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'.
Dark Water (2002)
6.7/10
Director: Hideo Nakata
Starring: Hitomi Kuroki, Rio Kanno
Yoshimi Matsubara (Hitomi Kuroki) is about to reach a divorce agreement with her husband concerning the custody of their daughter Ikuko. In order to s... Read more
Tokyo Gore Police (2008)
6/10
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura
Starring: Eihi Shiina, Itsuji Itao, Yukihide Benny, Jiji Bu, Keisuke Horibe, Ikuko Sawada,...
"Possibly the goriest, craziest, most eye-blowing, chunk-spewing, head-exploding sci-fi movie of all time". So said the New York Post after watching t... Read more
The Wayward Cloud (2004)
6.6/10
Director: Tsai Ming-Liang
Starring: Kuei-Mei Yang, Chen Shiang-Chyi, Lu Yi-Ching
Intoxicating, daring, and beautifully photographed, Ming-liang Tsai's latest effort is indeed one naughty adventure of a film offering plenty of food... Read more
Battle Royale ( Blu-ray ) (2000)
7.7/10
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Masanobu Ando, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto, Kou S...
At the dawn of the new millennium, Japan is in a state of near-collapse. Unemployment is at an all-time high, and violence amongst the nation's youth... Read more
Marebito (2004)
6.1/10
Director: Takashi Shimizu
Starring: Shinya Tsukamoto, Tomomi Miyashita, Kazuhiro Nakahara, Miho Ninagawa, Shun Sugat...
A cameraman captures a suicide on tape and becomes obsessed with what the man saw just before his death. This leads him on a harrowing journey throug... Read more
Lone Wolf and Cub 2: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
Director: Kenji Misumi
Starring: Tomisaburo Wakayama
The Yagyu clan has murdered Ogami Itto's wife, and had him stripped of his position of Official Shogunate Second. Now Ogami Itto and his son Daigoro w... Read more
Hanzo the Razor 2 - The Snare (1973)
Director: Yasuhiro Matsumura
Starring: Shintaro Katsu
Based on the manga of Kazuo Koike, this is the second part in the Hanzo trilogy as our dubious and well-endowed hero gets on the wrong side of a bunch... Read more
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
Lone Wolf and Cub 3: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
Director: Kenji Misumi
Starring: Tomisaburo Wakayama
"Child and Expertise For Rent" reads the sign on the crude baby cart that Ogami Itto pushes, carrying his infant son, Daigoro, as they wander the Japa... Read more
Lone Wolf and Cub 4: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)
Director: Buiichi Saito
Starring: Tomisaburo Wakayama
His services cost 500 pieces of gold. Once he agrees to take an assignment, he never fails. But now Ogami Itto faces his greatest challenge yet - he h... Read more