Ant Gates and  Phillip O'Connor join us for an appropriately monster-sized discussion to celebrate the Arrow Video release of Gamera: The Complete Collection. We take in the history of Kaiju, while considering the important questions. Like what does Mothra drink? And exactly what is the deal with Godzilla's son? Stephen Palmer tells us more about the original hero in a half shell, and Helen McCarthy, author of many of our favourite books on anime, tells us How she got into easternFlicks. 
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00:00:31 - Episode introduction 00:02:35 - The origins of Kaiju00:22:27 - Stephen on Gamera00:29:47 - Godzilla's enduring popularity00:42:58 - Just what is it with Godzilla's son?00:47:35 - So who's number 2?00:56:30 - Non-Japanese Kaiju01:04:41 - Helen McCarthy: How I got into easternFlicks01:06:06 - What next for Kaiju films?01:31:55 - What would they drink?01:36:15 - Outro

This episode Phillip O'Connor joins us for a discussion about acclaimed coming-of-age drama House Of Hummingbird, while Roxy Simmons talks to the film's writer/director Kim Bora. We've got some picks from Prime, Netflix and more, and the first of our Udine Far East Film Festival Campus correspondents. Meanwhile, listen all the way through for a very special offer from our friends at Terracotta.
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00:00:32 - Episode introduction 00:01:46 - House Of Hummingbird discussion00:28:16 - Kim Bora Interview01:14:22 - Udine FEFF correspondent: Adora Tan01:17:40 - easternKicks Picks: Double World, A Chinese Ghost Story trilogy and Labyrinth Of Cinema01:24:13 - A special offer from Terracotta Distribution!01:24:36 - Outro

In another special edition, we put the spotlight on classic martial arts film Wu Xia (aka Dragon), starring Donnie Yen, with an exclusive interview with the film's director Peter Chan. We also look at new release Enter The Fat Dragon and some discoveries on Prime Video.  
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00:00:32 - Episode introduction 00:01:29 - Wu Xia introduction00:10:25 - Peter Chan on how the film came about00:25:33 - Peter Chan discusses getting the best out of action stars00:33:43 - Peter Chan on casting Jimmy Wang Yu00:41:25 - Peter Chan on Jake Pollack's cinematography00:48:25 - Wu Xia vs Dragon: the international cut00:56:50 - easternKicks Picks: Enter The Fat Dragon (On digital and Blu-ray from Well Go USA)01:04:59 - easternKicks Picks: Prey, The Spy Gone North and Savage (On Prime Video)  

This episode we profile actor Bae Doona, focusing on career highlights with exclusive audio from an interview with the actor herself. Meanwhile film critic, producer and KoBiz English editor Pierce Conran tells us How he got into easternFlicks!This episode's timecodes
00:32 - Introduction 02:20 - Beginnings02:57 - The Ring Virus05:27 - Barking Dogs Never Bite07:05 - Take Care Of My Cat09:34 - Sympathy For Mr Vengence11:30 - Tube 14:01 - Bae on her quirkier roles14:38 - Linda Linda Linda15:43 - Air Doll17:44 - Bae on taking roles outside of Korea 19:04 - The Host19:27 - Bae on the popularity of The Host21:19 - Bae on Bong Joon-ho23:05 - As One 24:39 - Bae on training for Sense825:34 - Cloud Atlas29:18 - Bae on working with the Wachowskis31:27 - Jupiter Ascending and Sense8 36:49 - A Girl At My Door42:20 - The Tunnel43:32 - Kingdom47:10 - The Drug King 51:14 - Pierce Conran: How I got into easternFlicks55:50 - easternKicks Picks: Massage Detective Joe and The Forest of Love: Deep Cut

In this bumper edition episode, writer, curator and filmmaker Jasper Sharp joins James and Andrew to select some highlights from the BFI's Japan 2020 season. A celebration of over 100 years of Japanese Cinema, including titles from Third Window Film and Arrow Video. While in a very connected way, our very own Kaj van Zoelen tells us How he got into easternFlicks!
BFI's Japan 2020 is currently available on BFI Player and continues throughout the year. 
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00:00:32 - Introduction Jasper's choices:00:03:29 - 1) Rashomon (Kurosawa, 1950)00:17:24 - 2) Good Morning (Ozu 1959)00:30:59 - Kaj van Zoelen: How I got into easternFlicks00:34:27 - 3) Hana-bi (Kitano, 1997)00:47:40 - Wildcard – Black Rain (Imamura, 1989)James's choices:00:51.33 - 1) The Woodsman and the Rain (Okita, 2011)01:00.28 - 2) Audition (Miike, 1999)01:09:25 - 3) Pulse (Kurosawa, 2001)01:17:01 - Wildcard – Sion Sono, various01:17:51 - Wildcard – House (Obayashi, 1977)01:23:07 - Outro

With the UK and many parts of the world under lockdown, or just coming out of it, this episode we take a look at South Korean films you can watch for free, or at least 'free-ish', following on from the phenomenal popularity of Parasite. Hangul Celluloid's Paul Quinn joins us to give recommendations from the Korean Film Archive's YouTube channel, while our very own Roxy scours the depths of Netflix, Amazon Prime and finds some gems, despite the bizarre search results! 
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00:32 - Introduction Paul's choices:03:08 - 1) The Housemaid (1960)11:26 - 2) Mulberry (1986)16:37 - 3) Seopyeonje (1993)22.05 - If it says it's Korean on Prime, what are the chances...?Roxy's choices:27.04 - 1) A Girl at My Door (2014)35.56 - 2) Battleship Island (2017)47.15 - 3) The Mimic (2017)57.08 - James' pick from Netflix: Time To Hunt (2020)

We continue with the second of our two-part celebration of Hong Kong comedy, as Andrew, James and Stephen bring the chat right up to date. Maja picks her favourite as well, while Podcast On Fire's Kenneth Brorsson tells us How he got into easternFlicks!
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00:32 - Introduction 01:00 - Her Fatal Ways09:15 - Maja Korbecka's favourite HK comedy13:26 - The Ghost Snatchers and Mr Vampire22:23 - Gallants29:44 - Vulgaria40:59 - Men On The Dragon43.37 - Kenneth Brorsson: How I got into easternFlicks

We thought we could all do with a laugh right now, so in a two-part special we celebrate Hong Kong comedy! Stephen joins James and Andrew once again to pick out some of our favourites over the years, from Stephen Chow's mo lei tau, to the spooky and martial art comedies. Podcast On Fire's Kenneth Brorsson picks out one of his favourite scenes, while our own Lu Yin tells us How she got into easternFlicks!
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00:32 - Introduction 03:07 - The House of 72 Tenants10:04 - The Private Eyes16:48 - Twinkle Twinkle Little Star23.55 - Tricky Brains (and Stephen Chow)31.00 - Kenneth Brorsson's favourite HK comedy44.50 - Wai Lu Yin: How I got into easternFlicks

In another standalone special from Maja and Kaj, they report back on Amsterdam's CinemAsia Film Festival. No one knew it at the time, but it was one of the last festivals to go ahead for what might be a while. How things have changed in a month. They discuss Lee Sang-geun’s fun blockbuster Exit, Diao Yinan's The Wild Goose Lake, Arden Roz Condez's John Denver Trending and Lou Ye's latest Saturday Fiction.This episode's timecodes
00:32.250 - Introduction to CinemAsia Film Festival and Exit14:28.500 - The Wild Goose Lake24:03.250 - John Denver Trending29:02.500 - Saturday Fiction 

This episode we move away from timely releases to focus on one of James' favourite film series of all time: the notorious Guinea Pig video series from Japan! We also pick out Park Hoon-jung's The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion and the second season of Kingdom for you to binge-watch, while Hangul Celluloid's Paul Quinn tells us How he got into easternFlicks.This episode's timecodes
00:11.500 - Introduction and the Guinea Pig films39:37.000 - Paul Quinn: How I got into easternFlicks41:52.700 - easternKicks Picks: The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion and Kingdom (Season 2)