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For the uninitiated, the most ground-breaking, unpredictable and inventive films are being made in the Far East. Alice opens Pandora's Box unleashing an astonishing world of cinema from Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong and Japan; introducing cinema-watchers to the stylish and often violent world of Miike Takashi, Hideo Nakata, Takeshi 'Beat' Kitano and the Pang Brothers amongst others. While films such as 'Battle Royale', 'Ring', 'The Eye', 'Dark Water' and 'Audition' continue to satisfy the ever increasing hunger for astounding cinematic style and outrageous shock moments, Alice is committed to the development of the most exciting and unique of all contemporary genres. Stay tuned... Right: The hills are alive with the sound of screaming in Miike Takashi's 'The Happiness of the Katakuris'.

Headshot (2016)

6.3/10
Director: Timo Tjahjanto, Kimo Stamboel
Starring: Julie Estelle, Chelsea Islan, Iko Uwais, Sunny Pang

The indomitable Iko Uwais ('The Raid') stars in this fast and furious actioner as an amnesiac whose mysterious past as a killing machine comes to the... Read more

Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)

5.5/10
Director: Takashi Miike
Starring: Hayato Ichihara, Yayan Ruhian

From acclaimed cult director Takashi Miike (13 Assassins, Ichi The Killer, Audition). In the ruthless underground world of the yakuza, no one is more... Read more

The Raid 2 (2014)

8/10
Director: Gareth Evans
Starring: Kazuki Kitamura, Kenichi Endo, Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusade...

A.k.a. "The Raid 2: Berandal". Kicking off straight after the end of The Raid 1.0, part two sees battered-and-bruised cop Rama (Iko Uwais) made keen... Read more

Vulgaria (2012)

6.3/10
Director: Ho-Cheung Pang
Starring: Chapman To, Ronald Cheng, Dada Chan

To Wai-cheung (Chapman To), a long-time film producer, has yet to produce anything resembling a hit. Beset by financial troubles, he agrees to recreat... Read more

Smuggler (2011)

6.4/10
Director: Katsuhito Ishii
Starring: Masatoshi Nagase, Masanobu Ando, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Hikari Mit...

Down on his luck actor Kinuta (Satoshi Tsumabuki) is gambling himself into debt when the mobster casino owners make an offer he can't refuse: become a... Read more

The Raid (2011)

7.6/10
Director: Gareth Evans
Starring: Donny Alamsyah, Tegar Satrya, Pierre Gruno, Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Ray Sahetap...

A.k.a. "The Raid: Redemption". Innovative martial arts action marks this Indonesian thriller about a young SWAT recruit (Iko Uwais) fighting to stay a... Read more

Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010)

7.4/10
Director: Mark Hartley
Starring: R Lee Ermey, Sid Haig, Judy Brown, Margaret Markov, Roger Corman, Joe Dante, Joh...

With real jungle locales, no pesky unions or safety rules, and a dictator's army on call, the Philippines became a hot spot for American and local low... Read more

Bedevilled (2010)

7.3/10
Director: Cheol-soo Jang
Starring: Sung-won Ji, Young-hee Seo

Beautiful Hae-won needs to get away from it all and finds herself drawn to Moo Island, a place where she once spent an idyllic childhood holiday. On a... Read more

Mutant Girls Squad (2010)

5.8/10
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura, Noboru Iguchi, Tak Sakaguchi
Starring: Naoto Takenaka, Yumi Sugimoto, Yuko Takayama, Suzuka Morita

Rin is a seemingly normal Japanese high school girl, but on her sixteenth birthday, everything in her life changes. After witnessing her mother's face... Read more

Robogeisha (2009)

5.3/10
Director: Noboru Iguchi
Starring: Aya Kiguchi, Takumi Saito, Hitomi Hasebe

Yoshie is the beautiful younger sister to the geisha Kikuyakko. Together, they are recruited by the handsome Hikaru to help overthrow the corrupt Japa... Read more