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Episode #47 – Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Japan On Film is back with a new season! Perry is joined by new guest Dan to discuss Takashi Miike's adaptation of the Yakuza video game.
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Episode #46 – Zatôichi (座頭市)
In the final episode of season 6, we watch 2003's Zatoichi, Takeshi Kitano's reinvention of the classic blind samurai. Perry is joined by Frank Schildiner, the perfect guest for this episode because not only is he a martial artist, but also the author of an upcoming book examining the Zatoichi series of films.
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Episode #38 – Ghost in the Shell (攻殻機動隊)
Graduate student Emma, who just completed her thesis on the Ghost in the Shell series, joins the show to discuss the groundbreaking anime film! They discuss the importance of the movie and go in-depth into some of the philosophy behind the movie.
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Episode #37 – Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (セーラー服と機関銃)
Patrick, a professor of Japanese cinema, joins Perry in this episode to discuss the 1981 cult classic, Sailor Suit and Machine Gun! Learn more about this intriguing film that offers some pretty unique social critiques of Japanese society.
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Episode #34 – Electric Dragon 80,000V
I’m joined in the latest episode by Adam of the Asian Movie Pulse website and we talk about Sogo Ishii’s short film, Electric Dragon 80,000V!
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Episode #30 – Karate-Robo Zaborgar (電人ザボーガー)
Perry welcomes back returning guest Aaron Shelton of the Kame House Party and Thinking Too Much About Anime podcasts. In this episode, they discuss Karate-Robo Zaborgar. A remake of a short-lived 70s tokusatsu series, director Noboru Iguchi not only pays homage to the tokusatsu genre, but also puts some of his own trademarked weirdness on display.
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Episode #24 – 13 Assassins (十三人の刺客)
Takashi Miike’s 2010 remake of Eichi Kudo’s 13 Assassins was a worldwide hit and featured some of Japan’s finest young actors. Bob Serrano of The Aging Hipster Podcast joins me this episode to discuss some of the parallels with Japanese society and war, as well as to figure out just what the hell Koyata was.
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Episode #20 – Battle Royale (バトル・ロワイヤル)
Perry spotlights Kinji Fukasaku's iconic thriller, Battle Royale, and explains why it's quite possibly the greatest Japanese film ever made!
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Episode #18 – Bloody Chainsaw Girl (血まみれスケバンチェーンソー)
Giko is just your average delinquent schoolgirl who cuts class to smoke, carries a chainsaw, and has an army of trendy poser mutant cyborgs on her trail. Wait…what?! Get ready to enter the world of Japanese grindhouse!
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Episode #17 – Lady Snowblood (修羅雪姫)
Yuki was born with only one purpose—to avenge her mother. After spending her entire life training, she’s now ready to pursue her mission. Dive into the gore-soaked world of the 1973 cult classic, Lady Snowblood!
