Asia Extreme
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'.
The Eye 2 (2004)
5.7/10
Director: Danny Pang, Oxide Pang
Starring: Shu Qi, Eugenia Yuan, Jesdaporn Pholdee, Philip Kwok, Rayson Tan
Joey Cheng (Shu Qi) has terrible mood swings and a crumbling relationship. After surviving an overdose of pills she discovers she's pregnant - and the... Read more
The Ghost ( aka Dead Friends ) (2004)
7.1/10
Director: Tae-gyun Kim
Starring: Ha-Nuel Kim, Nam Sang-mi, Bin , Yi Shin
Ji-won (Kim Ha-Neul) is a bright young student with a promising future, but her past is a blank beyond a mysterious incident from some time ago. Hard... Read more
The Grudge (2002)
6.7/10
Director: Takashi Shimizu
Starring: Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Misa Uehara, Yui Ichikawa
Aka 'Ju-on'. Japanese legend has it that a man who dies in a fit of rage leaves behind a malevolent presence that nests in his home; a contaminant tha... Read more
The Isle (2001)
7/10
Director: Kim Ki-duk
Starring: Jung Suh, Kim Yoo-Seok, Park Sung-Hee
'The Isle' tells the tale of a beautiful woman living on an eerie, remote lake selling food to fisherman by day, and her body by night. When the woman... Read more
The Machine Girl (2008)
5.9/10
Director: Noboru Iguchi
Starring: Minase Yashiro, Asami , Kentaro Shimazu, Honoka , Nobuhiro Nishihara
When gangsters murder her brother, and hack off her left arm, sweet Japanese schoolgirl Ami takes matters into her own...er, hand, and gets her stump... Read more
The Princess Blade (2001)
5.8/10
Director: Shinsuke Sato
Starring: Hideaki Ito, Yumiko Shaku, Shiro Sano, Yoichi Numata, Kyusaku Shimada, Yoko Maki
Aka "Shurayuki-Hime". In a post-apocalyptic Japan that blends technology and feudalism, a young woman named Yuki, whose family are assassins, is loyal... Read more
The Protector (2005)
7.1/10
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Starring: Tony Jaa, Petchthai Wongkamlao, Bongkoj Khongmalai, Xing Jing
Martial arts prodigy Tony Jaa ('Ong Bak') returns with more jaw-dropping, gravity-defying moves, on the hunt for two stolen elephants that were intend... Read more
The Quiet Family (1998)
7.1/10
Director: Kim Jee-Woon
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Min-sik Choi, Park In-hwan, Na Mun-heui
A South Korean black comedy horror about a family who take over the running of Mt Lodge, a hotel in the suburbs. However punters aren't lining up and... 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
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