Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast

In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason celebrate the spooky month of October by discussing Takashi Miike's seminal 1999 horror film, Audition. They talk about the film's feminist themes, its excessive violence, as well as its overall place in the horror genre.

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In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason tackle John Woo's 1989 action flick, The Killer. They delve into the film's action, production values, religious themes, as well as its place in the "Heroic Bloodshed" genre which John Woo helped invent.

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In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason discuss Kim Jee-woon's action/crime film, A Bittersweet Life (2005). They talk about the film's existential themes, its well-crafted action scenes, as well as whether or not the whole thing is just happening in the main character's head.

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In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason discuss Kinji Fukasaku's final feature film, Battle Royale. Released in 2000, the film is as controversial now as it was then. We talk about the film, its sequel, the novel it was based on, and much, much more.

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In the first actual episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason talk about Jackie Chan's seminal action-comedy, Police Story (1985). Considered to be one of the best action films of all time, Police Story was the first among many films that would catapult Jackie into international stardom.

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Welcome to the inaugural episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast. In this episode, the hosts, John and Jason, introduce themselves and talk about their history with Asian cinema, as well as their plans for their new podcast.

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Intro music: "A Good Bass for Gambling" by Komiku

Outro Music: "Bleu" by Komiku