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'.
Bangkok Dangerous (2000)
6.6/10
Director: Danny Pang, Oxide Pang
Starring: Pavarit Mongkolpisit, Premsinee Ratanasopha
Kong, a professional killer, has been mute since childhood. He plies the city's bitterest streets, with silence his only response to the killings and... Read more
Abnormal Beauty (2004)
Director: Oxide Pang
Starring: Anson Leung, Race Wong, Rosanne Wong
The Pang Brothers cast sisters from Hong Kong rock group 2Rs as lesbian lovers in this their latest mood horror. Photographer Jin is dissatisfied wit... Read more
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard (1996)
Director: Shimako Sato
Starring: Kimika Yoshino, Wataru Shihodo, Chieko Shiratori, Akira Otani, Eisei Amamoto, Ak...
In this prequel to the first film an evil spirit has massacred a village of witches and wizards in ancient Japan. Skip to present day and an archaeol... Read more
3 Extremes 2 (2002)
Director: Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Kim Jee-Woon, Nonzee Nimibutr
Starring: Hye-su Kim, Bo-seok Jeong, Suwinit Panjamawat, Leon Lai, Eric Tsang, Eugenia Yua...
Another collection of three chilling shorts from innovative Asian directors. From Korea Ji-woon Kim's, 'Memories' is about a woman (Hye-su Kim) who w... Read more
The Sniper (2009)
5.6/10
Director: Dante Lam
Starring: Richie Ren, Edison Chen, Bowie Lam, Kai Chi Liu, Xiaoming Huang
Testosterone-soaked thriller from Hong Kong's Dante Lam, starring Edison Chen as a hot-headed cop recruited for an elite sniper team who find themselv... Read more
Eko Eko Azarak III: Misa The Dark Angel (1998)
Director: Katsuhito Ueno
Starring: Hinako Saeki, Ayaka Nanami, Bang-ho Cho
Teenage witch Misa follows some disturbing clues to a private girl's school where she joins a drama group staging a play that involves Black Magic. Bu... 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
One Nite in Mongkok (2004)
7.2/10
Director: Tung-Shing Derek Yee
Starring: Alex Fong, Daniel Wu, Cecilia Cheung, Kar Lok Chin, Anson Leung
When a gangster's son is accidentally killed during a drunken dispute, Officer Milo (Alex Fong) heads a special task force to prevent an all-out triad... Read more
Dynamite Warrior (2006)
5.2/10
Director: Chalerm Wongpim
Starring: Dan Chupong, Samart Payakarun, Leo Putt, Panna Rittikrai
From the same fight co-ordinator who brought us the incredible 'Ong Bak' and 'Born to Fight', this over-the-top Thai action fantasy has everything a m... Read more
Wushu - The Young Generation (2008)
Director: Antony Szeto
Starring: Sammo Hung, Fengchao Liu, Wenjie Wang, Xiaofei Wang, Yongchen Liu, Yachao Wang
Starring legendary martial arts actor Sammo Hung, and produced by his buddy Jackie Chan, this film was shot in an actual martial arts school in Mainla... Read more