Sorghum?

(4:38) Zhang Yimou Background

(7:51) Different kind of movie for Heroes Three

(9:21) Matthew's limited Yimou experience

(10:52) Gong Li and Red Sorghum

(14:24) Movie Discussion

(1:09:18) Final Thoughts

(1:13:29) Plugs and Training for next week

Welcome back to Heroes Three podcast! This episode we're warming up with another look at a handful of animated shorts.

Ek Cup Chaha from 2019 by Sumit Yempalle

The Boy Who Cheated Death from 2024 by Pipou Phuong Nguyen

Gurren Lagann Parallel Works episode 8 from 2008 by You Yoshinari

Onimusha 3: Demon Siege intro cinematic from 2004 directed by Takashi Yamazaki, with fight choreography by Donnie Yen and Kenji Tanigaki

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Timestamps

(0:00) Intro

(01:05) The Heroes Three catch up

(05:42) A Cup of Tea

(11:37) The Boy Who Cheated Death

(16:02) Gurren Lagann Parallel Works Ep 8

(26:51) Onimusha 3 Intro

(39:31) Plugs and training for next week