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Heroes Shed No Tears

Monday, July 10th, 2006
It’s John Woo at his most brutal and explosive, but Woo fans beware - there was a reason this film originally stayed on the shelf for a couple of years… (more…)

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Lone Wolf and Cub

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
The groundbreaking manga that influenced generation upon generation of comic book creators and inspired the notorious ‘Baby Cart’ series that began with Shogun Assassin… (more…)

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Master of the Flying Guillotine

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
Saturday night’s all right for fightin’ as Jimmy Wang Yu plays a one-armed warrior with a problem (again!)… (more…)

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My Wife Is A Gangster

Sunday, January 21st, 2007
Some six years after it was originally released this Korean classic has finally been made available in the UK - but has it been worth the wait?… (more…)

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The Fearless Hyena / Hand Of Death

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
Hong Kong Legends launch their ‘Ultra-bit’ tag with two formative films from the career of Jackie Chan… (more…)

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Zatoichi

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
‘Beat’ Takeshi’s (Violent Cop, Battle Royale) reinvention of the popular 60s samurai b-movie character for the 21st century, the blind, gambling masseur who also happens to be a master swordsman… (more…)

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