Episode 58 - Spotlight on Mongolian Cinema
This week Andy and James take a look at Mongolian cinema. With If Only I Could Hibernate in UK cinemas, Andy chat's to the director Zoljarga...
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A regular magazine programme about East Asian film, with the latest news, reviews and interviews
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20 of 60 episodesEpisode 57 - ek Picks for March 2024
James and Andy are back with another look at the latest releases on streamers and in cinemas for March. This episode’s handy timecodes 00:00...
Episode 56 - ek Picks for February 2024
James and Andy are back with another look at the latest releases on streamers and in cinemas for February. This episode’s handy timecodes 00...
Episode 55 - easternKicks Picks for January 2024
James and Andy ring in the New Year with another look at the latest releases on streamers and in cinemas for this month. This episode’s hand...
Episode 54 - easternKicks Picks for December
James and Andy curate a selection of new and recent releases from streaming platforms, cinema and more. This episode’s handy timecodes 00:19...
Episode 53 - easternKicks Picks for November
In the first of a new format, James and Andy curate a selection of new and recent releases from streaming platforms, cinema and festivals. P...
Episode 52 - Halloween Special: Visible Secret
James and Andy look back on Ann Hui 's unsung ghost comedy Visible Secret , newly released by Radiance Films and screening in London , as we...
Episode 51 - A Tokyo Melody: Remembering Ryuichi Sakamoto
This episode Colette Balmain joins James and Andy to chat about Tokyo Melody , a 1985 documentary that recently resurfaced at Japan Cuts 202...
Episode 50 - Focus Hong Kong, Summer 2023
This episode James and Andy introduce the lineup for two summer events for new-ish UK festival Focus Hong Kong, curated by some rather famil...
Episode 49 - Mikhail Red interview / Deleter
Andy chats to Filipino filmmaker Mikhail Red while at Udine Far East Film Festival, while James and Andy take a trip through highlights of h...
Episode 48 - Mark Dacascos interview / Brotherhood of the Wolf
This episode Andy and James are joined by Yonah Sichrovsky to chat about Brotherhood of the Wolf, returning to home media in a new 4K restor...
Episode 47 - Calamity of Snakes special
Oh, the Calamity! The Calamity of Snakes ! Andy and James discuss the controversial exploitation flick, released by Unearthed Films in a glo...
Episode 46 - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom special
This episode Kay Hoddy chats to the director of 2022 Oscar nominated Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom , Pawo Choyning Dorji . Meanwhile, James...
Episode 45: The Horror of Junji Ito
With the new series Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre debuting on Netflix, James and Andy are joined by self-confessed Ito fan...
Episode 44: the End of Year Show 2022
It's time for the End of Year Show! James and Andy look back on 2022, the highs and lows. Did anything change for Asian film? What were the...
Episode 43: Infernal Affairs 20th Anniversary Special
To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of its original release, Stephen Palmer joins Andy and James to discuss the Infernal Affairs Trilogy starr...
Episode 42: London Film Festival roundup
James and Andy take a look at Asian films screening at the 66th BFI London Film Festival 2022, and Andy chats to the director of Liquor Stor...
Episode 41: Happy Anniversary, Squid Game?
On the first anniversary of the show debuting on Netflix and with a big win at the Emmys, we look back at the impact of Squid Game and ask w...
Episode 40: Making Waves
James and Andy chat exclusively about Focus Hong Kong 's Making Waves , a Hong Kong screening programme coming to London from 8 to 10 July....
Episode 39 - The Sadness special
To celebrate the global release of gruesome horror The Sadness on Shudder, James and Andy chat through the film, with an exclusive interview...