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Furie/Hai Phuong from 2022-02-20T11:00

2019 bring’s the sound and the FURIE with Lê V?n Ki?t’s desperate kidnap quest with a martial arts Mother smearing gangsters against the pavement in search of her daughter.

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The Kick (2011) from 2022-02-06T03:30

Prepare to be DAZZLED by THE KICK! 2011’s Prachya Pinkaew’s kinetic family comedy blends Korean Taekwondo tricking with fish out of water Korean family comedy set in Thailand.

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Space Battleship Yamato from 2022-01-22T13:37:26

This edtion of the AAC has the crew viewing the 2010 live adaptation of the legendary anime series Space Battleship Yamato.

With Earth ravaged by radiation due to relentless Gamillas assau...

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13 Assassins (2010) from 2022-01-09T02:25:25

The 2010 Takashi Miike remake of 13 Assassins. A group of samurai are tasked with killing the Shogun's sadistic half brother before he can attain true political power.

One of the director'...

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End of Year Extravaganza! from 2021-12-05T00:19:07

It's the Asian Action Cast's end of year special show, where all movies watched this year go head to head. There only can be one... two... three winners! Find out who also wins the Bolo Yeung Big B...

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Blood Brothers/Bloody Dynasty from 2021-11-21T05:00

Shaw Bro.’s 1973 Chang Cheh film, Blood Brothers (AKA Dynasty of Blood), brings together the charismatic David Chiang Da-Wei, the immortal legend Ti Lung and dynamic Chen Kuan-Tai as brothers of fo...

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The Pedicab Driver from 2021-11-10T16:00

Sammo Hung’s self-directed and self-starring 1989 tragi-ballad, Pedicab Driver, mixes young love and heartbreak with the biggest bone crunching Hong Kong action choreography on film. Featuring Samm...

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House/??? from 2021-10-24T09:49:06

The crew watch the 1977 cult psychedelic horror comedy House, directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi. Not a huge amount of action in this one, barring some crazy stuff pulled off by best girl Kung Fu.
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The Cat from 2021-10-09T12:11:56

The AAC crew take a trip through space and time via 1992's The Cat. One of the many "Wisely" films based on the writings of Hong Kong novelist Ni Kuang. Waise Lee stars as our hero 'Wisely' (natura...

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High Risk/Meltdown from 2021-09-26T02:48:16

Jet Li and Jackie Cheung turn up the heat in a High Risk game of cat and mouse with a devious mastermind, in a desperate move to avoid total Meltdown. Wong Jing’s 1995 blockbuster thinly veiled Die...

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The Street Fighter/Gekitotsu! Satsujin ken from 2021-09-12T01:18:35

Takuma Tsurugi - a name of infamy that strikes both fear and spontaneous arousal in whoever he touches and leaves you wanting more. In honour of the enigmatic and irrepressable Shinichi Sonny Chiba...

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Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part 2 The Beginning from 2021-08-29T01:08:23

We watch the Battousai rise become a legend of the Meji Restoration, fall in love, grow a Daikon, then fight a bunch of ninjas. The last movie in live action adaptations of Rurouni Kenshin it’s als...

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Double World from 2021-08-15T07:01:24

This 2020 Teddy Chan directed fantasy flick stars Henry Lau and Peter Ho. A hero on an epic quest, with action and drama!

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Heroes of the East from 2021-08-01T00:00

Lau Kar Leung and Gordon Liu bring you this 1978 Shaw Brothers Classic...Heroes of the East. Some couple arguments can lead to broken crockery - but this couple's arguments leads to international b...

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Cyber Ninja/Mirai Ninja from 2021-07-31T16:00

Japan's 1988 cult mega hit CYBER NINJA slashes his way into the Asian Action Cast. Not man, not machine, but all Ninja - it's what happens if Star Wars had a baby with Ninja Scroll and Power Ranger...

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Eastern Condors/Dung fong tuk ying from 2021-07-04T05:00

Sammo Hung's 1987 blockbuster vietnam war piece takes Hong Kong action to the jungles of Thailand. Starring almost every notable Yuen bro. (with only one notable exception); and, the late, great Ki...

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Death Trance from 2021-06-20T07:00

The whole crew watches the 2005 Japanese fantasy action film. The directorial debut of Yûji Shimomura, mostly known for action choreography and starring Tak Sakaguchi and the awesome hair of Kentar...

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A Hero Never Dies/Chan sam ying hung from 2021-06-06T05:00

Johnny To's 1998 triad ballad to downtrodden mob employees and the perils of having poor workers compensation entitlements. Starring a super charasmatic snakeskin wearing Sean Lau and ice cool Leon...

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Demon Slayer: Mugen Train from 2021-05-23T05:29:06

Mike, Sam and Nathan watch the biggest movie of 2020, Mugen Train for Ani-May.
Mugen Train, Directed by Haruo Sotozaki sees our young Demon Slayer Tanjiro board a train with Hashira Rengoku in...

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Peacock King/Hung cheuk wong ji from 2021-05-09T00:06:54

Overcome the forces of The Hell King in this 1989 Yuen Biao Blockbuster, the Peacock King! Featuring incredible stop motion monsters and electric martial arts with the indomitable Gordon Liu - unle...

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Wheels On Meals from 2021-04-24T13:37:03

Whacky Jackie fights the Jet! 1984's Wheels On Meals brings you one of the most iconic fight scenes in martial arts movie history.

Directed like a demon by a Jheri Curled Sammo and with pl...

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Iron Angels 2 from 2021-04-11T08:20:43

Iron Angels 2, or Angels 2, or Tian Shi Xing Dong II Zhi Huo Feng Kuang long or apparently Iron Madam 2 in some territories.

The 1988 sequel sees the Angels take down a small army in Mala...

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A Chinese Odyssey: Part Two - Cinderella from 2021-03-28T06:26:14

The follow up to Stephen Chow’s reimagining of the classic Monkey Character. Featuring the late great Ng Man Tat and directed by Jeffrey Lau.

The film follows directly after the events of...

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The Oily Maniac/You gui zi from 2021-03-14T06:35:33

The 1976 horror action classic from Shaw Brothers. Life isn't going well for Shen Yuan played by Danny Lee.

Laid low by polio at an early age and left with a disability Shen Yaun is beate...

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Hapkido/Lady Kung Fu from 2021-02-28T02:54:54

It's 1934, the second world war is looming and tensions between Korea, Japan and China at boiling point. A Hapkido master send his top 3 students (Angela Mao, Sammo Hung and buff boy Carter Wong) ...

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Ong Bak from 2021-02-14T12:16:54

Tony Jaa's 2003 adrenaline shot to the chest, Ong Bak, singlehandedly reinvigorates kinetic martial arts action films. Director Prachya Pinkaew weaves Tony Jaa's manic, bone crunching action throug...

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Meatball Machine Kodoku from 2021-01-31T04:59:24

If you haven’t heard about Yoshihiro Nishumura’s 2017 karmic splatter-fest, Meatball Machine: Kodoku - see nothing, hear nothing, know nothing and watch it. Make sure to watch it with someone who h...

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Project A Part II from 2021-01-17T03:02:34

100th Episode Special: Asian Action Cast have come full circle to bring you Project A: Part II! This is Jackie Chan in his prime delivering electric action cinema in the streets of old Hong Kong, ...

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Millionaires Express/Foo gwai lip che from 2021-01-03T03:05:54

Asian Action Cast have Shanghai’d the Millionaires Express to deliver our take on this 1986 Sammo led all-star (no Jackie!) extravaganza!

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The 2020 End of year recap from 2020-12-19T10:07:33

2020, what a year right? Lets take some time to have a laugh and a look back at the movies we watched for the AAC.

Also, the awards for the Bolo Yeung "Buff Boi" male actor, the "Amy Kwok ...

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Initial D from 2020-12-05T06:00

The 2005 live action Chinese film based on the Manga. Featuring mega star triple threat Jay Chou in his first leading role, and Anthony Wong as Bunta, his abusive dad.

There is barely an...

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Shadow Hunters 2 from 2020-11-22T03:41:13

Mike, Sam and Nathan watch Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny. Released in 1972 and starring Yujiro Ishihara and directed by Toshio Masuda.

Following the events of the first film the trio ...

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Big Bullet from 2020-11-08T03:17:05

Straight from 1996 with a bullet comes BIG BULLET, directed by Benny Chan and starring Ching Wan (Sean) Lau as Bill Chu a hard boiled police officer who is just too 90's Xtreme to do actual policew...

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The Boxer's Omen from 2020-10-25T08:56:24

Shaw Brother's 1983 schlocktacular. Starring Phillip Ko as Fei Kao.

While attempting to avenge his brother's beatdown on the ring by none other than Bolo Yeung, Fei Kao gets dragged into ...

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Hocus Pocus / Ren Xia Gui from 2020-10-11T13:48:05

Sammo produced Spooktacular, Hocus Pocus whets the appetite for greater things to come. It tries to be a comedy but overstays its welcome with a lukewarm Wei Tung playing opera troupe protagonist, ...

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Enter The Fat Dragon from 2020-09-26T16:49:54

Set to be the cameo filled, Chinese New Year blockbuster for 2020, Enter The Fat Dragon got denied by our ongoing Covid situation.

However a low box office isn't gonna deny the AAC a chan...

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The Final Test/Zui hou yi zhan from 2020-09-13T03:06:14

Hong Kong 80's Sci-Fi action? Hell yeah! We check out the 1987 murder mystery The Final Test.

Austin Wai makes his AAC debut as an undercover agent tasked with fiding out the inner working...

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Journey to China: Mystery of Iron Mask from 2020-08-30T06:22:33

A 2019 Chinese Russian collab about the trials and tribulations of a dragon cosmetologist anbd the journey of an oblivious cartographer. its CGriffic

Starring Xingtong Yao and Jason Flemy...

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Fulltime Killer/Chuen zik saat sau from 2020-08-16T03:01:43

The two top hitmen in "Asia" battle for bragging rights and the love of the same woman.

In director Johnnie To's 2001 flashy ode to Desperado via Poinrt Break (?) and Leon The Professiona...

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The Fable from 2020-08-02T06:28:04

Killer born and bred, 'The Fable' is a 2019 Manga based story of a cold blooded legendary assassin, raised to be an unrivalled killer; looking to take a break. But there is no rest for the devil an...

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The Iceman Cometh 89 from 2020-07-19T08:33:44

Yuen Biao plays Fong Sau-ching a royal guard out to save his family name and seek vengeance against his no-good bro Feng San.

Both brothers are frozen during a fight and are thawed out in ...

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Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman from 2020-07-05T09:35:53

Two legends, Jimmy Wang Yu and Shintaro Katsu cross swords in this 1971 Chinese Japanese co-production. Co-Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda and Hsu Tseng Hung.

While on a journey to a templ...

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Infra-Man/Zhong Guo Chao Ren from 2020-06-22T02:14:54

The original and the best, China's First Super-Hero! Presenting the (Super) Infra-Man! When Princess Dragon and her Mutant army rise to take over the world, only Danny Lee's incredibly good looking...

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Black Mask / Hak hap ?? from 2020-06-07T07:00

When Kato of Green Hornet meets industrial goth cyberpunk, you end up with the 1996 film Black Mask. Mysterious superhero Jet Li teams with policeman Sean 'The Rock' Lau to bring down an internatio...

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Time to Hunt / Sanyangeui sigan from 2020-05-24T07:46:10

This 2020 Korean dystopian action thriller takes the Asian Action Cast through the highs and low of a coming of age terminator film. Starring 2020 Korean Golden boy Woo-sik Choi of 'Parasite' fame,...

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The Big Boss / Tang shan da xiong from 2020-05-10T08:14:47

Bruce Lee in his first blockbuster headlining role as the unassuming Tang, watch as he enters into the seedy world of a drug smuggling operation, taking his fists of fury all the way up to the Big ...

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Chinese Odyssey: Pandora's Box/ ai yau gei:Yut gwong bou Hap from 2020-04-26T07:22:13

Part 1 of Stephen Chow's 1995 slapstick epic taken from the pages of Wu Cheng En's Journey to the west. Part hilarious, part inexplicable, this is Stephen Chow before he refined himself to be an au...

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Dragon Tiger Gate / Lung Foo Moon from 2020-04-12T09:05:32

This 2006 Wilson Yip directed Donnie Yen cream fest has everything you ever wanted. Long fringe emo hair? Check! More denim, zips and buckles than a cowboy/camping rodeo? Check! Tune in to this wee...

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Angry Ranger / Foh Bau Long Ji from 2020-03-29T03:30:31

This 1991 Ben Lam action explosion directed by Wong Lung Wei is full of high octane fight scenes, flexing pecs and tragically killed seafood.

Ease your troubles and join the Asian Action ...

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The Flying Guillotine from 2020-03-15T01:13:23

This 1975 Shaw Bro. RunMe Shaw production pulls out all the horror stops showcasing the most deadly weapon in martial arts, the Flying Guillotine! So deadly, in fact, that multiple films were made ...

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Disciples Of The 36th Chamber from 2020-03-01T05:03:35

Due to emergency we broke the glass on Disciples Of The 36th Chamber. A movie that Nathan and Christian watched a few months back.
Disciples.

The movie mainly features Hsiao Ho playi...

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By Hook Or By Crook from 2020-02-16T02:33:06

Join us as we discuss the 1980 Karl Maka directed action farce. Starring Sammo and Dean Shek. Dean is tasked by the local sheriff into capturing the legendary Flower Kid. A late of mistaken identit...

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Armor Of God 2 Operation Condor from 2020-02-02T03:52:02

Jackie Chan's 1991 globetrotting action comedy. Mostly filmed on location, Jackie plays world renowned thief and adventurer Condor (but everyone just calls him Jakie) on the hunt for Nazi gold in t...

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Aces Go Places from 2020-01-19T05:25:33

The full crew watch Eric Tsang's 1982 comedy/crime/action film. starring Samuel Hui Karm Makka and Sylvia Chang. The film is filled with slapstick and great car chases.

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Shadow from 2020-01-05T03:47:26

The crew are fooled into watching Shadow, a 2018 period melodrama directed by Yimou Zhang masquerading as an action film in the trailer.
To be fair there is one pretty good fight scene tho.

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The Butterfly Murders from 2019-12-22T01:48:46

The crew watch Tsiu Hark's 1979 feature directorial debut. The story centers on a castle in which butterflies have grown a taste for human flesh.

Part horror, part action, part intrigue. ...

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End of Year Celebration from 2019-12-07T06:00

Sam, Scott and Rachael go over the best and worst films of the year. There are also some bad impressions.

Its going up a bit early due to technical difficulties, we hope to have another p...

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The Sword of Many Loves from 2019-11-24T03:06:33

We discuss the 1993 fever dream that is The Sword of Many Loves. Directed by Poon Man-kit and staring 90's HK heartthrob Leon Lai. The movie is equal parts horny, stupid and fighty.

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Triple Threat from 2019-11-10T06:00

Tony Jaa, Tiger Hu Chen and Iko Uwais are up against Scott Adkins, Michael Jai White and Michael Bisping. In a deadly cat and mouse game of revenge. Its a three on three action movie extravaganza.

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Rigor Mortis from 2019-10-26T02:18:56

It's time once again to spook it up, Halloween style, with 2013's Juno Mak Jiangshi creepfest "Rigor Mortis".

Chin Siu-Ho plays.....himself (!) as a down on his luck actor looking to end i...

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Shadow Hunters from 2019-10-13T10:22:01

Mike, Sam and Nathan discuss Shadow Hunters, a 1972 Toei production directed by Toshio Masuda.

Yûjirô Ishihara, Ryôhei Uchida and Mikio Narita play a trio of wandering ronin who hunt down...

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Legendary Weapons of China from 2019-09-29T12:27:19

The Shaw Bros 1982 classic.

Set during the boxer rebellion, Spiritual boxers are trying to attain a form which will make them impervious to western weapons. But one master knows its futil...

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Terra Formars from 2019-09-14T15:47:52

Another day, another Takashi Miike live action adaptation of a cult manga series. This time on the AAC we "get out arse's to mars!" and check out the 2016 flick Terra Formars.

In the year ...

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Iceman The Time Traveller from 2019-09-01T08:21:39

The 2018 sequel to Iceman, the film from 2014 starring Donnie Yen and more 3d effects than necessary. Donnie plays Ho Ying, an imperial guard is frozen and thawed out in modern times. Apparently pe...

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Doberman Cop from 2019-08-18T05:52:22

Kano, played by Sonny Chiba, is an small town Okinawan cop in Tokyo looking into the murder of a girl from his home town. When the local cops just go through the motions, Kano takes it on himself t...

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Revenger from 2019-08-03T18:33:45

Revenge is a dish best served cold and Bruce Khan is ice cold in 2018's Revenger.

In a future hellscape, 12 Asian countries agree to send all their worst criminals to the AP-101 prison isl...

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Zu Warriors From The Magic Mountain from 2019-07-21T06:42:05

Mike and Sam delve into the 1983 wuxia classic. Directed by Tsui Hark and starring Yuen Baio as Ti Ming Qi a soldier that finds himself embroiled in supernatural circumstances after fleeing a battle.

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Kung Fu Zombie from 2019-07-07T12:01:43

Due to an issue we couldn't work out with our gear we couldn't put up the movie we had planned (we are legends).

So the time has come, we are breaking the glass on Kung Fu Zombie, a supern...

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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I from 2019-06-22T17:45

Legendary Takeshi Miike brings us the live action adaptation of the legendary, cult manga Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.

Koichi (Ryunosuke Kamiki) is the new kid in the town of Morioh. After a ...

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My Lucky Stars from 2019-06-09T13:53:55

We put on our nostalgia glasses and take a look at 1985 action/comedy My Lucky Stars (starring JACKIE CHAN).

Muscles (JACKIE CHAN) is a Hong Kong cop who enlists the help of his childhood...

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The Avenging Eagle from 2019-05-12T07:04:39

Mike and Nathan talk about 1978's The Avenging Eagle. A Shaw Brother's film starring Ti Lung and Alexander Fu.

Ti Lung plays Chik Ming-Sing a man supposedly on the run and Alexander Fu pl...

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Princess And The Seven Kung Fu Masters from 2019-04-29T13:28:54

An all star cast comes together in Wong Jings 2013 tale of one village vs The World.

The quirky residents of the "Lucky Star" village live in peace, bandits don't dare attack, they're just...

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Roaring Fire from 2019-04-27T17:45

On this edition of the AAC, we take a look at the 1981 film ROARING FIRE (aka Hoero! Tekken).

After his father passes away and reveals the true nature of his upbrining, Texas cowboy Joji (...

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Bonus Episode - Lupin III Blood Spray Of Goemon Ishikawa from 2019-04-21T15:33:26

We have re-uploaded this episode in the aftermath of the sad news of Kato Kazuhiko's passing.

The Blood flows and limbs fly when Goemon, Lupin's friend, seeks honour bound vengeance for th...

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Encounters Of The Spooky Kind from 2019-04-13T17:30

Vampires! Voodoo! Spirits! Lasers? This edition of the AAC takes a look at the 1980 Sammo Hung vehicle Encounters Of The Spooky Kind.

Directed by and starring Sammo as Courageous Cheung: a...

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Five Element Ninjas from 2019-03-30T16:00

Ninjitsu vs Kung Fu! The Shaw Brothers 1982 Five Element Ninjas is chock-a-block full of fists, flips, swords and one of the more wince inducing injuries we've seen for a while.

Starring ...

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Police Story 2 from 2019-03-17T09:15:18

Jackie Chan reprises his role as Chan Ka Kui, Hong Kong's most irrepressible cop. After getting busted down for his actions in the first police story Chan Ka Kui finds his particular set of super c...

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Return of the God of Gamblers from 2019-03-03T03:35:15

Jing Wong and Chow Yun Fat make their glorious return to the AAC in this 1994 action comedy.

Ko Chun (Chow) is out to settle the score with Chao Siu Chi (Wu) after the brutal murder of his...

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Iron Monkey from 2019-02-16T16:00

Asian Action cast favourite Donnie Yen stars/hogs the limelight in the 1993 story of Chinese folk hero Wong Kei-ying and his son Wong Fei-hung (wushu athlete and real life bad arse cop! Angie Tsang...

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Yes, Madam from 2019-02-02T16:00

Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock team up in the 1985 genre defining 'Girls With Guns' classic Yes, Madam.

Directed by Corey Yuen and with cameos and stunts galore Yes, Madam gives the AA...

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The Night Comes for Us from 2019-01-20T07:29:05

The terrific trio ponder the Indonesian 2018 brawler The Night Comes For Us. Starring Joe Taslim and Iko Uwais, the one-two punch from The Raid, and a lot of blood.

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Come Drink With Me from 2019-01-05T16:30

The Asian Action Cast rings in 2019 by going back to 1966 with the Shaw Brothers classic 'Come Drink With Me'.

Cheng Pei-Pei is the elusive and feared 'Golden Swallow' out for revenge agai...

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2018 Celebration - A look back at the movies of 2018 from 2018-12-22T18:45

We take a look back at the films we watched in 2018! What made us laugh, cry, and strengthen a continuing grudge against a well known actor? Plus an informal poll on the most fit, craziest stunts a...

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Kaiju Mono from 2018-12-08T22:30

The Asian Action Cast dip their toes into the waters of Japanese monster movies (Kaiju). Japan is threatened by the giant 'Mono' and it's only saviour is the experimental 'Settup X', but who will b...

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Golden Job from 2018-11-24T19:00

Sam, Mike and Rachael discuss this year's Young and Dangerous reunion, aka the Olden Job. The Aging Actioncast is not responsible for any bad puns. There are some cameos in the film that got us exc...

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Bleach: The Soul Reaper Agent Arc from 2018-11-10T17:24

Sam, Mike and Christian take a look at the 2018 live action adaptation of the smash anime/manga/everything else franchise 'Bleach'. Produced by Warner Brothers and directed by Shinsuke Sato, does t...

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Train To Busan from 2018-10-28T07:00:14

On this edition of the Asian Action Cast we check out the South Korean juggernaut that was 2016's "Train To Busan". Does it rely on common tropes or does director Yeon Sang-ho bring something new t...

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Mr. Vampire from 2018-10-14T02:47:03

On this Halloween episode of the Asian Action cast we look at the 1985 classic Mr. Vampire. Featuring hopping vampires, ghosts, mystical powers, swords and flips we've got your halloween sorted. Listen

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Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon from 2018-09-30T04:56:07

Sonny Chiba is back playing the assassin Golgo 13. Man of mystery and awesome sniper shots. Sent by a syndicate to kill their man in Hong Kong who's gone rogue.

This ones a pretty small g...

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Bleeding Steel from 2018-09-16T06:16:30

We watch the 2017 Jackie Chan sci-fi action vehicle. Its filled with wannabe sith lords, Daft Punk and the Sydney Opera House.

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Attack On Titan Part One from 2018-09-02T08:08:37

We watched the live action film based on the hit manga by Hajime Isayama.

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Heroes Shed No Tears from 2018-08-19T02:21:43

Directed by the master, John Woo and starring Eddy Ko.

A group of Chinese mercenaries are tasked with capturing a drug lord and getting him out of the golden triangle.

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Delinquent Girlboss: Worthless To Confess from 2018-08-05T08:05:56

A group of Juvenile delinquents have a rough go of it after getting released from reform school and going their separate ways. Eventually they all end up together again and end up throwing down wit...

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The Inspector Wears Skirts from 2018-07-22T03:15:03

If you combined Police Academy, Stripes and My Lucky Stars you would probably get something very similar to 1988's action/comedy The Inspector Wears Skirts (aka Top Squad/Tyrant Flower).

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Duel To The Death from 2018-07-08T05:18:02

Every ten years two sword masters, one from China, one from Japan fight, for honour in a duel to the death. However this time the Japanese hide a hidden agenda....and ninjas.

Starring Dami...

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The Villainess from 2018-06-24T12:52:15

The 2017 action melodrama from South Korea. Directed by Byung-gil Jung and starring Kim Ok-vin.

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Tiger On Beat from 2018-06-10T13:01:05

The HK 80's are in full effect in this '88 buddy cop comedy action film.

Chow Yun Fat and Conan Lee work together to bring a drug smuggling operation/new wave band down.

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Lupin the Third: The Blood Spray of Goemon Ishikawa from 2018-05-27T08:59:36

The Blood flows and limbs fly when Goemon, Lupin's friend, seeks honour bound vengeance for the death of his Yakuza boss.

This final episode of AniMAY for 2017 features Sam, Mike, Nathan ...

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Fist Of The North Star from 2018-05-13T05:35:27

The crew talk about the 1986 animated film adaptation of the manga. There is a lot of head exploding, size changing, post apocalyptic musclebound fun.

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Above The Law/Righting Wrongs from 2018-04-28T16:34:28

Legendary cult martial arts master Cynthia Rothrock makes her AAC debut in Corey Yuen's 1986 'detective drama'.

Rothrock and Yuen Biao are two cops that have been pushed to the brink by c...

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Full Contact from 2018-04-15T05:24:14

Sam, Mike, Scott and Rachel watch Full Contact a 1992 Chow Yun Fat flick directed by Ringo Lam.

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Iceman from 2018-04-01T08:59:52

We found an old podcast we did back in February.

Iceman starring Donnie Yen. The movie is a remake/retelling of The Ice Man Cometh, we believe. We didn't enjoy it that much. We hope our p...

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Iron Angels from 2018-03-18T01:28:06

This edition of the Asian Action Cast takes a look at the 1987 "girls with guns" roller coaster that is Iron Angels (aka Fighting Madam /Angel Plan/Angels). Part Charlies Angels, part James Bond an...

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Tokyo Tribe from 2018-03-04T10:49:53

An epic Asian rap battle goes down in a Neo Tokyo between some dudes who hang out at Denny's and some crazy underground gangsters.

Its like a modern Japanese West Side Story up in here. W...

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Kung Fu Jungle from 2018-02-18T03:31:21

Can Donnie Yen fight off a crazed kung fu serial killer, reunite with his love interest and save his master's martial arts school? all while evading the cops because he is on the lamb? Is he in cah...

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Wolfguy from 2018-02-04T04:47:33

A Japanese 1975 cult favourite, its filled with 70's action, body horror and noir elements. Starring our man Sonny Chiba, directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi.

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Holy Flame Of The Martial World from 2018-01-21T13:08:32

Another crazy fantasy epic. Lots flying and lasers in this Shaw Brothers 80s masterpiece.

Lu Chun-Ku Brings the fire!

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2017 Celebration from 2018-01-07T04:53:58

In this episode we celebrate the end of 2017 and the movies that got us through.

We also discuss Tiger Cops, an Australian short TV/web series that pays homage to HK action movies of the 8...

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Drunken Monkey from 2017-12-24T02:43:54

Cowboys! Drugs! Corruption! And a new way to drink alcohol? The final directorial effort from the legendary Lau Kar-leung blends some impressive wirework-fu with some slightly cheesy 2003 era comed...

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City Hunter from 2017-12-10T09:24:04

Wong Jing directs this 1993 action comedy Jackie Chan vehicle and hits it out of the park with another Street Fighter 2 rip off.
Ever wanted to see Jackie Chan dressed like Chun Li? This is yo...

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Chocolate from 2017-11-27T02:52:30

No not the Johnny Depp romance from 2000 but the action film from Thailand. Directed by Prachya Pinkaew, of Ong Bak fame and starring JeeJa Yanin.

Tells the heartwarming story of kid just...

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Shogun's Shadow from 2017-11-12T05:31:14

Goddamn its a samurai dirty dozen, how many of these films are there?

This one is very macho and 80's, not much pathos here, amazing fights, sublime rock, possible harm to animals and so m...

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Vampire Cleanup Dept from 2017-10-31T12:22:08

The first AAC Halloween spectacular. Vampire Cleanup Crew is the beautiful story about an adorkable boy and the cute hopping vampire he seems to be into.

It also has the Richard Ng seal ...

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Ninja Wars from 2017-10-15T08:46:49

Sam and Nathan talk about Ninja Wars, an early 80's Japanese samurai ninja fantasy, mostly starring Sonny Chiba's eyebrows.

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Dragon Lord from 2017-10-01T09:27:28

Jackie Chan plays an rich idle youth who's really into sports that don't exist, or something.

Nathan was pretty sick during this, so he apologises for any gross sounds you hear.

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The Battle Wizard Mono from 2017-10-01T05:46:36

The Battle Wizard is a Shaw Brothers 70's martial arts fantasy with lasers a carb man and a gorilla.

I had to re upload this as it came to my attention that it was coming through on two c...

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Yakuza Apocalypse from 2017-09-17T05:12:12

Christian, Scott, Mike and Nathan talk about Takashi Miike's horror organized crime satire.

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Fong Sai Yuk 2 from 2017-09-03T11:57:04

Corey Yuen's comedy action gem from 93. Some great comedy and fantastic wire-fu. Its a pretty full house tonight.

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Blue Spring from 2017-08-25T09:02:16

A group of Japanese high school delinquents have a falling out. It's pretty Emo.
Ryuhei Matsuda is in it, that's kind of cool.

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The Battle Wizard from 2017-08-07T11:51:28

70's High Asian Fantasy. With Kung Fu laser techniques, a fight with a gorilla and a snake. Oh and Robot chicken legs.

Presented by Sam Mike and Nathan

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Zatoichi 03 from 2017-07-23T12:57:20

Beat Takeshi's take on the blind swordsman/masseur.

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Future Cops from 2017-07-09T14:24:52

Off brand Street fighter 2 action.

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Shogun Assassin from 2017-06-25T17:52:25

If it's good enough for the RZA its good enough for us.

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The Buddhist Fist from 2017-06-11T08:21:28

Yuen Woo Ping's breakout hit?

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Magnificent Butcher from 2017-05-28T12:51:33

Sammo plays a guy just trying to do the right thing but he keeps getting caught up in circumstances beyond his control. This movie has everything, laughter, tears, weird murders that shift the tone...

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Kung Fu Cult Master from 2017-05-14T10:56:40

Jet Li, Magic Kung Fu Stances, Sammo, and a plot that doesn't actually end.

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Project A from 2017-04-25T12:59:17

The Asian Action Cast crew watch and discuss one of Jackie's finest films to kick the podcast off.

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