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'.
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)
5.7/10
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura, Naoyuki Tomomatsu
Starring: Yukie Kawakura, Eihi Shiina, Takumi Saito, Eri Otoguro
The plot is goofy, yet endearing, as sweet young vampire Monami falls for Mizushima, "the only acceptable boy in school." Unfortunately, Mizushima is... 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
Ong Bak 2: The Beginning (2008)
Director: Panna Rittikrai, Tony Jaa
Starring: Tony Jaa, Sorapong Chatri, Sarunyoo Wongkrachang, Dan Chupong, Nirut Sirichanya
Martial arts wunderkind Tony Jaa returns with more jaw-dropping, bone-shattering action, and this time he also got behind the camera and co-directed.... Read more
The Chaser (2008)
7.9/10
Director: Hong-jin Na
Starring: Yun-seok Kim, Jung-woo Ha, Yeong-hie Seo, In-gi Jung, Hyo-ju Park
Jung-ho is a former cop turned pimp. He is a foul-tempered, hard-talking man driven by the pursuit of easy money. So when some of his girls start goin... Read more
Chocolate (2008)
7/10
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Starring: Jeeja Yanin Vismitananda, Hiroshi Abe, Pongpat Wachirabunjong, Taphon Phopwandee...
From the director of 'Ong Bak' comes another martial arts extravaganza, and this time the ass-kicker is an autistic girl, the product of an illicit re... 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
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
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
Muay Thai Chaiya Boxers (2007)
Director: Kongkiat Khomsiri
Starring: Akara Amarttayakul, Thawatchai Penpakdee, Saengthong Gate-Uthong, Prawit Kittich...
Friends since their boyhoods in the country, Piak and Phao travel to the big city lights of 1970s Bangkok to make their fortune at professional boxing... Read more
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (2006)
7/10
Director: Tsai Ming-Liang
Starring: Pearlly Chua, Lee Kang-Sheng, Norman Bin Atun, Chen Shiang-Chyi
Shortly after he is robbed, beaten and left for dead on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, homeless Hsiao-kang is taken in by kindly immigrant Rawang and nu... Read more